To restore its comparative advantage against emergent threats and offset force shortfalls, the U.S. Defense Department seeks strategic investments, creative partnerships and agile mechanisms to facilitate the rapid integration of promising and potent technologies. Like the offset strategies before it, the Third Offset Strategy combines the creative energies of industry and government to augment the United States' capability and capacity to def...

The Army clearly recognizes it needs to incorporate emerging technologies more rapidly as it builds needed solutions. It must overhaul its relationship with technology providers and take full advantage of initiatives in acquisition to achieve flexibility and speed to need. This symposium intends to open new dialog and expand conversations with industry. One important initiative at the Symposium is the Mission Command Industry Roundtable that t...

The 2nd iteration of the Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI)-AFCEA Foreign Naval and Maritime Threat Symposium takes place on March 1, 2018. The enduring appeal of this annual event derives from its focus and leadership engagement in a classified forum where ONI Intelligence Analysts engage with industry about Scientific and Technical Threat Analysis goals, initiatives, challenges and business opportunities. ONI’s Farragut Technical Analy...

This education and training series presented by the AFCEA International Small Business Community provides accurate and timely information-in-context to ehance decision-making related to finding and winning contracts and subcontracts supporting federal agency requirements. With a focus on core functions of the business development life cycle, each session emphasizes real-world challenges faced by companies of all sizes and disciplines, and deli...

What is WEST? The premier naval conference and exposition on the West Coast, WEST is now in its 28th year of bringing military and industry leaders together. Co-sponsored by AFCEA International and the U.S. Naval Institute, WEST is the only event in which the makers of platforms and the designers of technologies can network, discuss and demonstrate their solutions in a single locale. One recurring highlight of WEST is a town hall discussion am...

BUILDING THE CYBER TEAM – EDUCATION, RESEARCH, TRAINING AFCEA International is pleased to host the first Cyber Education, Research, and Training Symposium (CERTS) connecting military and agency stakeholders with solution providers from academia, business and research centers. CERTS will feature keynote speakers, panels and breakout sessions promoting discussion between operators and supporting professionals. It will include information...

AFCEA Intelligence and the Office of the Under Secretary of Intelligence and Analysis, Department of Homeland Security, are co-sponsoring this one-day, classified event for the private sector. Government leaders from key components of the DHS Intelligence Enterprise will discuss mission and enterprise priorities and highlight where the private sector can help address capability gaps.

TechNet Asia-Pacific, now in its 32nd year, is co-sponsored by AFCEA International and AFCEA Hawaii. It is the largest event in the Pacific Rim focusing on regional defense issues. Keynote speakers, panel moderators and panelists will discuss defense policies and challenges in the Asia-Pacific region and their relevance to both industry and government. Industry exhibitors will demonstrate products and solutions to meet the military services' r...

Now in its 36th year, MILCOM continues to be the premier international conference for military communications. At MILCOM, global military communications professionals face command, control, communications, computing, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C4ISR) challenges head on. They look at them from every angle and discuss them from end to end – research and development through future needs. The conference allows industry th...

Writing to Win is an exclusive opportunity for AFCEA Corporate Members to participate in a substantive discussion about fatal flaws derailing proposal efforts. Contributing presenters and panelists are government officials experienced in identifying and shaping agency requirements and evaluating industry offers and industry executives responsible for capture and proposal activities for small and large companies winning revenue-producing contra...