Designed for federal, state and local government personnel, business innovators and aspiring professionals, CyberMaryland 2012 will embody 4 main events over two days: CyberMaryland Conference: Over 30 training sessions will be bring in key government and industry presenters to share information on the most current data and products in the cyber security field. (More info below) Cyber Security Showcase: Exhibitors will be on-site to demo and s...

Set your business plan for the new fiscal year. Attend this webinar/teleconference to learn specific strategies for finding opportunities and positioning yourself to win contracts in the new year. It will cover the importance of the 3 Rs: Research, Relationships and Reality. Included with the webinar/teleconference is the exclusive TargetGov e-book created just for this teleconference. It will be valuable resource during the teleconference and...

Do you want to train with SANS' top instructors but can't travel due to a limited budget or personal commitments? For several years SANS has been perfecting the ability to deliver world-class training LIVE over the internet, and we are now ready to unveil SANS' first live online training event: SANS CyberCon 2012! SANS CyberCon 2012 will be your chance to experience a SANS training event without ever leaving home.SANS CyberCon 2012 will take p...

Dear colleagues, SANS Forensics Prague is quickly approaching and so I wanted to take a moment to explain to you a little more about this unique training event. Taking place on October 7th - 13th at the Angelo Hotel in Prague we are bringing 7 days of the best Forensics content and training to the Czech Republic. Students staying at the Angelo Prague hotel that register through our website will receive a special discounted rate of €110 pe...

The International Cloud Symposium (ICS) was designed to facilitate discussions between public sector administrators and Cloud experts on a global level. The interactive nature of ICS encourages attendees to share their recommendations on what “required” functional elements and measurable criteria should be present in cloud computing services or installations. In this context, "should be present" refers to aspects of a cloud service...

ISS World Americas is the world's largest gathering of North American Law Enforcement, Intelligence and Homeland Security Analysts as well as Telecom Operators responsible for lawful interception, Hi-Tech Electronic Investigations, Big Data Analytics and Network Intelligence Gathering. ISS World Programs present the methodologies and tools for Law Enforcement, Public Safety and Government Intelligence Communities in the fight against drug traf...

On August 8, 2011, the Office of Management and Budget issued a Memorandum to the Heads of Federal Executive Departments and Agencies that clarifies the authorities and roles of Federal CIOs under the Chief Information Officer Act. This policy instruction highlighted the changing role of Agency Chief Information Officers, away from “just policymaking and infrastructure maintenance, to encompass true portfolio management for all IT....

The Air Force Research Institute (AFRI) is conducting a conference to consider strengthening and expanding the way we are organizing the unified response to future cyber incidents. The aim of the conference, is to refine existing conversations by bringing together policy makers and practitioners who are engaged in new-style partnerships across the interagency, along with technologists who can judge the feasibilities of proposed efforts. Since...

WHAT'S COVERED The vast majority of BI professionals are excited about the prospects of data mining, but are fully mystified about where to begin or even how to prepare. Of those who did initiate a modeling initiative, a recent data mining industry survey of predictive modeling practitioners reports that 51% of data mining projects either never left the ground, did not realize value or the ultimate results were not measurable. Despite its elus...

The AFCEA Bethesda Monthly Breakfast series features panel discussions led by senior-executive government representatives. With speakers drawn largely from federal civilian agencies, breakfast topics span a wide range of timely issues—from health IT to cybersecurity to Gov 2.0—and are discussed in a panel format that offers a compelling snapshot of multiple agency perspectives. The goals of the event are to foster better inter-agen...