Join NDIA's CBRN Division in Baltimore, MD for the 2024 CBRN Defense Conference and Exhibition. The conference will focus on the theme of CWMD and Pandemic Preparedness Inflection Point -- We Must ACT NOW or Risk/Gamble the Future! The NDIA CBRN Defense Division promotes the exchange of information — technical and operational — related to defenses against weapons of mass destruction between the Department of Defense and other gover...

The Department of Defense (DoD)’s research and modernization priorities within artificial intelligence (AI) require transformative initiatives to ensure the United States remains at the cutting edge of technology. An important goal of DoD’s is to develop AI that is trustworthy, particularly when making life-or-death recommendations to warfighters. The 2023 Data, Analytics and Artificial Intelligence Adoption Strategy, which was dev...

Unleashing Small Business Innovations: A Path to Growth and ProsperityPART 2 of 2 SPONSORED CONTENT Webinar is Complimentary & Recorded Kari Palmetier, Palmetier Law The role of small businesses in driving innovation in the federal government has never been more crucial. This two-part webinar explores the basis and requirements of Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs and the ways...

In today’s rapidly evolving cybersecurity landscape, Zero Trust has emerged as a critical strategy to defend organizational assets against persistent cyber threats. However, the presence of mobile devices in enterprise environments poses significant challenges to traditional Zero Trust implementations. As government agencies increasingly rely on mobile devices to conduct business and communicate, ensuring the security of these endpoints...

Government agencies increasingly rely on mobile devices, making endpoint security crucial. This panel features government officials discussing innovative strategies to address mobile cyber threats within a Zero Trust framework. Learn how mobile security is vital to enhancing the effectiveness of a Zero Trust Architecture, providing stringent verification mechanisms to ensure the integrity of user and device access to critical resources. From i...

The Cloud Safe Task Force (CSTF) recommends establishing a National Cyber Feed (NCF) — a public-private collaborative effort for comprehensive situational awareness of cyber threats and responses, fed by real-time security information from major U.S. cloud service providers (CSPs) and used by leading federal cybersecurity organizations including the Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD), Office of the Federal Chief Information Off...

Join the NDIA Procurement Division on July 9th for their quarterly meeting which will feature speakers and panelists addressing current defense industrial base issues and today's challenges facing the acquisition and procurement community. These meetings also provide an opportunity for the divisions' committees to conduct business specific to its members. Committees include: Contract and Acquisition Management and Legal Committee and Contract...

Christian Lowry is the Emerging Risks Branch Chief in the National Risk Management Center, part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). Christian leads a team of analysts assessing risks to critical infrastructure from emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence and quantum computing. Christian has also led NRMC’s analysis efforts related to the Information...

While the Personal Identity Verification (PIV) and Common Access Card (CAC) represent a high assurance, technically interoperable, and a highly regulated method of authentication, they suffer from factors such as ease of use, ability to work with mobile devices and across devices. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) memorandum M-19-17, Enabling Mission Delivery Through Improved Identity, Credential, and Access Management, opened the door for...

You are invited to attend Acquisition Training for the Real World’s Summer Camp event, July 15 - 19, 2024! This week-long series of two hour, virtual training sessions features engaging thought leaders who know the challenges that acquisition professionals face and can provide real-world solutions. Participants can earn up to 10 CLPs over the week! Classes offered this session include: Quest for Clarity: Asking the Right Procurement Ques...