“Geography 2050: Mounting an Expedition to the Future” is the inaugural event in a multi-year strategic dialogue meant to help decision makers and the public alike understand the major trends that will reshape the nation and planet between now and 2050. Geography 2050 is the fall conference of the American Geographical Society. It is hosted by the Earth Institute at Columbia University, with the support of USGIF, and other partners...

As the government focuses on creating innovative solutions to save money, thieves are focused on undermining that progress. Sometimes it's hard to tell which side has the advantage. Identity thieves and others who cheat the government are working on an industrial scale, devising complex scams that include hundreds of accomplices. The Federal government is losing an estimated $300 billion per year to fraud. Thieves target Medicare and Medicaid,...

AFCEA Washington, DC invites you to attend the 4th Annual Mobile Technology Summit at the Capital Hilton on November 19, 2014. The Mobile Summit presents best of breed mobile solutions from industry and government which solve real-world, tactical and in-garrison challenges. The AFCEA Washington, DC Mobile Technology Summit began in 2012 and has since grown to be a marquee industry day of continuing education and networking. The event joins tho...

Workforce 2020: Rethinking People Strategies in Government Date: Wednesday, November 19, 2014Time: 7:30 - 11:00 AM Credits: : 3 CPEs/CEUs Leadership has moved from a hierarchical model to one where agencies are now dependent on people outside their organization. These leadership skills are necessary for government to effectively work across work teams, across programs, across agencies, and even across countries. Join government peers to explor...

What You Need to Know and Do Now Over the past six months, the US has pieced together a complex and continuously expanding combination of export and trade controls on Russia that are unlike any US rules on any other countries. No one wants to be the first enforcement poster child and face all of the publicity that would come with a critical violation of the new rules. That means compliance personnel worldwide have two tasks. First, to learn a...

In 2009, President Obama said, “America's economic prosperity in the 21st century will depend on cybersecurity.” Despite efforts to improve the government’s ability to thwart cyberattacks, threats like malware, phishing, advanced persistent threats and zero day attacks are continuing to become more common. Cyber professionals are at the core of solving or at least curbing some of these serious issues. But who are these cyber...

Evolving the Government Acquisition Marketplace Today's Government acquisition environment is fragmented and leads to many agencies duplicating efforts and establishing redundant acquisition programs. This meetings’ panel will focus on GSA's vision of mobilizing federal-wide expertise and guidance to improve federal buying by creating the "Government Acquisition Marketplace", to assist in procurement decision making for all government bu...

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Security Today Conference Overview GovSec West is growing into Security Today! We live in a dangerous world where challenges to our security come from home and abroad. Whether from government, law enforcement, education or private industry you need the strategies, tools, and technology to protect your communities, businesses, and the homeland. Security Today combines training, tools, and technologies for meeting those challenges head-on. Atten...

How to Get Data Mining Off the Ground and Into OrbitA Free One-Hour Live, Interactive Web EventProduced by The Modeling Agency“Guidance & Results for the Data-Rich, Yet Information-Poor”Presented by TMA Senior Consulting Staffhttp://www.the-modeling-agency.com/data-mining-webinarWHAT'S COVEREDThe vast majority of BI professionals are excited about the prospects of data mining and predictive analytics, but are fully mystified ab...