STRENGTHENING OPERATIONAL IMPACT For the eighth year, AFCEA Bethesda is gathering the law enforcement IT community, plus expanding the scope this year to include first responders. The Law Enforcement and Public Safety Technology Forum will bring together more than 400 executives, IT professionals and operators from across federal, state and local law enforcement, homeland security and public safety agencies with alignment around three focus ar...

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The U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency’s new operational role in the cyber domain as network defender creates a formal relationship between DISA, U.S. Cyber Command and the command’s military service components. The goal is to improve security, but a successful strategy depends on a matrix of participating organizations adapting technical solutions and adopting enterprise management to improve efficiency, security and reliabil...

The game is changing for the Intelligence Community (IC) and for businesses and academia that support it. Transformations in global political, economic, social, and technological spheres are occurring with unprecedented speed and complexity. Many carry ramifications of strategic importance. The nation’s intelligence community and its industrial base are charged with observing, understanding and assessing the emerging world so that decisi...

Fighting Cyber Threats at Machine Speed to Defend our Nation’s Critical Infrastructure AFCEA Bethesda’s Cybersecurity Technology Symposium discloses the threats facing our nation’s critical infrastructure, and how government and industry experts are working together toward mitigating sector-specific threats at machine speed. Breakthroughs and updates on the nation’s critical infrastructure protection policy are happenin...

With over 7000 Chapter members, the AFCEA NOVA Luncheons are the best networking and business development events in the Metro DC area for defense and intelligence professionals – bar none. Something for everyone: Large businesses – don’t be left out while your competitors are building the relationships and hearing the information first. Small businesses – get the exposure you need to succeed in the DoD market, plus the...

Our monthly programs draws between 350-400 senior officers and IT professionals from across the Department of Defense, armed services, intelligence and civilian agencies to discuss topics of interest to the DOD IT community ranging from IT networks to mobility to cybersecurity to UAS/sensors. The goal of our monthly event is to foster better joint warfighting communication, share best practices and lessons learned, and identify mission-critica...

For 17 years, AFCEA Bethesda has supported charitable giving, including raising more than $6.75 million for charities benefiting the health, welfare, and education of children. The successful history of our A Night for the Children Gala and the generosity of the government contracting community enabled AFCEA Bethesda to help our receiving charities achieve significantly strong financial foundations. As we look to broaden our impact on the grea...

The U.S. Coast Guard is on budget to grow its work force to support the Commandant’s four strategy areas: the cyber cadre, marine inspectors crew, additional operational assets in the Western Hemisphere; and agility to respond to challenges in the Arctic. Coast Guard Intelligence focuses on supporting these initiatives and its operators. This one-day classified (Secret/NOFORN) event explores these areas with an eye toward partnering with...

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