Sophistication of adversaries and complexity of modern theaters of war, including Cyber, are giving rise to new challenges across the Department of Defense. Without shifting the way IT infrastructures are designed and built, the gap between the military’s operational requirements and the ability of IT operations to deliver will continue to widen. From advanced urban environments to austere corners of the planet, the availability of techn...

Improving Security and Innovation for the Mobile Ecosystem DSI’s Mobile Security for Defense and Government Summit is designed as an educational and training “Town Hall” forum, where thought leaders and key policy-makers across military and civilian organizations, industry and academia can come together for actionable discussions and debate. About the Summit & Why You Should Attend Both the DoD and Federal agencies are in...

Getting your Export Administration Regulations (EAR) export classifications right is clearly one of the most important aspects of an export compliance program. While few people have claimed that classifying hardware and software is easy, most practitioners agree that classifying technology is much more difficult. Combine the increasing enforcement of export controls on technology with the increasing frequency of these exports and you clearly s...

The annual Urgent Threats Forum will take place June 6-7, 2017 at the International Center for Enterprise Preparedness (INTERCEP) at New York University. Senior government leaders, senior executives and world-renowned experts from the public and private sectors will convene to share their insights and strategies on topics including the following: The Overall Threat Landscape: examining leading risk intelligence & key threats to the organiz...

The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) is the source document when contracting with the procurement offices of both federal defense and civilian agencies for the purchase goods and services. A close and detailed working knowledge of the FAR is mandatory for government, contractor, and subcontractor personnel in order to maintain the best possible contracts and compliance with its requirements. This two-day FAR “Less Complicated...

Join the discussion at the 2017 Alfresco Government Summit on June 6th at Washington Nationals Park! Speakers from NARA, GSA, EPA, DoD, AWS & more will tackle: Digital Transformation Records Management Application Modernization Cloud Strategy & More Stay after the sessions to test your batting and pitching skills at the ballpark! View the full agenda here and register now. Space is limited! Why You Should Attend? An Action-Packed Day o...

You may have noticed that bid protests are rising rapidly in the federal contracting arena, as are the number of protests being sustained by GAO and the Court of Federal Claims. Both of these trends can have enormously negative consequences for your agency. So how can you avoid bid protests in the first place? Find out why bid protests occur and learn the steps you can take to prevent them in our Seven Steps to Avoid Bid Protests training cour...

The Administration’s commitment to modernize the Federal government’s aging IT systems is strong. Recent executive action calls for government to transform and modernize its information technology, protect Federal networks and critical infrastructure, and secure the nation through deterrence, international cooperation and a well trained workforce. This video webinar will explore the how’s and why’s of agency modernizati...

Arctic Patrol and Reconnaissance 2017 will be a unique opportunity to debate the future development of High North capability. Senior commanders and leading solution providers will gather to discuss solutions to limited satellite coverage, poor communications and hostile climatic conditions. These operational issues will be set alongside high-level strategic discussions, which will identify the future priorities for enhanced Arctic security.

For our May speaker series, the APMP-NCA chapter is pleased to present a full panel of current and previous Federal Government proposal evaluators. These panelists will provide answers to the proposal evaluation questions you have been dying to ask! This panel will address how the Government approaches evaluation. Are there response techniques offerors should avoid? What methods of response help the evaluators? Does language matter? Do they ca...