Learn ways to improve your communications strategy at this one-track, government training designed to bring together senior-level, government communicators to share tips and tricks to solve your biggest challenges. Discover cost-effective ways to maximize employee engagement, achieve mission-critical results and enhance communication efforts, including how to: Operate digital communication tools within the boundaries of government restrictions...

Washington Ideas will convene the nation's leaders in politics, business, health, science, technology, arts, culture and journalism for three days of can't miss conversation and connections. In the heart of the nation's capital, we will tackle the most consequential issues facing the country and the world. DOWNLOAD SCHEDULE

Theme : Convening Thought Leaders and Fortifying Connections The Women In Defense National Conference brings together leading change agents, innovators, and influencers from the military, defense industry, government, and academia. Past trailblazers and speakers include: The Honorable Lisa. S Disbrow, Acting Secretary of the Air Force The Honorable Katrina McFarland, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics & Technolo...

We're excited and gearing up for our next Microsoft Azure Gov DC Meetup, The Power of Data Analytics to Transform Government, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 6 – 8:30 p.m. at 1776 in Washington, DC. Be sure to RSVP to join us to hear about the advancements in big data and predictive analytics, see demos, and get insight to how analytics is helping emergency preparedness, response and recovery missions. As always this Meetup is FREE and open to the...

The ASNE Design Sciences Series of workshops and conferences will explore emerging design approaches, methods, processes and tools for the successful design of naval engineering projects. This first conference focuses on Set-Based Design (SBD), a design method that has proven useful for projects with a large number of design variables, tight coupling among design variables, conflicting requirements, flexibility in requirements allowing for tra...

The second annual Fedstival week will take an unprecedented look at the new administration’s agenda in management, workforce and IT innovation. Top thinkers and writers from Government Executive & Nextgov will convene for a full week of conversations, debates, workshops, live events, networking and much more. The New Agenda: IT Innovation The administration has clear directives for federal agencies: deliver better services and make s...

Join Dr. Reggie Brothers from The Chertoff Group and other Federal technology experts to discuss WiFi in the Cloud: Security and Network Reliabilty Agencies across the Federal government are moving to cloud-based application access and transitioning towards an All Wireless Office (AWO). As the Federal workforce increasingly becomes mobile or even virtual, wireless access to these applications has become core to the Federal employee. This panel...

If you are a busy enterprise architect, project manager, business analyst, or developer then our Design Thinking Crash Course is designed just for you! This intense and immersive half-day session steps your through the essentials of using design thinking to tackle digital transformation challenges. Build the creative confidence needed to drive and support digital transformation projects throughout your organization. This fast-paced session inc...

Are you wrapping your mind around how to integrate the use of social media, video, & mobile apps into your existing government communication strategy, but don’t know where to start? Then this is the training for you! Join your peers in Washington, DC this September to hear from government communication professionals who have been where you are and want to share with you best practices, tools, and techniques to assist you. Learn how:...

We’ve seen all of the cyber headlines this year – new policies emerging, old policies evolving, the cyber workforce is multiplying, and rapidly growing connected devices are complicating governance. While the Federal government is focused on security, new adversaries and attack vectors still emerge hourly. What are the early grades on the new Administration’s response to the growing cyber threat? How can collaborative tactics...