AFCEA Bethesda's Monthly Breakfast series features panel discussions led by senior-executive government representatives. The goals of the event series are to foster better inter-agency communication, share best practices and lessons learned and identify mission-critical IT issues affecting the federal IT community. With speakers drawn largely from federal civilian agencies, the panel format offers a compelling snapshot of multiple agency persp...

Industry Buzz Words are being widely discussed throughout the Government and Industry today. This is our Theme for the 11th Annual Senior Government Executive Dinner; Featuring the InnovateIT Awards. The President’s Management Agenda offers a bold vision – one of continual change, in response to changing requirements. On Thursday, July 19 at the Grand Hyatt in Washington, D.C. the Young AFCEA Bethesda Chapter brings together senior...

Industry Buzz Words are being widely discussed throughout the Government and Industry today. This is our Theme for the 11th Annual Senior Government Executive Dinner; Featuring the InnovateIT Awards. The President’s Management Agenda offers a bold vision – one of continual change, in response to changing requirements. On Thursday, July 19 at the Grand Hyatt in Washington, D.C. the Young AFCEA Bethesda Chapter brings together senior...

Registration is now open for the July 9 meeting of AFCEA Bethesda's Health IT SIG Membership Meeting. The SIG provides open discussion and information exchange of ideas concerning all aspects of the partnership between the federal government and industry. This meeting with feature two speakers from the Department of Health and Human Services: There is no cost to attend. But register now to reserve your seat.

There’s a good reason that the Report on Federal IT Modernization identifies the cloud as an essential platform for IT in the years ahead. Cloud has the potential not only to improve the efficiency of existing services, but also to enable the development of a new generation of services. But there are still a lot of questions to be answered. To fully leverage cloud computing, agencies need to rethink their IT architecture, address lingeri...

Between the Report on Federal IT Modernization, the MGT Act, and the cyber executive order, the administration has put in place a framework for agency efforts to modernize their approach to manage their IT operations and delivering services. The question, now, is how to translate that framework into an actionable strategy. This event will provide agencies with an opportunity to delve into key issues around cloud, cybersecurity, acquisition, an...

Law enforcement and public safety (LEAPS) communities are working together to increase efficiencies and improve processes. There are many risk management considerations for modernizing and applying new technology approaches in order to get to better solutions and timelier outcomes. Leaders need to be aware of current thinking in digital and data trust, cloud-based services, and analytic and machine learning as they prepare for the next generat...

A data analytics initiative is not just about the data. It’s about putting in place the technology, policies, and processes needed to leverage the full benefits of an analytics program. It’s about removing the barriers to identifying and sharing potentially valuable data streams. And it’s about understanding the organizational and cultural challenges of institutionalizing analytics as a discipline. This event will bring toget...

Innovation in Technology DELIVERING BETTER GOVERNMENT SERVICES TO CUSTOMERS2018 is shaping up to be a turning point for federal IT. Over the last several years, agencies have developed a growing range of citizen services—giving people easier access to information and services through a wide range of channels. These efforts are now shifting into high gear, as agencies increase their adoption of innovative technology, tools and processes...

AFCEA Bethesda’s annual Health IT Day brings together more than 700 senior executives and IT professionals from across industry and government to discuss healthcare initiatives in civilian and military health. EVENT HIGHLIGHTS: Keynote presentations and panel discussions from key stakeholders at critical agencies such as FDA, CDC, CMS, NIH, ONC, HHS, VA and DOD Breakout sessions discussing challenges, trends and initiatives between gover...