The FCC's Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau will hold a workshop on Emergency Alerting for the 21st Century: Leveraging Multiple Technologies to Bring Alerts and Warnings to All Americans. The workshop will educate stakeholders about the status of the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System, including Next Generation Emergency Alert System and the Commercial Mobile Alert System and will provide FEMA, the FCC and other Federal partn...

India has significantly increased its budget for its defense and homeland security sectors, and is expected to spend $30 billion over the next five years and more than $100 billion over the next decade. It is specifically looking toward US defense contractors to help upgrade its weapons systems and troop gear. As the competition to win these contracts intensifies, US defense contractors must know how to comply with India Ministry of Defense's...

CrisisCampDC will be Saturday only and will be co-located with the Random Hacks of Kindness Hackathon. CrisisCampDC, A barcamp on the use of technology to help people and communities in times and places of crisis. Overview: Saturday will be a traditional barcamp information exchange similar to last year. If you are a programmer and wish to code you can join the Random Hacks of Kindness code-a-thon happening just down the hall. At CrisisCampDC...

Biotech has rebounded from the recession faster than most other industries in Maryland and with about 8% of the biotech companies in the country based in Maryland, the future of Maryland's tech scene is bright. Adding to the optimism is recent approval of plans to create a $10 billion, 17.5M SF "Science City" for bioscience research. How do the top Maryland tech players envision the future of the I-270 tech corridor? Where will future develop...

About this Event: This networking reception is convened by the WNG Government Roundtable and is designed for government relations professionals in the greater Washington, D.C. region. The event presents a networking and marketing opportunity for both professionals and companies to increase awareness of their services. Who Should Attend: Government relations professionals, lobbyists, corporate representatives; the diplomatic community; governme...

Gov 2.0 Expo: Private Sector Solutions Meet Government Challenges Government has an extraordinary responsibility to harness the best, most efficient systems for delivering citizen services and overcoming the barriers of complexity and bureaucracy. In turn, citizens have a mandate to contribute to the progress of their governing bodies. The rise of Government 2.0 signals the emergence of IT innovation and the Web as a platform for fostering ef...

Since the Iraqi Government gained full responsibility for providing security to Iraqis a year ago, Iraq’s security ministries have been making headways in instilling rule of law across all of Iraq. Officers of Iraq’s security ministries are strengthening security and stability in their land, enhancing their capabilities to deter all threats against Iraq’s sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity.New-Fields Exhibitions...

Make no mistake, the successful and timely development and deployment of NextGen will dramatically enhance America’s air traffic system. The question is – how do we get from there to here? How do we overcome the numerous bureaucratic roadblocks, system hurdles and regulatory challenges that are impeding NextGen development? At NextGen Ahead you will gain answers to those questions and hear directly from the FAA executives who are...

2010 Government Conference The JBoss Government Conference will bring together engineers, business decision makers, developers and community enthusiasts in Government to learn about the use of JBoss technology in agencies today and the latest in open source middleware solutions through: Technical sessions on product updates, roadmaps and community projects Hands-on lab to try the latest in JBoss middleware technologies Partner exhibits and ne...

Convene. Connect. Collaborate. Join government officials and regulators in Washington, D.C. for DARE 2010 as we dispel what’s happening in both residential and commercial real estate and what might be stalling momentum in the U.S. financial markets. Participate in conversations discussing lenders’ unbooked losses on defaulted commercial real estate and construction loans, the diminished cash flows on both the residential and comme...