Mega Rust is an annual event that began in June 2005 and rotates among several locations to reach a broader audience and to best meet the needs of the U.S. Navy. Mega Rust combines five annual meetings and conferences: U.S. Navy and Industry Corrosion Technology Exchange, "Rust" Conference Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command's Fleet Corrosion Control Forum Naval Shipyard Coatings Group Meeting USCG Coatings & Corrosion Control Tiger Team...

This annual event, hosted by the Information Technology Security Office, is intended to raise computer security awareness for Census employees and contractors. The Census Bureau's IT Security Conference and Expo will be held onsite at Census HQ and feature various speakers from the U.S. Census Bureau as well as other government agencies and industry. In the past, speakers have included the Chief of IT Security for Census, Associate Director fo...

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...

This classified conference will focus on the preeminent intelligence issues facing those who are tasked with Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) as part of their mission. Over 1500 participants from the US intelligence community and throughout the world will attend this conference.The exposition will be unclassified and will consist of a two-day event as an adjunct to the SIGINT Conference. The conference sessions will be conducted in a classified a...

Basis Technology’s Government User Conference is a unique opportunity to discover the impact that HLT is making in such applications as document and media exploitation (DOMEX), human intelligence (HUMINT), signals intelligence (SIGINT), geospatial intelligence (GEOINT), and other disciplines which require collection and analysis of information in foreign languages. This two-day event is packed with presentations by experts in the field,...

The conference is unique in that it features presentations from nine Chief Information Officers at the federal level. 'It is extremely rare to have this many speakers of this caliber in the same room,' says Holly Schneider Brown, the program director. 'Given the importance of IT overhaul for the government, the dialogue that will take place at this event will be one of the most important of the year.' The conference will address the pressing n...

The World Conference on Disaster Management (WCDM) is the pre-eminent conference of its kind - providing you with the opportunity to gain valuable education, training and best practices to assist you, your organization and your community mitigate, prepare for, respond to and recover from emergencies and disaster. The 20th WCDM will offer a unique and distinguished experience in a climate that fosters change. World Renowned Experts Learn from i...

The Finance Officer's Role In Doing More With Less Why Attend? Funds for travel and training are often the first items to go when times are tough, so why will thousands of finance officers attend the GFOA 104th Annual Conference in Atlanta? Here are some compelling reasons: It’s the one time during the year when for just a few days you can immerse yourself in information that you can take home and immediately apply to the financial issue...

The government IT community is in a state of complete transformation which is fundamentally changing the way it serves and protects America and its citizens. At a time where new technologies, policies, infrastructures, and changing human behaviors are converging, it is imperative for government’s elite IT and technology leaders to collaborate and engage in meaningful dialogue to create a foundation that will ensure success for generation...

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...