Doing Business with the Government: Getting Business: Contract Management: Getting Paid The end of FY 2015 is fast approaching It will be too late in September to make new contacts and refresh old ones..... Now is the time. Summer Outreach provides business development opportunities for vendors in a setting where they can get personal attention in successfully marketing their products, services and supplies to Defense and Civilian procurement...

The ATARC Federal Big Data Summit will be held on Thursday, June 18 at the Washington Marriott at Metro Center in Washington, D.C. This educational, one-day symposium will feature Big Data subject matter experts from the Federal government and academia on panels with the following topics: Using Big Data and Analytics to Enhance Mission Capabilities; The Emergence of the Chief Data Officer; and Data and Analytics of the Future. (Agenda) The MIT...

An excellent opportunity to network and interact with procurement officials for Training and Simulation products and services from the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force. For the Army, in particular, you will also hear about future capabilities, requirements, and gaps. Science & Technology representatives will discuss technology initiatives to fill those gaps. Current and near-term opportunities are briefed, followed by question and answe...

The U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency’s new operational role in the cyber domain as network defender creates a formal relationship between DISA, U.S. Cyber Command and the command’s military service components. The goal is to improve security, but a successful strategy depends on a matrix of participating organizations adapting technical solutions and adopting enterprise management to improve efficiency, security and reliabil...

The Next Big Thing! – Civil and Commercial Unmanned Aircraft Systems The markets for civil and commercial unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) or Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAVs) are poised to explode. UAS manufacturers who to date have been feeding the huge defense market are being joined by an ever increasing number of non-defense UAS platform and payload developers who are targeting the potentially enormous markets for civil and commercial cap...

The purpose of our annual Warrior Gatherings are to help injured service members and their families by providing an opportunity to strengthen family bonds and relieve the stresses of post-injury life.Our mission is to foster a successful, well-adjusted generation of service members by providing a stress-free environment to connect with peers who were also wounded in the line of duty. Join us for an evening of music, cocktails, and a silent auc...

VETS2015 will bring together Federal agencies, Prime contractors, and Veterans to discuss how to take full advantage of the Federally mandated contracting opportunities set aside specifically for Veteran-owned small businesses. Do you run a Veteran-owned or service-disabled Veteran-owned small business (VOSB/SDVOSB) and want to work with the government? Or do you want to team with a Veteran-owned company but aren’t sure how? Are you read...

According to Gartner, citizen-centric government requires fundamental changes in information technology. Cloud computing provides the critical infrastructure, mobile-devices reach individuals directly, data fuels information, and security and privacy are mandatory. How do military and civilian agencies embrace emerging technology to meet their missions? Join your military and agency peers to explore innovative strategies and technologies your...

Global and northern European security environments are much less stable than at the time of the 14th conference, in 2011, of this decades-long series. Russia has recently become increasingly aggressive while western defense budgets remain constrained. Worrisome is the imbalance between current security challenges and the ability to mobilize robust defenses on short notice. Defense establishments are changing how they do business by adopting a...

The George Washington University Virginia Science and Technology Campus (VSTC) based in scenic Ashburn, Virginia will launch the "Technology Acceleration Zone" initiative in Fall 2015 to drive public value through private growth in partnership with transformation catalysts Launch Dream, LLC and GOVonomy, Inc. The Goal: The goal of the GW Technology Acceleration Zone is to systematically bring federal, state and local governments, government te...