The critical role of communications and networking in the defense community has been widely recognized. The field is both broad and dynamic; while progress proceeds at a phenomenal pace, new issues and problems arise almost as fast. The underlying principles, however, change either slowly or not at all. A conceptual understanding of these principles can help those who work in all aspects of the field see the forest through the ever-changing tr...

Public officials in government and education face more pressure than ever to provide excellent services on increasingly limited budgets. To meet this challenge, your peers and nationally-recognized thought leaders are gathering for a special half-day workshop to learn how information technology can help make your organization smarter, leaner, and greener. By interacting directly with top practitioners, you will gain practical insights that wil...

The 8th Annual Air Force IT Day will continue in the tradition of excellence by bringing you another power-packed line-up of speakers and contemporary IT issues that will help industry leaders make resource investment decisions in this fiscally constrained environment. Senior leaders from across the Air Force will present the forward looking Air Force vision; assess the effectiveness and shortfalls of current capabilities; discuss cyber warfar...

This one-day tabletop expo will be held at the Bradford Building for the second year. Vendors will be showcasing their technologies and showing how to work them into the plans of this new building complex.This event is proudly hosted by the Technology Integration (MDA/IOI), CIO's Office. Last year’s attendees included: Project Managers, Program Analysts, IT Project Managers, IT Specialists, IA Analysts, Project Specialists, and personnel from...

Please join Mary Mosquera, Senior Editor of Government Health IT; Howard Croft, MD FACEP Emergency Physician, Medical Staff President at Columbia St Mary's Hospital, Milwaukee, WI; and Edward Barthell, MD MS, Director, Microsoft Health Solutions Group, for a discussion on the future of connected health and how effective health information exchange can lead to improved quality and cost-effectiveness in care delivery.

In-agency technology expositions are time- and cost-effective for both on-site personnel and the exhibiting companies. The result is an efficient, orderly dissemination of information to personnel and an effective means of marketing for technology vendors. These tabletop events consist of 25-50 technology companies exhibiting the latest in mission-related, emerging technologies. Each event begins with NCSI's Signature VIP Tour, where the agenc...

Webinar: The need to collect, exchange and analyze large amounts of data--about health records, environmental measurements and stimulus spending, for example—is transforming the way government works. And in the future, agencies will rely even more on information exchange as a means of accomplishing America’s business. The Environmental Protection Agency is on the forefront of tackling this challenge through the EPA Exchange Network. The networ...

Webcast: In most cases, especially in this time of financial crisis, information security should not be the most important issue for a financial institution or government agency -- but if neglected, it will inevitably become a critical factor in the organization's continuing viability. This "Information Security for Management" webinar focuses on helping managers understand the importance and impact of information security on their organizatio...

Mobile device platorms are becoming increasingly important in government as content delivery systems and crisis communication tools. Mobile devises offer the chance to tackle issues of the digital divide as well as to extend the reach of content delivery and engagement to an increasinlgy mobile population. The government is increasing its use of mobile integrated content delivery for information dissemination, public engagement, internal colla...

Following the success of the 2008 and 2009 editions of the SANS WhatWorks in Forensics and Incident Response Summits, SANS is teaming with Richard Bejtlich to create a practioner-focused event dedicated to incident detection operations. The SANS WhatWorks in Incident Detection Summit 2009 will share tools, tactics, and techniques practiced by some of the world's greatest incident detectors. The Summit will offer two full days of content in a s...