The federal IT enterprise is changing. Under pressure to improve the agility and scalability of IT services, federal agencies are looking to take a new approach to their enterprise infrastructure. They need the ability to rapidly provision resources—compute, storage, networking, software—to meet constantly shifting workload demands driven by cloud, mobility, big data, and related solutions. The traditional approach of dedicating re...

3rd Annual US Border Security & Intelligence Summit is designed as an educational and training “Town Hall” forum, where thought leaders and key policy-makers across Homeland Security, Border Security, Intelligence Agencies, and law enforcement officials can come together for actionable discussions and debate. This iteration will focus on: "Improving a Joint Approach to Intelligence Sharing and Operational Capabilities" A whole-...

Tactical Power Sources 2016 has been designed to help members of the DoD and their civilian counterparts achieve the next level of understanding in Military tactical power and renewable energy initiatives. We will examine and explore critical focus areas such as soldier worn tactical power, next generation power sources, the new Army ES2 policy, and overviews of each branch’s policy initiatives– all in effort to encourage an innova...

Identity Innovation: Requirements for Next Generation Government and Law Enforcement Applications The rapid pace of innovation in today’s biometric technology is making the process of analysis and authentication more effective, efficient, and secure. Advances in mobile and multi-modal analysis, including fields such as video analytics, facial imagery, Rapid DNA and balistocardiographic identity, are advancing and refining the field of bi...

According to a recent survey the global market for drones, is expect to be worth $10 Million by 2020. In the Middle East alone, there are numerous government agencies which have started using these smart machines for functions such as inspection, surveillance, mapping, search and rescue, maintenance,distribution and many more. The Drones Middle East for Government and Public Services Conference taking place from 24 -27 January 2015 will be the...

FITARA Implementation Symposium III Theme: Assessing the Financial Management Impact Transparency is a key element of FITARA. Agencies will need to trace plans, investments, budgets, procurements and resources to business and mission outcomes. The approaches pioneered to enhance visibility across the CxO communities can benefit all areas of Government. Initial Scorecards On November 4 the House Oversight and Government Reform, Information Tec...

This seminar series provides both novice and experienced export compliance professionals with an in-depth education on export control regulations administered by the US Departments of State, Commerce & Treasury. Export Control Reform changes can be a real benefit to your company's business once you understand how to adapt and maximize the benefit of list shifts from USML to CCL and how to apply the new definition of "Specially Designed" in...

This past year has presented a wave of challenges for the global crude oil market. What will the crude market look like as we head into 2016? Will the slowdown in US production and the jump in OPEC output continue? Will there be consolidation of upstream independents and who will survive? How will increasing regulatory and environmental scrutiny impact crude marketers and refiners? How are new safety restrictions impacting crude transportation...

In addition to the 'Flight and Ground Vehicle Simulation" training, the following courses are also offered: Four Specialized Short Courses: January 25-26, 2016 Visual System Specifications and Acceptance Tests with Roy Latham Visual Database Design with Olen Atkins Simulation Interoperability Standards with Saikou Y. Diallo, Ph.D. Next Generation Display System Requirements, Metrics and Measurements with Charles Lloyd In 1929 Edwin A. Link, ...

International development work is an ever-changing landscape of mission priorities and difficult program delivery. Couple that with the need to work with local communities, in-theater logistical issues and complicated geo-political forces and you have an industry that must operate under unique operational challenges. The 3rd Annual CIDC Conference builds on the success of our last conference as we explore the factors shaping the evolution of i...