Join us for a creative and collaborative exploration on the future of workplace learning in government. Here you’ll find best practices, tools, and solutions to the government’s most difficult learning challenges. Additionally, you will have the opportunity to participate in our “Innovation Lab,” a unique hands-on exercise designed to harness the power of creativity to help you resolve some of your most challenging prob...

Please join us for AFCEA Bethesda's monthly breakfast to be held September 25, 2013 at the Bethesda North Marriott and conference center.

The 2013 Cyber Security Summit will connect senior executives responsible for protecting their company's critical infrastructure with innovative solution providers. Keynote addresses and panel discussions will address emerging threats, risk factors and strategic priorities to keep organizations at the forefront of cyber security and most importantly, secure. AGENDA: 9:10 AM - 9:15 AM: Opening Remarks 9:20 AM - 9:45 AM: Morning Keynote Address...

Imagine if... leading innovators in government and the private sector came together for an evening of collaboration, education and excitement. Relationships will be forged, questions will be answered, and drinks will be served. Synchronize your watches... 4:00 PM - Doors Open 4:00 - 6:00 PM - Innovation & Collaboration ExpoWant a spot? E-mail GovFest@fosterly.com 4:30 - 6:00 PM - Quick Chats10-20 minute 101s 5:30 - 6:00 PM - Panel: Bridgin...

The National Defense Industrial Association is hosting the 10th National Small Business Conference at The Waterford in Springfield, VA on September 25, 2013. Sequestration and declining defense budgets make this a challenging time for anyone who sells to the federal government. Yet, despite the challenges, there is a bright spotlight being focused on small business. This means small businesses, now more than ever, have an opportunity to get th...

NVTC Titans Breakfast with U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia Join NVTC on Wednesday, September 25, for a Titans breakfast featuring U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia. During the event, Justice Scalia will discuss major constitutional issues and highlight many of the key themes in his book, Making Your Case: The Art of Persuading Judges. Every attendee will receive a copy of the book.

Many government agencies and departments have been victimized or may be vulnerable to fraud, waste, and abuse. Yet the public sector has generally taken a cat and mouse approach to fraud. How can private sector advances help change the game? We'll discuss: The pay-and-chase approach to fraud – where fraudsters escape with the cheese and static mousetraps are set in response. Potential risks to government organizations' financial assets,...

Overview Topics Will Include Innovation New Technologies Digital Government Trends Leadership in Times of Change Shared Services and Collaboration Mobility Citizen Engagement Purpose: This event is for and about state and local government. The purpose of the event is to foster discussion and dialogue on the use of information technology as a strategic tool for managers, executives and policy makers. Who should attend: If you influence or parti...

Big Data for Defense, Intelligence, and Homeland Security Today’s Warfighter has access to an ever-increasing number of sensors, imagers, internet artifacts, open source and other sophisticated collection devices and mechanisms, to the point that a major challenge has become how to sift through this massive amount of information to find the most critical and actionable items of intelligence. Increasingly, this must be accomplished in nea...

The largest and most prestigious annual gathering of senior local content decision makers from across the globe The Global Local Content Summit 2013 is the world's leading gathering of senior local content decision makers from across the globe. This year’s Summit will showcase a series of international case studies delivered by Government Officials, National Oil Companies and senior representatives from the International Oil and Gas Comm...