For the past 11 years, FBC has been producing the only Technology Expos held at the McNamara HQ Complex. Vendors will have access to personnel from the Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC), Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), and key DoD departments and their employees which they would not otherwise. About DTIC, DLA, & DTRAThe Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) serves the DoD community as...

NOTE: We strongly encourage prompt registration -particularly for small business participants. Recognized as one of the most productive forums in the government contracting arena, the Peak Series CIO Breakfast is a focused small business contracting and business development forum aligning small business contracting pursuits with actual agency initiatives and challenges as related directly by the office of the CIO. ***** A full plated breakfast...

The Association of the United States Army (AUSA), in conjunction with the U.S. Army Combined Arms Center (CAC), presents the inaugural AUSA ILW Combined Arms Maneuver Symposium and Exposition, to be held 26–28 July 2011 at the Kansas City Convention Center, Kansas City, Missouri. Today’s Army has amassed a wealth of combat experience that must be honed through continued professional education and training to develop agile and adapt...

Performance based Lifecycle Product Support In a Time of Limited Resources Performance Based Logistics has become one of the Defense Industry's key strategies to extend the lifespan and improve the reliability of today's defense systems. Increased deployments and shifting acquisition budgets are driving logisticians to minimize system downtimes and improve warfighter support using innovative PBL approaches. The evolution of PBL is happening no...

Advancing a Secure US and Canadian Border through Next-Gen Technology, Interoperability, and Infrastructure Join us for a diverse and timely discussion of topics including: 1. The RCMP’s surveillance and screening technologies and interagency information sharing.Presented by: Peter M. German, Deputy Commissioner West, Royal Canadian Mounted Police2. The newly opened Operational Integration Center on Selfridge Air National Guard Base, MI....

Welcome 2011 Attendees TRAVEL: July 24 & 28, 2011 | CONFERENCE: July 25-27, 2011 | EXPOSITION: July 25-27, 2011 Host State: Kentucky Galt House Hotel 140 North Fourth Street Louisville, KY 40202 National Volunteer Workshop (NVW) & Youth Symposium (YS) • DOD Officials • National Guard Bureau Officials/Staff • The Adjutants General and their spouses • State Command Staff • State Family Program Directors (SFPD) ...

Performance Based Logistics has become one of the Defense Industry’s key strategies to extend the lifespan and improve the reliability of today’s defense systems. Increased deployments and shifting acquisition budgets are driving logisticians to minimize system downtimes and improve warfighter support using innovative PBL approaches.The evolution of PBL is happening now. As the DoD continues to strive to improve the way it does bus...

IDGA’s Amphibious Operations Summit seeks to support the US and Allies’ amphibious capability through a focused dialogue on the advancement of capabilities as well as potential changes in doctrine, concepts and TTPS. The Summit will bring together senior level officials from the Department of Defense, US Allied Defense Forces, the defense industry, and the academic community to increase the effectiveness of amphibious operations. H...

Implementing Technological Advances to Own the Night In the past five years, IDGA’s Night Vision Systems has become the premier annual event of the military night vision community. Why? The conference brings together major stakeholders from DoD, industry, labs, and academia to discuss the state of the art and upcoming technology advances in an intimate and collaborative setting. IDGA’s 6th Annual Night Vision Systems is the place t...

Training and Technology Advancements to Defeat the Device IED Train the Force in Afghanistan are increasing at an alarming rate: insurgents planted 14,661 devices in 2010, a 62% increase over the previous year. Military leaders are already projecting another significant increase in IED threats for 2011. Due to 80% of the coalition casualties being caused by IEDs, there is a great acquisition effort currently underway to mitigate this escalatin...