The 2016 Annual Women in Defense Conference theme is Driving Innovation, describing a landscape in which leading women in national defense and security are leveraging innovation to grow every aspect of their business. Sharing our innovative ideas during this forum will help us all grow, and move forward in today’s rapidly evolving market. WID features keynote speakers from DARPA, CyberCom and StratCom as well as a Government Leadership P...

Theme Scholarships encouraging women to pursue careers serving the national security and defense interests of the U.S. and providing development opportunities to women already working in national security and defense fields. The Women in Defense HORIZONS Scholarship Dinner is an opportunity to celebrate and grow the WID HORIZONS Scholarship fund. Through the HORIZONS Scholarship, Women In Defense encourages women to pursue careers related to t...

In its 9th year, the Military Radar Summit is the only event of its kind in North America that focuses solely on advancing military radar capabilities. This summit will bring together the most influential and knowledgeable radar experts in order to discuss the future measures and strategies for radar capabilities in evolving military operations. Military Radar consists of tools that allow the US military to detect threats that can’t be s...

Government Social Media: Driving Results | February 29 – March 2, 2016 Pre-training workshop day: Monday, February 29 Main, two-day training: Tuesday, March 1 – Wednesday, March 2 Join us in Washington, DC for this interactive, peer-to-peer learning opportunity. This training will provide practical tips and low-cost techniques for agencies to maximize public awareness of goals and initiatives. Explore how to measure the ROI of your...

Join Women and Homeland Security for our 2016 Mardi Gras Casino Night Laissez les bons temps roulez. Let the good times roll...the dice! This year we will be taking our party to Bourbon Street for a Mardi Gras themed casino night and silent auction. All proceeds from our event will be donated to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund. Our guests will have the opportunity to enjoy live entertainment, Louisiana style cuisine, try th...

Rapid advances in technology, operational requirements, and sensing systems have made elasticity and agility key imperatives for the Air Force’s ISR Enterprise. This panel will discuss how Air Force ISR is incorporating open architecture and open mission systems to develop rapidly adaptable analytic and collection systems, and the increased focus on partnering with industry to enable agile acquisition. Discussion will also focus on the A...

ComDef 2016 Research and Development Conference - February 9-10 Building on the successful ComDef 2015, where 35 nations participated with the United States in a lively and informative presentation and Q&A format, ComDef returns to Washington, DC in the Springtime to provide further insight, discussions and networking for government, military, academia and industry with a more strategic emphasis. The goals for the upcoming ComDef 2016 R...

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...

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...

Join INSA for a Leadership Dinner with Navy Admiral Michael S. Rogers as he reflects on his first 20 months as director of the National Security Agency (NSA), commander of U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) and chief of the Central Security Service (CSS). The evening will include a keynote from Adm. Rogers on his strategic plan for the first major reorganization of the NSA/CSS workforce in more than a decade to address its growing role in support...