AFCEA Washington, DC hosts nine monthly breakfast programs featuring a panel of government and military leaders. Our monthly programs draw between 350-400 senior officers and IT professionals from across the Department of Defense, armed services, intelligence and civilian agencies to discuss topics of interest to the DOD IT community, ranging from IT networks to mobility to cybersecurity to UAS/sensors. The goal of our monthly events is to fos...

Join AFCEA Washington, DC for the 40th annual Winter Gala, the highly anticipated, must-attend convivial social event of the year for senior leaders from the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security, Armed Services, intelligence agencies and industry. The gala will feature savory bites, delicious drinks, carolers, live entertainment, and much more. Tickets are now available for this elegant, widely-attended black-tie affair t...

AFCEA Washington DC hopes to raise $40,000 through Cycle for STEM Scholarships and Grants. The funds raised enable the Chapter’s Education Foundation to provide scholarships to deserving students majoring in a STEM discipline and grants to superior high school teachers. In addition, Cycle for STEM Scholarships and Grants will honor our nation's Armed Forces to thank our servicemen, servicewomen and veterans including teams representing e...

The 8th Annual Spring Military IT Leadership Awards Dinner will recognize outstanding enlisted and officer service members across each of the Services and the Joint community for their contributions to IT excellence. The event, with approximately 200 military, civilian and industry members in attendance, will be held at the Army Navy Country Club located in Arlington, VA on May 28, 2015. This elegant event is a salute to our information techno...

Through the use of innovation and technology how are components and headquarters finding ways to get better results in support of mission? Webster’s Dictionary defines innovation as the introduction of something new (an idea, method or device). Leaders within DHS and its components are the drivers of innovation in support of their missions and key programs in 2015. Panelists will discuss what innovation means to them in key areas includi...