In tackling the administration’s open government initiative, the Department of Defense must walk a fine line to balance the imperatives of public transparency with the protection of national security. Have security concerns made transparency a greater challenge for DoD agencies? Moving forward, what resources do DoD agencies need to foster greater openness and collaboration? The Government Business Council (GBC), the research division of...

Who Should Attend?Natural resource managers from federal, state and local agencies; NGOs; researchers; environmental and planning contractors; decision-makers; and waterway and water resource stakeholders.What Will You Learn?Through civic engagement case studies exemplifying both successes and failures you will gain an understanding of principles and practices directly applicable to adaptive management of community water resources. Explore th...

Join us in October for a discussion about IT innovation and cyber security in our newly opened, state-of-the-art conference facility! Innovation Now, more than ever, IT innovation in government is critical for implementation of basic services as budgets are shrinking and demand for services is increasing. Industry speakers will discuss solutions to these issues. Cyber Security This October marks the sixth annual National Cybersecurity Awarenes...

Federal, State and Local agencies are looking to IT Consolidation for benefits such as decreased costs, increased efficiency and better inter-agency support. For successful strategy and implementation it’s important to follow the successes and lessons learned from other organizations that have completed their IT Consolidation projects. Join NetApp, Quest Software and DLT Solutions for an ‘IT Consolidation Executive Forum’ and...

Self Service Portals - The New Face of eGovernment Over the past five years, consumer technologies such as smartphones, social networking, and document-based collaboration have radically changed the service expectations of people and communities. Citizens are now looking to the government and asking for on-demand services with little or no person-to-person interactions. Open source technologies are often a strong candidate for these types of p...

Hosted by the Office of Systems Security and Operations Management, this one-day tabletop event is intended to raise general computer security awareness for the end-users at SSA. Speakers and exhibitors from government and industry will highlight basic security awareness topics. At the 2009 Security Awareness Day, over 600 SSA employees visited the exhibit area and we hope to build on last year’s success. Attendees included: IT Specialis...

Plan to join your colleagues at the Smart Facilities Forum to discuss the current mandates, opportunities, and challenges as agencies move toward smarter, greener operations. Attendees will learn how the convergence of digital and physical infrastructures is enabling better facilities management at the city, base, and building level. This is your opportunity to learn how infrastructure integration will help your agency identify efficiencies, e...

FBC exclusively holds two industry expositions at the National Guard Bureau Jefferson Plaza, each year. This is a one day technology expo located in the lower level lobby of the JP1/JP2 building between 9am-1pm where industry vendors will have the opportunity to display their products and services. Stop by and browse around to view the newest technologies of interest to the DoD. For information about exhibiting at this event, click here

The Obama administration has pledged to ensure that every single taxpayer dollar is managed as efficiently as possible. The administration has kicked off initiatives to address contract management, performance management, information technology management and human capitol management, among other issues, but administration officials and agency leaders are facing many of the challenges which thwarted progress by their predecessors. Join us for...

FedTalks is this year’s premiere conference bringing 500 of the most influential government leaders and business executives together to discuss ways to improve our government with technology and citizen engagement. The full day event will feature mini keynotes from C-Level executives from the high tech industry, Sr. Government leaders, media giants, authors and academics. Diamond Sponsors: Intel, Microsoft, HP Platinum Sponsors: Symante...