The AFCEA/GMU Critical Issues in C4I Symposium brings academia, industry and government together to address important issues in C4I technology and systems R&D. The agenda for 2015 will be focused on the following technologies and topics: Maximizing operational effectiveness at the tactical edge Improving IT infrastructure performance and agility Agile IT acquisition Pushing innovation in C4I PlugFest as an Enterprise Information System Acq...

During this four-hour session at the Rayburn House Office Building, businesses with existing contracts, as well as those pursuing new business with the Department of Defense, Homeland Security and other federal agencies will learn about the promises and challenges of the 114th Congress. Participants will learn about the people, processes, tools and outcomes associated with legislative processes. With a focus on small business contacts, they wi...

For the next four years, Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Paul Zukunft has set priorities around four strategies involving (1) the Western Hemisphere (2) the Arctic (3) Cyber and (4) an Energy Renaissance. The entire Coast Guard is realigning its efforts, attention, and resources to support these areas, including Coast Guard Intelligence. For its part, Coast Guard Intelligence will focus on the following areas – many needing industry input...

Information-sharing and partnering are essential for keeping our nation ahead of today’s complex security threats. To facilitate government-industry innovation, AFCEA Intelligence and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) are sponsoring a full-day classified (SECRET) event dedicated to identifying areas of possible collaboration and business opportunity to help enable and accelerate NGA’s strategic vision. The event wil...

More than any other operations, homeland security missions call for coordinated and end-to-end collaboration. Success depends on preparing for the unknowable, preventing the unthinkable and planning recovery from the unimaginable. To assist in the process, AFCEA International brings together the people in charge of ensuring success—from subject matter experts to frontline responders—for two days of open discussion about the variou...

On February 24, 2015, the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR), Headquarters U.S. Air Force, and AFCEA Intelligence and will present the third annual classified (SECRET) forum on the state of ISR in the U.S. Air Force. Presentations in this special one-day event will build upon the tenets and priorities of AF ISR 2023: Delivering Decision Advantageand will focus on ISR development, fieldin...

Modelling and Simulation (M&S) on the challenges for the Armed and Security Forces future operation. It is the aim of this conference to promote debate about the relevance of M&S for the armed and security forces and to inform about the new developments in this field where in face of budgetary constraints one must ensure the operational capabilities in a joint or combined environment.

Showcasing emerging systems, platforms, technologies and networks that will impact all areas of current and future Sea Service operations. WEST is the premier Sea Services event focused on operations in the Asia-Pacific region - showcasing emerging systems, platforms, technologies and networks that will impact all areas of current and future Sea Service operations. Senior leaders will address the theme “Lower Budgets and Higher Demands:...

Welcome! On behalf of the Rocky Mountain Chapter of AFCEA and wonderful citizens of the Pikes Peak region, I’d like to welcome you to the 2015 AFCEA CYBERSPACE Symposium! The Symposium provides a national forum for industry and government to work together to help solve the challenges of cybersecurity, community cyber readiness and national defense. Our theme this year is: “Protecting Cyberspace -- Policy, Partnerships, and Practica...

Training Monday, 2 February, 2015, 0800 to 1500 in the BroadMoor Hall Shifting the Defensive Cyber Paradigm Hunting a Cyber Adversary How "Smart" is your Building? What I Wish I Knew About Mobile Forensics You may only sign up for ONE class or event. You must have a valid Symposium Registration number to be eligible for class registration. Capture the Flag is open to all (no registration number required) For questions about training, please co...