For the past 40 years, the Federal Business Council has produced thousands of symposiums, expositions, training forums, and conferences, both on-site and off, for the Department of Defense, Intelligence Community, and civilian agencies. 2019 stands to improve upon our schedule, with over 100 events planned.Event Description"National security depends on science and technology. The United States relies on Los Alamos National Laboratory for the...

For the past 42 years, the Federal Business Council has produced thousands of symposiums, expositions, training forums, and conferences, both on-site and off, for the Department of Defense, Intelligence Community, and civilian agencies. The event will be held at the Capitol Holiday Inn connected to the FEMA HQ building, which provides easy access for government attendees, and is across the street from several major agencies. The event location...

FISSEA, founded in 1987, is an organization run by and for Federal government information security professionals to assist Federal agencies in strengthening their employee cybersecurity awareness and training programs. FISSEA conducts an annual fee-based conference and has a “FISSEA Community of Interest” on GovLoop to pose questions and receive feedback from colleagues.

A 2018 World Economic Forum report warned that the three top global risks to society, by likelihood, are: Extreme Weather Events Natural Disasters Cyber Attacks No US cybersecurity division deals with this tricky trifecta daily, except for the exceptional team at NOAA. Covering from sea to space, NOAA provides minute-to-minute data about the conditions of our oceans, our major waterways and our atmosphere. And to do it without any interruption...

In response to cyber-criminals stepping up their attacks, healthcare industry IT departments are bolstering their budgets. A recent survey by Healthcare Informatics noted that not one health system expected their budgets to decrease. In fact, half the respondents expect an increase in spending of 5% or more over the next 12 months. CyberWorks includes 9 breakout sessions – as well as a keynote – consisting of content geared toward...

The IT and Cyber Day @ Ft. Meade is a one-day event held at the Officers' Club (Club Meade) on base. The event is held on-site, where industry vendors will have the opportunity to display their products and services to IT, Communications, Cyber and Intelligence personnel.Expected AttendeesThe target audience will be comprised of personnel from the Army, the newly headquartered DISA (Defense Information Systems Agency), DMA (Defense Media Acti...

TechFest 2019 is a campus wide, daylong event to promote collaboration among various departments and strengthen staff relationships. Seminars throughout the day will include posters, presentations, demos, discussions, panels, and tutorials. Participation from all divisions/staff across the Lab is encouraged. Senior management, sector management, and project management office directors from across the research directorates will be visible at th...

For the past 42 years, the Federal Business Council has produced thousands of symposiums, expositions, training forums, and conferences, both on-site and off, for the Department of Defense, Intelligence Community, and civilian agencies. 2019 stands to improve upon our schedule, with over 100 events planned.NSA 2019 Enterprise Discovery Conference (formerly NSA SIGDev) Technology ExpoUpwards of 1,500 SIGDEV attendees are expected at the Enter...

The NLIT Summit is sponsored by the NLIT Society, a professional society founded to facilitate the exchange of best practices and ideas between IT professionals within the DOE complex, strengthen the IT infrastructure, and reduce costs within the DOE laboratory system. The Summit facilitates sharing information regarding all aspects of IT operations, technology, policies, and practices in support of research conducted at the Laboratories. It i...

Cyber-attacks at nuclear power plants don't just happen in Hollywood. That's because places with radioactive materials make incredibly tempting cyber targets. With this real and ever-present threat, the Information Security Directorate of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) works diligently daily to provide technological protection for our nation's people and environment. Part of their comprehensive approach is to convene semiannually for...