Join senior officials and experts within the Department of Defense, USAID, Department of State and academia as they seek to achieve long-term solutions to global peacekeeping efforts through an effective interagency coordinated approach to defense, diplomacy and development. Key subtopics that will be discussed include: -Examining the factors and actors contributing to the current global landscape -Reviewing current concerns and priorities acr...

With the US currently transitioning into stability operations, armored vehicles programs are receiving the budgetary cold shoulder from the government as the demand for vehicles seemingly decreases. That being said, our troops stationed in combat situations, today and tomorrow, deserve and require the protection of improved vehicle armor that only research dollars can make possible. Attending this marcus evans conference will allow you to deve...

With emerging asymmetric threats in current and future theaters, there is increased pressure across the DoD to protect the warfighter from risks such as chemical and biological warfare, IEDs, and RPGs by providing them with superior body armor and other protective systems. At the same time, budgets and demand are waning as the current war efforts wind down, and body armor program offices must fight harder than ever for research and procurement...

The 2nd Annual Integrated Testing and Evaluation Conference will enable DT&E and OT&E practitioners a distinctive opportunity to review Acquisition policy, culture and T&E activities for the purpose of implementing greater efficiency into cross-branch responsibilities in order to ensure maximum results for the war-fighter. This conference will feature over 15 key briefings presented in a highly interactive classroom style format. A...

There is a consensus across the DoD that the current medical information management system, AHLTA, is broken, and that a way forward must be found to ensure that military personnel receive the care owed to them for protecting our nation, both during combat and when they return home. This conference will feature over 15 key briefings presented in a highly interactive classroom style format that will lay the building blocks for an improved manag...

The marcus evans Persistent ISR conference will address concerns about the government-wide paradigm shift toward achieving "true persistence" in a budget and resource constrained environment, finding the balance between automating PED processes while still allowing for the human analysis of ISR-related data, provide tips on how to more rapidly and more securely share information across different information networks and maximize the potential...

In 2009, President Obama signed several executive orders tasking the government to reduce energy consumption and fossil fuel useage. As the nations single largest user of energy, the government is trying to lead by example. However, a large percentage of the energy used by the government is in the 500,000 buildings that they own. In FY2008, the government spent more than $7 billion of their $24.5 billion energy bill on facilities alone. This m...

Today’s war fighter faces new challenges and threats in the asymmetrical war tactics of terrorists. In response to the dynamic changes wrought by modern warfare, biometric capabilities are now being used to aggressively fight terrorism, and they offer the single most effective tool for identifying and tracking enemies. Leveraging the full range of multimodal biometrics there is now the ability to uncover suspects that hide in plain view, acces...

Cloud Computing can be a great equalizer, putting powerful competing tools that were once available to only large institutions in the hands of individuals and small businesses. It can promote competition, accelerate innovation, enhance productivity, deliver cost savings, strengthen data security, and maybe even help the environment. With all of these benefits in cloud computing's arsenal, it is no wonder that, as recently reported, over sixty-...