SBIR is a competitive federal government grant program that funds small businesses in developing innovative, high-risk technologies with the goal of increasing private sector commercialization into the marketplace. SBIR is a highly specialized form of funding for small firms (less than 500 employees) to perform cutting-edge R&D that addresses the nation's most critical scientific, engineering and technology needs. Enacted by Congress in 19...

Federal security challenges are becoming increasingly complex as we all battle day-to-day threats. Do you have the latest solutions to keep your agency secure into the future? Let McAfee help you navigate today's most pressing challenges. Join us for our Threat Briefing Seminar for the Ft. Meade community, where you will learn and discuss with McAfee's leading experts: Latest threat briefing and how to keep your Federal program ahead of potent...

Networking Event Held the second Tuesday of every other month, GEOINTeraction Tuesday is a casual networking event where you can develop new relationships, exchange ideas and discover business opportunities. Each event features a guest speaker from the Defense, Intelligence or Homeland Security Community who shares their views on current issues and answers audience questions. Speaker TBD.

Building Innovation through Partnerships: EPA's Apps for the Environment Forum In June, EPA launched the Apps for the Environment Challenge to encourage the use of EPA data to create applications that further Administrator Jackson's priorities. To continue to engage and build the community, EPA is organizing "Building Innovation through Partnerships: EPA's Apps for the Environment Forum". This event will continue the collaborations EPA began t...

Harmonized Tariff Classification and Origin Determination Under Free Trade Agreements The Harmonized Tariff Code (HTS) is the numeric coding system for the import and export of all commodities. Understanding the hierarchy of classification using the General Rules of Interpretation is essential for making sure your product is classified properly. You will learn to apply the rules for choosing an import or export code and their impact on rates o...

The WAVE, Access National Bank and the Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce present a Fall Government Mixer. This event is designed for small business owners who seek to do business with the government.

Live Webcast Hosted by John Thomas Flynn with Dale Jablonsky Assistant Executive Officer & CIO California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) TechLeader.TV will explore CalPERS IT operations and strategic direction including: How is the deployment of the half billion dollar My CalPERS project really going? What new project management steps were initiated when you took over? How's life - going from a state executive department li...

Every federal manager, in every government agency, is worried about the current budget environment. And it seems that the work of Congress is creating more questions than answers. On November 8, join budget expert and "Fiscal Fitness" author STAN COLLENDER for a Government Executive Town Hall event, to get answers on the state of play on the Hill, the work of the Super Committee, and the effect of current negotiations on federal budgets. Space...

Building on the success of the 2010 conference, the Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC), premier provider of information for the defense community, will host its 37th Annual Conference themed DTIC: Your Authoritative Source of Defense Information for the Front Line and the Homeland. The 2011 event will address DTIC's role as the Department of Defense (DoD) technical information broker. Speakers from government, private industry, and DT...