AFCEA International
AFCEA is a professional association that connects people, ideas and solutions globally. We do that by developing networking and educational opportunities and providing them worldwide in an ethical manner. This enables military, government, industry and academia to align technology to meet the needs of those who serve in critical areas, which include defense, security, cyber and intelligence. As a member-based, nonprofit 501(c)6 organization, we have a long history of encouraging innovation and advancing technology to ensure preparedness and security. We officially formed in 1946, but our organizational roots trace back to the Civil War. The association includes individual members and corporate members, and AFCEA's international regional chapter network helps members build networks, grow relationships and expand opportunities. AFCEA members and constituents include professionals in military, government, industry and academia.
Upcoming AFCEA International Events
This webinar explores an alternative, an agentic software factory that enables engineers to supervise modernization at scale rather than performing every refactor by hand. We will detail the "Agent Mesh" architecture, a modular harness of specialized, small language models (SLMs) designed to operate entirely offline. Unlike standard frontier models, this approach uses agents to analyze legacy code, generate refactored equivalents for RHEL 10, and produce characterization tests to ensure functional equivalence.
You'll learn how to:
- Transition From Manual Code Migration to a Supervised Automation Model: Ensure that legacy systems are not just updated, but transformed into secure, supportable foundations for the next generation of mission delivery.
- Deploy Offline Agent Meshes: Build specialized AI harnesses for disconnected, mission-critical environments using local small language models.
- Automate Functional Validation: Use coding agents to generate characterization tests, ensuring refactored code maintains identical behavioral intent.
- Measure Modernization Success: Establish KPIs focused on functional equivalence and developer trust over simple completion speed.
This webinar is designed to help contractors, government agencies and industry professionals understand the role of DCAA, its organizational structure and the audit process.
In government, defense and intelligence systems, data must move securely across classification levels, environments and mission partners, without introducing latency or compromising trust. This webinar provides a practical, architectural-level look at how organizations are securing the data behind AI to enable real-time, mission critical decision-making.
We’ll explore four critical areas of secure AI deployment:
- Securely ingesting data from multiple sources
- Delivering data across domains and environments
- Enforcing control, policy and data integrity
- Monitoring, auditing and maintaining trust in data flows
AFCEA International's Army Intelligence Industry Day brings together key leaders from Army Acquisition, Army Intelligence and Army Program Management to help industry gain insights into the technologies, capabilities and services required to support Army Intelligence in the future.
The U.S. Army neither states nor implies any endorsement, association or recommendations with regard to AFCEA International or any other nonfederal entity participating in this event.
This webinar explores software-defined technologies that deliver persistent zero trust identity continuity, event-driven automated self-healing cyber resiliency, AI-augmented edge processing and declarative fleet-scale “build once, deploy anywhere” compute—even in Denied, Disrupted, Intermittent and Limited (DDIL) conditions—and how emerging orbital edge platforms and multi-cloud regions in space extend these capabilities to the high ground, enabling real-time AI/ML, data fusion and resilient C2 from tactical edge to orbit.
Gain actionable insights into applying software-defined concepts to achieve decision dominance and cyber defense from enterprise to orbit. Learn how to deploy AI-enabled processing and "islands of trust" in DDIL environments, implement event-driven cyber automation and leverage orbital data centers for resilient high-ground operations.
DCAA will demystify the different contract vehicles (e.g. Fixed-Price, Cost-Reimbursement, Time and Materials and Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ)). Understand the risks and rewards associated with each type, how they impact your business operations and learn what factors the government considers for determining a prospective contractor under government contracts.
You will:
- Gain a solid understanding of DCAA's role in government contracting
- Learn essentialcompliance requirements to avoid costly mistakes
- Develop strategies tonavigate pre- and post-award audits successfully
- Position your businessfor success in the competitive GovCon market
Registration is not yet available. Check back in the Spring of 2026.
TechNet Augusta 2026 gives participants the opportunity to examine and explore the intricacies of the cyber domain. With assistance from the U.S. Army Cyber Center of Excellence and industry experts, the conference is designed to open the lines of communication and facilitate networking, education and problem solving. Leaders and operators also discuss procurement challenges the military, government and industry face during a time of uncertain budgets and runaway technology advances.
With assistance from the U.S. Army Cyber Center of Excellence and industry, this three-day conference is designed to open the lines of communication between the military and commercial sector and provide a space where government and industry professionals can discuss issues and share solutions surrounding cyber electromagnetic activities and unified land operations.
You will:
- Learn the importance of compliance with each FAR requirement to understand eligibility and find opportunities within federal contracting
- Gain a solid understanding of FAR requirements applicable tosmall businesses
- Understand essential compliance requirements of FAR parts to 19,5, 15, 52 and 13 avoid costly mistakes and comply with federal contracting requirements
Co-hosted by AFCEA and INSA, the nation’s leading non-profit associations dedicated to public-private partnerships, the summit will bring together 2,200 leaders from government, academia, start-ups, and the defense industrial base for two days of technology-driven, mission-focused discussions.
Your registration and sponsorship don't just underwrite an event, they strengthen our mission and support the community we serve.
From a career fair and thought-provoking plenaries to breakout sessions, cutting-edge exhibits, and unmatched networking, the Summit is where connections spark ideas and partnerships that last. Registration opening Spring 2026!
Registration information will become available during Summer 2026.
TechNet Indo-Pacific is the largest strategic event of its kind in the Indo-Pacific Rim. USINDOPACOM works closely with partners to enable resilient, survivable and secure collaboration across the spectrum of contingencies. TechNet Indo-Pacific, now in its 41st year, features speakers and discussions, many qualifying for Continuing Education, on how industry, academia and government can address and solve regional challenges. Exhibitors demonstrate solutions and services to meet the military services' requirements. TechNet Indo-Pacific is co-sponsored by AFCEA International and AFCEA Hawaii.
Registration is not yet available. Check back in the Fall of 2026.
Sea Service leaders today confront profound and rapidly changing threats in a landscape of increasingly complex challenges. Join us and engage with leaders from the Navy, Marine Corps and the Coast Guard as well as industry and academia experts in this extraordinary opportunity to explore the depths of the unique issues they confront. Engage in discussions, network with peers and be a part of devising the needed solutions to enhance operational capabilities that overcome evolving threats. Gain knowledge and forge connections while discovering the latest platforms, cutting-edge technologies and advanced capabilities crucial to supporting maritime operations.