Federal Business Council, Inc. (FBC)

The AFCEA Atlanta National Security Conference will take place at the Atlanta Convention Center in Atlanta, Georgia.

The event will focus on National Security topics including Cybersecurity, Infrastructure, Threats to National Security, Homeland security, and Defense. The subject matter will cover industry partnerships and requirements for government agencies in Georgia and the surrounding region.

There were 406 registered attendees at the past event from agencies including: 

This event will once again provide a central meeting place to develop and nurture business relationships, learn about updated requirements, establish partnerships, and identify opportunities for companies interested in doing business with the military and government agencies in Georgia and the surrounding region.

The United States Department of Defense, Office of Information Operations Policy (OIOP) welcomes you to Phoenix Challenge® 2026, to be held at the Crystal Gateway Marriott, March 23-25, 2026. 

This is an annual conference for leaders and other professionals from within the Operations in the Information Environment (OIE) community, to provide a unique opportunity for experts from across the U.S. combatant commands, military departments, OSD components, industry, academia, government, allies, and partner nations to find common cause and promote the best practices found among the various programs, tools, and capabilities so they may jointly address the successes, gaps, needs, and opportunities for OIE. Further, this event will cover topics important to the Principal Information Operations Advisor to the Secretary of Defense in the oversight of policy, strategy, planning, resource management, operational considerations, personnel, and technology development across all elements of the DoD’s OIE.

The format for the 2026 Phoenix Challenge will include briefings from various government entities, vendors and educational institutions.  In addition to the sessions and content provided, displays from vendors will be available for demonstrations, information exchange and networking. 

Building on the momentum from Phoenix Challenge® 2025 in London, this year's event will explore "Information Operations: Evolving for Strategic Dominance." We will delve into integrating capabilities, forging alliances, and executing with precision to achieve a decisive advantage in the information domain. 

We invite leaders and professionals from government, private industry, and academia across all cognitive and technical information specialties to attend and participate in this unique opportunity for collaboration and advancement.

The Fed Expo event is back at the Holiday Inn Capitol-National Mall. Now that federal government workers are back in their offices, this event provides a great opportunity to engage with multiple federal agencies. The location of the event is central to several government agencies, such as FEMA, HHS, the Department of Energy, and the Department of Education.

The NLIT Summit is sponsored by the NLIT Society, a professional society founded to facilitate the exchange of best practices and ideas among IT and Cybersecurity professionals within the DOE complex, strengthen the infrastructure, and identify efficiencies within the DOE laboratory system. The Summit facilitates sharing information regarding all aspects of IT and Cybersecurity operations, technology, policies, and practices in support of research conducted at the Laboratories. It is open to all personnel in the IT and Cybersecurity fields working at Laboratories and Plants affiliated with government funded activities, as well as Federal government employees in the IT or Cybersecurity fields that work at agencies associated with the participating Laboratories.

The Summit consists of presentations, Community of Interest Network (COIN) collaboration sessions, panel discussions, tutorials, and technology demonstrations on a variety of topics of current interest to the IT community within DOE. There is an emphasis on providing opportunities for active participation and networking between attendees. Best practices, strategies, methodologies, implementations, lessons learned, innovative solutions, and emerging topics within the DOE community are shared during the Summit’s many sessions and events.

The Army's 'cyber center of gravity' is at Fort Gordon.

It's the home of the U.S. Army Signal Corps, Cyber Corps, Cyber Protection Brigade, and the Cyber Center of Excellence. So, if your product or service is cyber-related, Fort Gordon is where you want to be.

The Fort's 2026 Cyber Training Day provides an excellent opportunity for IT, cybersecurity and tactical technology-oriented companies to network face-to-face with the Army's key IT, communications, and cybersecurity personnel.

All Fort Gordon staff – including some Navy, Air Force, Marines and multinational cyber forces that operate and train there – are invited. Most of the 100 expected attendees come from the Cyber Protection Brigade and Military Intelligence. Last year's attendees were a small but influential group. Job titles included:

• ARCYBER Info Technician
• Branch Chief
• Cyber Operations Specialist
• Data Dissemination Service Tech Lead
• Defensive Cyberspace Operations Architect
• IT Specialist
• IT Technician
• Instructors
• Network Systems Operator/Maintainer

With ARCYBER's relocation comes massive opportunity. Fort Gordon is currently expanding facilities and have diverse infrastructure needs that include a mass notification system, interior communications and information systems installation, secure- and non-secure network connections, and even fire protection and alarm systems. Plus, ARCYBER believes they cannot meet their objectives alone. They are dedicated to making industry partnerships to advance their work in cyberspace.

They'll be looking to meet with you. Make sure you're there.

The Federal Government Procurement Conference (GPC) is a national conference fostering business partnerships between the Federal Government, its prime contractors and small, minority, service-disabled veteran-owned, veteran-owned, HUBZone and women-owned businesses. 

GPC is the largest and longest-running conference for small businesses looking to do business with the government and its prime contractors. This unique one-day event attracts:

• A wide variety of government attendees representing many Federal, State and Local agencies
• Participants from all over the United States including: Government (Federal, State and Local), Industry (Prime Contractors and Small Businesses) and Academia 
• Prime Contractors with teaming and mentor-protégé opportunities
• Hundreds of small businesses, minority-owned businesses, women-owned businesses, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Businesses, 8a businesses and HUBZone businesses
• Participating firms have the benefit of marketing their products and services to procurement representatives and small business specialists from federal agencies.

Sponsorship opportunities are available to increase your exposure!