NOAA IT Security Conference

June 26, 2019

NOAA Auditorium/Science Center Building 4
Silver Spring, MD
Event Manager:Bob Jeffers bj@fbcinc.com

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NEW! Check out the powerhouse agenda for this great event. Cloud mitigation panel, continuous diagnostics and mitigation presentation, and more with NOAA's CIO of High Performance Computing and Communications, NOAA's Acting Director of Cybersecurity, DOJ's IT Technologies Team Assistant Director, USAID's Chief Data Officer and many others. 

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 interruptions, they rely heavily on a secure and resilient global network infrastructure.

So that NOAA's Cybersecurity Division is prepared for every worst-case digital scenario, their Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) hosts an annual NOAA IT Security Conference. This year's event - held Monday, June 24th through Friday, June 28th - includes briefings from various NOAA components and industry leaders. On Wednesday, June 26th (the main Security Day), there will be a cloud migration panel discussion, an impressive speaker lineup and a vendor meet and greet. Exhibitors may attend the sessions on June 26th only. 

Last year's popular event boasted 300 attendees, the vast majority of whom met with vendors during the multiple conference breaks (including the dedicated time for industry meet and greet). Exhibit space and sponsorship opportunities are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Sign up early, as this event sold out in 2018!

Beat the crowd: Register now to help NOAA build on its existing cyber methodologies.

32nd Annual FISSEA Expo

June 27, 2019

NIST HQ
Gaithersburg, MD
Event Manager:Eric Longo eric@fbcdb.com

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Share your expertise and creative ideas with a highly motivated professional audience from government, industry and academia at the 32nd Annual FISSEA Conference & Expo!

Join FBC at NIST headquarters for the vendor showcase, which provides an opportunity for private industry and government agencies to connect, network and share knowledge about today's best cyber innovations and solutions. There is “exhibit networking time” built into the agenda to allow for maximum attendee interaction at the showcase.

Past expos have welcomed about 300 attendees including managers responsible for information systems security training programs in federal agencies, contractors providing awareness and training support, and faculty members or program directors of institutions of higher education who offer certificate or degree programs in cybersecurity to federal government employees. This year's theme, Innovations in Cybersecurity Awareness and Training: A 360-Degree Perspective, is prime for exhibitors in:

• cybersecurity training courses
• cybersecurity manuals
• other cybersecurity products/services

Topics of interest are based on this year’s three tracks, which are:

• Building Innovative Approaches to Awareness Programs (How do you build an effective cybersecurity awareness program?)
• Developing Skills through Innovative Role-Based Training (How do you address individual training requirements when individuals perform multiple roles?)
• Implementing Comprehensive Awareness and Training Programs (How are you using awareness and training to engage all employees at your organization?)

Click here for the conference agenda. 

Don't miss this great opportunity to develop relationships with information systems security professionals, trainers, educators, managers and thought leaders.

 

ABOUT Federal Information Systems Security Educators’ Association (FISSEA)

Founded in 1987, FISSEA is run by and for federal information systems security professionals. It serves as a forum for the exchange of information about information security awareness and training. FISSEA assists federal agencies in meeting their computer security training responsibilities, and works to elevate the general level of information security knowledge for the federal government and federally-related workforce.

Fed Expo National Capitol Region Technology Day

July 18, 2019

Capitol Holiday Inn, Capitol Ballroom
Washington, DC
Event Manager:Eric Longo eric@fbcdb.com

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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 is within a complex that includes the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and the Department of State. 

Agencies that are located within a 2 block radius that will receive promotional materials include the USDA Graduate School, Voice of America, The Department of Education, The Smithsonian, and Health and Human Services. 

More than 5,000 invitations will go out to personnel within each agency. Attendees will include CIOs, Program Managers, Line Personnel, and Cyber Security professionals.

Federal Emergency Management Agency HQ (FEMA HQ): 

https://www.fema.gov/about-agency 

FEMA's mission is to support our citizens and first responders to ensure as a nation we work together to build, sustain and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards.

United States Agency for International Development (USAID):

http://www.usaid.gov/who-we-are

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is the principal U.S. agency to extend assistance to countries recovering from disaster, trying to escape poverty, and engaging in democratic reforms.

Department of Education HQ:

http://www2.ed.gov/about/landing.jhtml 

The mission of the Department of Education is to promote student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by fostering education excellence and ensuring equal access.

DISA/Joint Service Provider (JSP) Cybersecurity Forum at the Pentagon

July 25, 2019

Exhibits: Apex 9&10, Sessions: Pentagon Library & Conference Center (PLCC)
Washington, DC
Event Manager:Bob Jeffers bj@fbcinc.com

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Calling all technology providers!

DISA (Defense Information Systems Agency) and JSP (Joint Service Provider) are seeking "trusted partnerships" to better manage all the IT and cybersecurity services inside the Department of Defense.

At DISA/JSP's 2019 Cybersecurity Awareness Forum, attendees will examine the agencies' cybersecurity readiness, learn better security practices, complete trainings and look for technologies that can connect and protect warfighters in cyberspace. Can you help DISA/JSP:

• Modernize the technical infrastructure that supports their 38,000 customers in the National Capital Region?
• Advance their full range of IT equipment, services, solutions and customer support for the Office of the Secretary of Defense?
• Standardize their servers?
• Migrate the Pentagon's networks to the joint regional security stacks?

Then, this is an unequaled opportunity to meet with the top talent at DISA and JSP, who are the gate keepers to defensive IT choices and spending.

Help DISA/JSP with their vision to enable every mission: Sign up today!

About DISA
DISA provides IT and secure communications services across the DOD and military service branches. It is in charge of the funding and personnel that offer most of the IT services for the Pentagon and other DOD offices inside the National Capital Region, and has superior mission- and budget-authority.

About JSP
Established in 2015, JSP is a subcomponent of DISA that reduces redundancies and unifies/improves the way that IT capabilities are delivered around the Pentagon. It is the go-to IT service provider for the defense community inside and around the Capital Beltway. Their holistic approach to IT management delivers dependable IT services, enhances network security and reduces overall IT costs. JSP’s support ultimately ensures that efforts and resources are appropriately allocated toward the Department’s mission success.

MUST BE A US CITIZEN TO ATTEND.

Los Alamos Lab - Technology Day at LARP

July 31, 2019

Los Alamos Research Park
Los Alamos, NM
Event Manager:Dave Johnson

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In 1943 Los Alamos Laboratory was founded with a single and urgent purpose: build an atomic bomb. This goal required extraordinary innovation driven by interdisciplinary scientific discovery and creative engineering. It was the beginning of a new way of approaching national security: not as a single response to a single problem, but as a collaborative effort across disciplines to anticipate threats and develop technologies to counter them. Today, this same spirit of innovation is the defining character of the Laboratory. Their mission is to provide solutions to the toughest national security challenges the nation faces. These challenges cannot be overcome without the innovative contributions of the lab's industry partners.

FBC will once again host the Annual Technology Expo. Meet with lab employees to discuss the challenges they are facing and provide solutions to help them achieve their mission. Every effort will be made to invite the personnel from all of the offices/buildings on the LANL campus with a concentrated focus on the key decision makers from each group.

This is an excellent opportunity to communicate directly with many of the Laboratory's scientists, engineers and programming staff members that may otherwise be inaccessible at this secure facility.

Past events have seen 150-200 laboratory personnel attend. 

About LANL: http://www.lanl.gov/index.php

Los Alamos National Laboratory is a premier national security research institution, delivering scientific and engineering solutions for the nation's most crucial and complex problems. Their primary responsibility is ensuring the safety, security, and reliability of the nation's nuclear deterrent.

The mission at LANL emphasizes worker safety, effective operational safeguards & security, and environmental stewardship, while outstanding science remains the foundation of the Laboratory. In addition to supporting the Lab's core national security mission, LANL's work advances bioscience, chemistry, computer science, earth and environmental sciences, materials science, and physics disciplines.

Kirtland AFB/Sandia Labs Tech & Cyber Day

August 01, 2019

Mountain View Club
Albuquerque, NM
Event Manager:Dave Johnson djohnson@fbcinc.com

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Join FBC and the Armed Forces Communications & Electronics Association (AFCEA) - Albuquerque Chapter for the Cyber Security Seminar & Information Technology Expo set to take place at Kirtland Air Force Base.

Why Exhibit:

This is the only yearly event officially sponsored by AFCEA at Kirtland AFB. The goal of this expo is to stimulate exchanges of information between industry partners and Kirtland AFB Information Management Officers', Information Technology personnel, Contracting Officers' as well as end-users, developers, scientists, researchers and project managers in the areas of cyber security and information technology. 

Because of the size of this location, FBC will work with the Public Affairs Offices and AFCEA Albuquerque, concentrating promotions on AFCEA members, information technology, cyber and contracting personnel from major commands and smaller units/tenants. Please note that Sandia Labs and DOE personnel are always invited and encouraged to attend, but the majority of attendees come from the Air Force side of Kirtland AFB.

About AFCEA and Kirtland AFB:
AFCEA serves as a bridge between government requirements and industry capabilities, representing the top government, industry, and military professionals in the fields of information technology, communications, and intelligence. AFCEA, a non-profit international association, is dedicated to supporting global security by providing an ethical environment that encourages a close cooperative relationship among civil government agencies, the military and industry. The Albuquerque Chapter is an association of professionals from government organizations, industry, and academia who focus in the fields of communications, data processing, electronics and sensor technology.

Kirtland AFB is the third largest installation in Air Force Materiel Command employing over 23,000 people, including more than 4,200 active duty, 3,200 part-time Air Force Reserve and 1,000 Air National Guard personnel. The host wing at Kirtland AFB is the 377th Air Base Wing. The 377 Air Base Wing provides munitions maintenance, readiness and training, and base operating support to approximately 76 Federal government and 384 private sector tenants and associate units. Among these tenants is the Air Force Materiel Command's Nuclear Weapons Center and its subordinate wings, the 498th Armament Systems Wing and the 377th Air Base Wing. It is also home to the Defense Threat Reduction Agency Albuquerque office, Air Force Safety Center, Air Force Inspection Agency, Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center, Department of Energy Albuquerque Office, and Sandia National Laboratories, among others.

IT & Cyber Day at Aberdeen Proving Ground

August 01, 2019

Top of the Bay Club Room
Aberdeen, MD
Event Manager:Eric Longo eric@fbcdb.com

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Connect with the Army's best and brightest! For the first time in 15 years, FBC is returning to Aberdeen Proving Grounds for its Cyber and IT Day.

Aberdeen Proving Grounds (APG) provides technology life cycle management for the US Army and the various commands involved in the fielding and closeout of their technologies.

The Cyber and IT Day expo will stimulate exchanges of information between industry partners and the APG personnel, including Information Management Officers, Information Technology personnel and Contracting Officers, as well as end-users, developers, researchers and project managers in the areas of cybersecurity and information technology.

Why Exhibit

• The Aberdeen Proving Grounds installation employs more than 21,000 military, civilian and contractor employees in the fields of military intelligence, medical research, engineering and computer technology.
• This one-day event is in the Top of the Bay Club Room located near the C4ISR (Command, Control, Communications, Computer, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance) Center of Excellence and the C4ISR Campus, which serves as the staple for the Army's IT and cyber capabilities.
• NEW! Training sessions will be provided by participating industry companies! Talk to your FBC rep for more information.

Network with IT and Cybersecurity personnel from the following units:

• CECOM - US Army Communications-Electronics Command
• CERDE - Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center
• RDECOM - US Army Research, Development and Engineering Command
• ATEC - US Army Test and Evaluation Command
• PEO-C3T - Program Executive Office Command Control Communications Tactical
• PEO-IWE&S - Program Executive Officer, Intelligence, Electronic Warfare and Sensors (US DoD)

 Expected APG Attendee Titles Include:

• Chief Information Security Officer
• Cybersecurity Manager
• DCIO/Cyber Acquisition
• Electronics Engineer
• CIO

We'll see you at APG!

Convergence 2019: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid

August 08, 2019

CMS Headquarters Auditorium
Baltimore, MD
Event Manager:Theresa Zichelli Theresa@fbcdb.com

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Because of this event's extreme popularity, FBC will open registration on Monday, May 20 at 11 AM. Only online registrations will be accepted, and a credit card must be used. Registration will be available at www.fbcinc.com/CMSConvergence. Only one table per company. 

One of FBC's most popular events is back!

Join the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) at Convergence 2019, its fifth Information Technology Conference, on Thursday, August 8, 2019. Held at its central office in Baltimore, Md., Convergence is CMS's annual IT training event and all the major IT personnel from the agency attend.

Last year, nearly 650 CMS personnel connected with industry partners in the tabletop exhibit area before taking part in engaging sessions where technology efforts – including lessons learned from recent projects – were shared across the organization.

Convergence provides a single forum that enables collaboration, facilitates communication and provides the opportunity for technology alignment throughout the agency. Because Convergence is held on-site at CMS, it's extremely easy for personnel from all departments to network with exhibitors and/or attend sessions. All CMS personnel receive promotions about the event, and exhibitors may attend sessions.

In 2018, this event sold out in MINUTES. We recommend touching base with your FBC account manager now to discuss. Don't have an account manager? Reach out to (800) 878-2940 or Debby Henry to connect. 

The CMS Office of Information and Technology Seeks Capability Partners who can help them:

• Serve as the focal point for the responsibilities of CMS' Chief Information Officer, Chief Operating Officer in planning, organizing, and coordinating the activities required to maintain a CMS-wide Information Resources Management (IRM) program.
• Ensure the effective management of CMS' information technology, and information systems and resources (e.g., implementation and administration of a change management process).
• Provide workstation, server, and local area network support for CMS-wide activities. Works with customer components to develop requirements, needs and cost benefit analysis in support of the LAN infrastructure including hardware, software and office automation services.
• Serve as the lead for developing and enforcing CMS' information architecture, policies, standards, and practices in all areas of information technology.
• Develop and maintains enterprise-wide central databases, statistical files, and general access paths, ensuring the quality of information maintained in these data sources.
• Direct Medicare claims payment systems activities, including CWF operation, as well as systems conversion activities.
• Develop ADP standards and policies for use by internal CMS staff and contractor agents in such areas as applications development and use of the infrastructure resources.
• Manage and directs the operation of CMS hardware infrastructure, including CMS' Data Center, data communications networks, enterprise infrastructure, voice/data switch, audio conferencing and other data centers supporting CMS programs.
• Lead the coordination, development, implementation and maintenance of health care information standards in the health care industry.
• Provide Medicare and Medicaid information to the public, within the parameters imposed by the Privacy Act.
• Perform information collection analyses as necessary to satisfy the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act.
• Direct CMS' ADP systems security program with respect to data, hardware, and software.
• Direct and advises the Administrator, senior staff and components on the requirements, policies and administration of the Privacy Act.

Army Tactical SIGINT Expo at NSA

August 21 - 22, 2019

OPS1 North Cafeteria Party Room
Ft. Meade, MD
Event Manager:Bob Jeffers bj@fbcinc.com

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The Annual SIGINT Intelligence Conference – formerly the NSA Army Tactical SIGINT Conference – expects approximately 500 attendees. This group, hosted by the Army Technical Control and Analysis Element (ATCAE) - will convene to discuss future technologies in Signals Intelligence (SIGINT), focusing on applications for the actual users in the field, i.e. our soldiers.

There are few opportunities to get in front of this valuable SIGINT audience. This is your chance.

The Army SIGINT Expo at NSA will be held for two days during the conference. Most attendees will be Army personnel from outside of the NSA complex. FBC will work with NSA to invite all NSA personnel and contractors to the expo, as well.

Unlike a lot of other symposiums and conference-style events, exhibit time has specifically been built into the agenda to allow all attendees the opportunity to view new technology applications at the expo. Capability providers will be in the exhibit hall space at the OPS1 North Cafeteria Party Room, which is located immediately above the Friedman Auditorium, where conference sessions will be held.

Don't miss out!

 

About the Army Technical Control and Analysis Element (ATCAE)

ATCAE provides strategic signals intelligence (SIGINT) support to the NSA in direct support of the strategic intelligence and EW requirements of the U.S. Army.

IT & Cyber Day at Ft. Detrick

August 22, 2019

Community Center Building
Ft. Detrick, MD
Event Manager:Eric Longo eric@fbcdb.com

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Fort Detrick takes cybersecurity very seriously.

And it should, since it's a Maryland Army base with a complex of laboratories that defend the nation against biological weapons. This year, it's holding its first-ever IT & Cyber Day at Fort Detrick.

This one-day event features training sessions and exhibits allowing the Army post's varied audience to connect and discuss the IT and cyber issues that are unique to Fort Detrick.

What should exhibitors expect?

• This event will be promoted to IT and cybersecurity personnel at the Fort's 3 major groups: US Army Fort Detrick Garrison commands, the National Cancer Institute and the US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID).
• Expected personnel include: program managers, information systems security engineers; staff from the Network Enterprise Center (NEC), Signal Battalion, Information Assurance Training Center, Information Systems Engineering Command, IT and CIO personnel; and other technical groups.
• This event will be held at the Community Activities Center, which has top-notch technology and convenient parking.

Partners with technology relevant to the emerging field of "cyberbiosecurity" should absolutely attend this event. The Army's Medical Device Cyber Team would also be interested in meeting makers of advanced medical technology, as this December 2018 story on the risks and benefits of technology notes.

This IT & Cyber Day offers an exceptional chance to network with an important group of scientific and military cyberpersonnel for the first time.

We hope to see you at Fort Detrick.

GSA, NTSB, HUD, DHS, FAA, Dept. of Energy Federal Technology Expo at L'Enfant Plaza

August 29, 2019

Club Room-Promenade Level
Washington, DC
Event Manager:Eric Longo eric@fbcdb.com

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FBC is excited to announce the GSA, NTSB, FAA, HUD, Dept. of Energy Technology and Vendor Expo at L'Enfant Plaza! This is a multi-agency event and, while each agency has a different mission, all are related by their civilian agency status.  

Ideally located between the National Mall and the Southwest Waterfront, L’Enfant Plaza is located within five blocks of 19 major federal agencies, making it effortless to do business in Washington.  This event is in a new location, located within the L’Enfant Metro Stop Mall, and is easily accessible to the agencies that will receive promotions for the expo. This new space is part of the community gathering place for agencies housed at L'Enfant Plaza, and provides a unique environment and atmosphere for both attendees and exhibitors. 

Why should your company attend? Agencies are looking for capability providers who can help them with a more proactive cyber defense. Check out this May 2019 CyberScoop article about what DHS is looking for specifically. Jeanette Manfra from DHS’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said "...We have got to have much more capability to prevent the [cyber] attacks from happening before they get in there – or at least detect them quickly so we can stop them and mitigate those consequences." 

The "Club Room" is just off of the main hallway within the mall. Free lunch tickets will be provided for the first 100 attendees that participate.  

This event will be promoted to the FAA, NTSB, GSA, HUD, Department of Energy, USPS, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, DHS and others. Potential attendees include CIOs, CISOs, Program Managers, and Procurement Personnel.