IRS Virtual Tech Expo

February 09, 2023

Virtual,
Event Manager:Bob Jeffers bj1@fbcinc.com

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Audience:
The IRS New Carrollton Federal Building houses the IT functions for IRS including the Applications Development, Enterprise Operations, Enterprise Services and Management Associate CIO groups. As of 2015, the procurement functions from the IRS Oxon Hill Constellation Centre complex have moved into the New Carrollton Federal Building as well.

IRS Background Information:
The IRS employs more than 92,000 people in its Washington, D.C., headquarters and more than 650 offices in all 50 States, U.S. territories, and some U.S. embassies and consulates and relies extensively on computerized systems to support its financial and mission-related operations. As such, it must ensure that its computer systems are effectively secured to protect sensitive financial and taxpayer data. The IRS needs to ensure that it leverages viable technology advances as it modernizes its major systems and improves its overall operational environment. 

IRS Strategies:

• Ensure a common, robust technology and data architecture exists to improve core tax administration, support cost-effective operations and protect IRS data, systems and networks from security breaches.
• Develop the authentication capabilities and technology required to expand secure, digital services to taxpayers.
• Enable electronic workflow that reduces or eliminates manual processing.
• Further develop a flexible and agile technology environment that enables IT to better meet business needs.
• Provide our workforce with reliable, advanced technology that enhances performance and enables flexibility.

IRS Strategic Plan

NLIT Summit Small Byte

February 16, 2023

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Event Manager:Dave Johnson

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Who provides our nation with its strategic scientific and technological capabilities?

It's a large, dedicated group of professionals from the Department of Energy (DOE) National Laboratories. This elite group executes long-term government scientific and technological missions, often with complex security, safety, project management or other operational challenges. And once a year, these colleagues get together for the NLIT (National Laboratories Information Technology) Summit to discuss IT and cybersecurity issues that are unique to the national laboratory system.

To stay connected between annual Summits, the NLIT Society hosts bimonthly virtual sessions to encourage collaboration and discuss hot topics within the community. The February 16 Small Byte is led by members of the NLIT Committee who will announce the location and dates of the 2023 NLIT Summit, release anticipated tracks for the event, answer questions about abstract submission, provide information on registration and hotels, and address any comments/questions from the general audience. 

Fort Benning Heat Forum

February 22, 2023

MCoE HQ
Fort Benning, GA
Event Manager:Dave Johnson davej@fbcinc.com

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Heat is a leading cause of death and injury to our soldiers. To provide an opportunity for leadership from across the DoD to share information on heat illness and injury prevention, The Army Heat Center at Fort Benning hosts the annual Heat Forum.

This one day event, supported by the Commanding General, features conference sessions in the morning and a live, outdoor demonstration in the afternoon. Expected in-person attendance is 150-200, with an additional 150-200 joining from the virtual platform. This is a great opportunity to network with leadership from across the Army Public Health community, as well as the day-to-day soldier and contractor occupants of Fort Benning.

CDC-ONC Industry Days

February 27 - 28, 2023

Hubert H. Humphrey Building Great Hall
Washington, DC
Event Manager:Bob Jeffers bj1@fbcinc.com

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Accelerating Public Health Data Modernization through Public Private Partnerships

This will be a two-day hybrid event with approximately 200 live seats and unlimited virtual attendee capacity.  The live event portion will be held in the lobby of the HHS HQ Building in Washington, DC (Hubert H. Humphrey Building - 200 Independence Avenue, SW).  Sessions will be streamed for virtual attendees who will also have the ability to ask questions in real time.

On the first day of the event there will be an opportunity for vendors to have exhibit tables for demonstrating products/services which the CDC can use to aid in mission functions.  These would be IT related technologies for Data, modeling, computation, forecasting, etc.

The event will consist of sessions conducted by the CDC on Day 1 and sessions conducted by vendors with product/service solutions to meet CDC procurement objectives on Day2.

Exhibit Hall: An exhibit hall on both days will provide opportunities for industry to connect with CDC and ONC agency representatives.

Background:

The CDC Foundation helps the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) do more, faster by forging partnerships between CDC and others to fight threats to health and safety of the Nation. As a part of the newly created CDC Foundation President’s Council, the CDC Foundation will convene the first joint CDC and Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) Industry Information and Collaboration Day on February 27-28, 2023.

This event will inform non-government organizations about CDC’s and ONC's plans for modernizing public health data and information systems and will provide the virtual or in-person attendees with opportunities to discuss their services with CDC and ONC staff.

This event will focus on:   

• Hearing from CDC and ONC leaders about the vision for public health data modernization and the value of multi-sector partnerships
• Informing industry about CDC’s and ONC's strategic direction in use of data and information systems, and about the highest priority areas in which they are seeking support
• Providing forums for CDC and ONC staff and industry to discuss services and priorities
• Increasing opportunities for CDC and ONC to work with and learn from industry 
• Providing opportunities to hear from industry partners on their compatible capabilities, tools, and services

In the context of this event, "industry" encompasses any non-governmental entity that may contract with the CDC or ONC for work in the use of data or developing information systems. Industry may include health care providers, software and systems developers, academia, consultants, and other private or non-profit organizations. 

Los Alamos Lab - Technology Day at LARP

March 08, 2023

Los Alamos Research Park
Los Alamos, NM
Event Manager:Dave Johnson davej@fbcinc.com

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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. It's a great opportunity for companies to 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.

Kirtland AFB/Sandia Labs Tech & Cyber Day

March 09, 2023

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

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Join us for the Tech & Cyber Day set to take place at Kirtland Air Force Base.

Why Exhibit:

The goal of this expo is to stimulate exchanges of information between industry partners and Kirtland AFB Information Management Officers, Information Technology personnel and Contracting Officers, as well as end-users, developers, scientists, researchers and project managers in the areas of cybersecurity and information technology. 

Because of the size of this location, FBC will work with the Public Affairs Offices, concentrating promotions on 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 do come from the Air Force side of Kirtland AFB.

About Kirtland AFB:  
 
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.

 

2023 CyberMaryland Governance and Policy Forum

March 14 - 15, 2023

DreamPort Mission Accelerator
Columbia, MD
Event Manager:Alysia Coleman

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As part of the annual CyberMaryland Conference the Federal Business Council, Inc. will host a CyberMaryland Forum at the Dreamport Mission Accelerator in Columbia, MD in March. CyberMaryland events connect the best of academia, government, and private industry organizations to ensure the cyber-safety of today and educate the cybersecurity professionals of tomorrow. Additionally, they provide an opportunity for Maryland to demonstrate its natural leadership in Cybersecurity.

The March CyberMaryland Forum will consist of presentations from Government, Academia and Industry which will focus on topics related to the theme of Cyber Governance and Policy to include:

1) Executive Order (EO) 14028 - Improving the Nation's Cybersecurity
2) Enhancing the Security of the Software Supply Chain through Secure Software Development Practices
3) Cybersecurity Modernization and Cloud Adoption, Multi-factor Identification, Encryption and Zero Trust
4) Risk Management Framework (RMF) and Adoption
5) Sharing Cyber Incident & Threat Information
6) Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence (AI)
7) Cybersecurity Posture
8) Sessions from Infragard and CISA

The Annual CyberMaryland Conference:
The 2023 CyberMaryland Conference will take place in December. This unique community is comprised of people who share the same passion- to strengthen the cyber security industry through unity, improved security awareness, helping Marylanders lead safer digital lives.

DOC Office of Privacy & Open Government Sunshine Week Event & Expo

March 15, 2023

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Event Manager:Dave Johnson

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The Department of Commerce’s Office of Privacy and Open Government is hosting the virtual Annual Sunshine Week Event & Expo. This event features a full day of sessions and a virtual vendor hall. 

Sunshine week occurs each year in mid-March, coinciding with James Madison’s birthday and National Freedom of Information Day.  This is a National initiative to promote a dialogue about the importance of open government and freedom of information.  The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) provides the public with a statutory right to request and receive information from their government and it is a key way in which government transparency is realized.    

The Office of Privacy and Open Government (OPOG) is part of the Office of the Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary for Administration (CFO/ASA) and reports to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration. The CFO/ASA’s authority is delegated through Department Organization Order 20-31, Chief Privacy Officer (CPO) and Director of Open Government. 

FOIA technology solutions for federal agencies in response to existing FOIA case processing challenges raised through the Technology Committee’s research. Additionally, the event was intended to help federal agencies better understand the promise of artificial intelligence and advanced/emerging technology for case processing. 

NIH Tech Day

March 30, 2023

NIH Campus, Bethesda, MD-Building 10 FAES Terrace
Bethesda, MD
Event Manager:Bob Jeffers bj1@fbcinc.com

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The nation's medical research agency - the National Institutes of Health (NIH) - has a massive campus running cutting edge research and development, supported heavily by advanced technology and innovation. With this comes a unique audience of scientists and personnel with special applications. 

Reach them face-to-face at NIH Tech Day! All personnel on the NIH campus receive FBC's wide-reaching promotions for this exciting event. Now's the time to show them that your product or service is what they've been missing.

NIH Mission and Goals:
NIH’s mission is to seek fundamental knowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems and to apply that knowledge to enhance health, lengthen life and reduce illness and disability.

To carry out this mission, NIH’s goals are: to foster fundamental creative discoveries, innovative research strategies and their applications as a basis for ultimately protecting and improving health; to develop, maintain and renew scientific human and physical resources that will ensure the nation’s capability to prevent disease; to expand the knowledge base in medical science and associated sciences in order to enhance the nation’s economic well-being and ensure a continued high return on the public investment in research; and to exemplify and promote the highest level of scientific integrity, public accountability and social responsibility in the conduct of science.

Organization:
NIH is an operating division of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), responsible for helping the Department realize its strategic goal of advancing scientific knowledge and innovation.

To accomplish this, NIH consists of 27 Institutes and Centers (ICs), along with Program Offices, which collectively are referred to as ICOs. These ICOs have individual strategic plans and specific research agendas, which are aligned with the legislative mandates that are often related to specific diseases or body systems. To support these missions, most of NIH’s ICOs receive a specific appropriation from Congress, and support research and research training through extramural funding awarded to universities, academic health centers and other research institutions. Most also conduct research and research training in their own intramural laboratories, the majority of which are located on the NIH’s main campus in Bethesda, MD.

From the NIH Strategic Plan:
NIH will support a broad, balanced portfolio of basic research across a wide range of scientific disciplines, a portfolio that will be complemented by vigorous support of innovations in technology and data science. By maintaining and strengthening its already impressive foundation of fundamental science, biomedical research will be poised to identify and capitalize upon potential opportunities for revolutionary breakthroughs with the potential for preventing, treating and curing disease.

Technological innovations will also be instrumental for research aimed at making advances in the early detection, diagnosis and prevention of disease. At the forefront of this effort will be the NIH-led PMI cohort. Taking advantage of emerging biomedical tools and technologies, such as availability of electronic health records, DNA sequencing and exposure monitoring, PMI’s longitudinal research cohort of 1 million or more U.S. volunteers will establish a base of scientific knowledge that can be used to develop prevention and screening strategies tailored to individuals at the most opportune times across the course of their lives.

PMI will also take advantage of the latest methods and approaches in data science, including advances in large-scale databases, computational tools and -omics methodologies to characterize individuals. In addition, PMI will offer researchers the ability to test whether mobile technologies are useful in adapting preventive strategies to individuals’ needs and preferences, enhancing delivery of interventions and improving monitoring of compliance and outcomes. PMI will pioneer efforts to merge, integrate and analyze data from a wide variety of sources with implications for prevention, including basic biological data, health status NIH-Wide Strategic Plan 26 information from electronic health records, individual data on environmental exposures, geospatial data on community environmental exposures and so on.’