NRC HACK Cybersecurity Seminar & Expo

May 17, 2022

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Event Manager:Alysia Coleman LindsayN@fbcdb.com

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Cyber-attacks at nuclear power plants don't just happen in Hollywood. That's because places with radioactive materials make incredibly tempting cyber targets.

With this real and ever-present threat, the Information Security Directorate of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) works diligently daily to provide technological protection for our nation's people and environment. Part of their comprehensive approach is to convene semiannually for a 1-day NRC Cybersecurity Seminar & Expo with government and industry sessions that focus on what's new and what's next in cyber.

Hosted by the Office of the Chief Information Officer, this event attracts their IT and cyber personnel, as well as their contractors. Internally, NRC promotes the event as "HACK," which stands for "Helpful Applied Cyber Knowledge." Their well-received campaign encourages all NRC technology users to be aware of the impact of their activities on connected devices (both at home and in the workplace) and the threats they may potentially and unknowingly generate.

The virtual 2021 October event had over 500 virtual attendees. NRC executives, including the CIO, CISO and Information Security Director, have all attended each expo for the past 3 years. Attendees from previous events included:

• Developers
• Engineers
• IT Analysts and IT Specialists
• Network Engineers and Mobility Engineers
• Project Managers
• Security Analysts and Security Specialists
• System Administrators

Exhibitors may also attend the sessions.

Virtual Tech Day with NIH

May 19, 2022

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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 virtually at Virtual Tech Day with NIH! 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 supports 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.

PNNL TechFest 2022

June 09, 2022

Discovery Hall at PNNL
Richland, WA
Event Manager:Dave Johnson davej@fbcinc.com

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TechFest is a campus-wide, daylong event to promote collaboration among various departments and strengthen staff relationships at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). Seminars throughout the day will include posters, presentations, demos, discussions, panels and tutorials. Participation from all divisions/staff across the Lab is encouraged. Senior management, sector management and project management office directors from across the research directorates will be visible at the event.

At the 2019 live event, more than 700 PNNL employees participated. Employees are strongly encouraged to interact with exhibitors and gain an education on emerging products/services that can be utilized within the laboratory setting. Industry exhibitors are invited to attend the seminars.

About PNNL

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), a Department of Energy (DOE)-affiliated national laboratory, is an international leader in computing capabilities. The skills of the lab’s world-class technical staff support the overall laboratory mission to prevent and counter acts of terrorism through applied research in information analysis, cybersecurity and the nonproliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

All technologies relevant to the PNNL mission - to prevent and counter acts of terrorism through applied research in information analysis, cybersecurity and the nonproliferation of weapons of mass destruction - are appropriate for this event.

Denver Federal Center Technology Day

June 09, 2022

Building 25 - Lecture Hall
Lakewood, CO
Event Manager:Dave Johnson davej@fbcinc.com

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FBC invites you to exhibit at the Annual Technology Day at Denver Federal Center. DFC is home to over 6,200 federal employees from 26 agencies, making this the largest concentration of Federal agencies outside of Washington, DC. This event provides a cost-effective forum to interact with attendees from a wide range of agencies that are housed in the 55 buildings on the DFC campus. 

Some of the major employers at the Denver Federal Center include the US Department of the Interior (DOI), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Bureau of Reclamation (BoR) and the US Geological Survey (USGS). Other tenant agencies include GSA, FEMA, USDA, EPA, NARA and the FHA.

Attendees
All agencies on campus receive invitations to this expo. More than 200 Denver Federal Center employees visited the 2019 expo. Some of their titles included: Center Director, INFOSEC Lead, Senior IT Specialist, IT Specialist, Systems Admin, Engineer, GIS Specialist, Senior Project Manager, Chemist, Scientist and Lead Analyst.

31st Annual Government Procurement Conference (GPC)

June 16, 2022

Walter E. Washington Convention Center
Washington, DC
Event Manager:Bob Jeffers bj1@fbcinc.com

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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! 

Event Prospectus


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NLIT Summit Small Byte

June 23, 2022

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We are excited to announce that the NLIT Summit "Small Byte" format will continue with three events in 2022 that will lead up to the in-person October NLIT Summit. This is a great way to stay connected with and keep your company's branding in front of the Department of Energy National Lab IT audience.

The June discussion will focus on how to become involved with the in-person event scheduled for October.

Fort Huachuca Technology & Cybersecurity Day

June 23, 2022

Thunder Mountain Activity Center (TMAC)
Sierra Vista, AZ
Event Manager:Dave Johnson davej@fbcinc.com

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This one-day Technology Day is a unique opportunity to showcase your products and services to military and civilian personnel at Fort Huachuca. Industry partners will be able to visit with existing customers and build new relationships with the men and women of Fort Huachuca.

About Fort Huachuca

Fort Huachuca is home of the U.S. Army Intelligence Center and the U.S. Army Network Enterprise Technology Command (NETCOM)/9th Army Signal Command. Fort Huachuca has a population of roughly 6,500 active duty soldiers and 5,000 civilians. It is home to NETCOM/9th Signal Command, JITC, USAISEC, EPG, CSLA and more.

Attendees

FBC promotes the event and invites personnel from all major commands including: U.S. Army Network Enterprise Technology Command (NETCOM)/9th Signal Command, Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC), Information Systems Engineering Command (USAISEC), Electronic Proving Ground (EPG), Communications Security Logistics Activity (CSLA), Contracting, and information technology (IT) professionals from all subordinates and tenants.

Past attendees included: Directors, IT Specialists, Software Engineers, Computer Scientists, Cybersecurity Analysts and Project Managers

U.S. Army Network Enterprise Technology Command (NETCOM)/9th Army Signal Command

NETCOM's mission is to install, engineer, operate and defend the Army's Network and Mission Command capabilities daily and through all phases of Joint, Interagency, Intergovernmental, and Multinational (JIIM) operations. As directed, NETCOM also supports other national missions or contingency operations.

Camp HM Smith - HQ USINDOPACOM - Technology Day

June 27, 2022

Sunset Linai
Honolulu, HI
Event Manager:Dave Johnson alysia.coleman@fbcinc.com

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Join us during the 28th Annual FBC Hawaii Technology Day Series for our Camp HM Smith - HQ USINDOPACOM - Technology Day in 2021. This annual series of technology days takes place at five military bases around the island of Oahu, HI. These events have a successful history of bringing together the islands' DoD personnel, employees and contractors with industry partners to share information on some of the latest advancements in the areas of Information Technology (IT), C4, Cybersecurity, Communications and Tactical Technologies.

All personnel at Camp HM Smith are invited to attend the Technology Day. 

About Camp Smith

Camp HM Smith is the headquarters of Marine Forces Pacific (MARFORPAC), as well as headquarters for U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) and Special Operations Command Pacific.

About HQ U.S. Indo-PACOM (USINDOPACOM)

The United States Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) Area of Responsibility (AOR) encompasses about half the earth's surface, stretching from the waters off the west coast of the U.S. to the western border of India, and from Antarctica to the North Pole. There are few regions as culturally, socially, economically and geo-politically diverse as the Asia-Pacific. The 36 nations that call the Asia-Pacific region are home to more than 50% of the world's population, 3,000 different languages, several of the world's largest militaries and five nations allied with the U.S. through mutual defense treaties. Two of the three largest economies are located in the Asia-Pacific along with 10 of the 14th smallest. The AOR includes the most populous nation in the world, the largest democracy and the largest Muslim-majority nation. More than one third of Asia-Pacific nations are smaller, island nations that include the smallest republic in the world and the smallest nation in Asia.

USINDOPACOM J6 is the main IT component at Camp Smith. The mission of PACOM J6 is to provide integrated theater C4 capabilities to the Pacific Command in cooperation with its regional military partners through network operations, operational planning and coalition interoperability.

The counterpart to USINDOPACOM J6 on the Marine side at Camp Smith is the G6. The G6 plans, directs and coordinates the training, staffing and equipping of Marines to augment and reinforce MARFORPAC with C4 capabilities. Evaluate and enhance the operational C4 readiness of MARFORPAC through the efficient/effective management of G6 resources.

NCTAMS PAC - NSA Hawaii - Technology Day

June 28, 2022

Hale Anue Nue
Wahiawa, HI
Event Manager:Dave Johnson alysia.coleman@fbcinc.com

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Join us during the 28th Annual FBC Hawaii Technology Day Series for our Technology Day at JBPHH Wahiawa Annex - NCTAMS PAC - NSA Hawaii in 2021. This annual series of technology days takes place at five military bases around the island of Oahu, HI. These events have a successful history of bringing together the islands' DoD personnel, employees and contractors with industry partners to share information on some of the latest advancements in the areas of Information Technology (IT), C4, Cybersecurity, Communications and Tactical Technologies.

Network with personnel from NCTAMSPAC and NSA. Space is limited to 22 companies at this event.

About NCTAMSPAC:

The Naval Computer and Telecommunications Area Master Station Pacific (NCTAMS PAC) provides operational direction and management to all Pacific Naval Telecommunication System users in addition to multiple other functions for the Defense Communication System and Naval Telecommunication System.

About NSA Hawaii:

The NSA ROC Hawaii facility gathers and analyzes intelligence from U.S. interest areas, such as the Middle East and Southeast Asia, allowing high-ranking officials to make better tactical decisions and will also provide cryptology professionals with the tools necessary to better access and collaboratively interpret data from a broad variety of sources at various classification levels. Moreover, its enhanced capabilities will augment work that will still be carried out in the original center. 

Fort Shafter - Technology Day

June 29, 2022

Club Hale Ikena
Honolulu, HI
Event Manager:Dave Johnson alysia.coleman@fbcinc.com

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Join us during the 28th Annual FBC Hawaii Technology Day Series for our Technology Day at Fort Shafter in 2021. This annual series of technology days takes place at five military bases around the island of Oahu, HI. These events have a successful history of bringing together the islands' DoD personnel, employees and contractors with industry partners to share information on some of the latest advancements in the areas of Information Technology (IT), C4, Cybersecurity, Communications and Tactical Technologies.

For more information about FBC's Hawaii Series visit http://www.fbcinc.com/hawaiiseries

About Fort Shafter 

Fort Shafter is the focal point for command, control and support of Army forces in the Asia-Pacific Region. This post houses the senior Army headquarters leadership in Hawaii, and is home to the headquarters of the United States Army Pacific Command (USARPAC). USARPAC is an Army Service Component Command (ASCC) of the United States Army and is the army component unit of the U.S. Pacific Command, except for units in Korea. The main areas of this command's jurisdiction includes Hawaii, Alaska, the Pacific Ocean and Japan. USARPAC provides forces, commands assigned forces and enables full spectrum operations to deter aggression, advance regional security/cooperation, respond to crises and fight to win. On order, USARPAC provides command and control for small scale contingency operations or serves as Combined or Joint Headquarters to support Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief and peacekeeping operations.

The Technology Day at Fort Shafter is supported by the 516th Signal Brigade. The 516th Signal Brigade is a forward-based major subordinate operations and maintenance command of the 311th Signal Command, also headquartered at Fort Shafter. The Brigade supports the United States Army Pacific (USARPAC). The Brigade has five signal battalions, located in Alaska, Hawaii, mainland Japan and Okinawa, Japan. The 311th and Brigade family are affectionately known throughout the Pacific Theater as "Team Signal." The 516th Signal Brigade's motto is "Voice of the Pacific."

Other tenant units include the Expeditionary Contracting Command, U.S. Army Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT), Army Corps of Engineers, 8th Theater Sustainment Command and the 196th Infantry Brigade.

FBC also invites Information Management Officers' and IT personnel from Tripler Army Medical Center, and the Army Reserve Center at Shafter Flats. Tripler is the largest military medical treatment facility in the Pacific Basin. 

Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam (JBPHH) - Technology Day

June 30, 2022

JBPHH Officers Club Tradewinds Ballroom
Honolulu, HI
Event Manager:Dave Johnson alysia.coleman@fbcinc.com

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Join us during the 28th Annual FBC Hawaii Technology Day Series for our Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam (JBPHH) - Technology Day in 2021. This annual series of technology days takes place at five military bases around the island of Oahu, HI. These events have a successful history of bringing together the islands' DoD personnel, employees and contractors with industry partners to share information on some of the latest advancements in the areas of Information Technology (IT), C4, Cybersecurity, Communications and Tactical Technologies.

Expected attendance includes personnel from Navy Region Hawaii, Commander U.S. Pacific Fleet, NAVFAC, FISC, Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, SPAWAR, DISAPAC, Information Technology Contracting Command, JB6 IT IA & Comms, 15th Air Base Wing, HQ PACAF, PACAF A6, 747 Communications Squadron, Hawaii Air National Guard and more.

About PACAF

Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) is a Major Command of the USAF. PACAF is also the air component of the USPACOM. PACAF is headquartered at JBPHH Hawaii. It is one of two USAF Major Commands assigned outside the continental United States. The mission of PACAF is to provide ready air and space power to promote U.S. interests in the Asia-Pacific region during peacetime, through crisis and in war. PACAF organizes, trains and equips the 45,000 Total Force personnel with the tools necessary to support the Commander of USPACOM. PACAF comprises four numbered Air Forces, nine main bases and nearly 375 aircraft.

About Navy Region Hawaii:

Navy Region Hawaii oversees the U.S. Navy's largest and most strategic island base in the Pacific. The Navy region extends over 23,000 acres of land and water on Oahu and Kauai and serves as the host for the headquarters of seven major Navy commands, including the Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet. Navy Region Hawaii enables Navy and joint operations, providing Base Operating Support that is capabilities-based, integrated and optimally ready. 

Urban Warfare Expo

July 13, 2022

JFTB Los Alamitos
Los Alamitos, CA
Event Manager:Dave Johnson

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The 40ID Urban Warfare team will conduct the next Urban Operations Planner Course from 10-16 July 2022 at Joint Forces Training Base, Los Alamitos. Industry partners with products related to urban warfare and tactical equipment are invited to exhibit on July 13. All conference participants will be encouraged to attend, as well as all of the contractors/soldiers supporting JFTB Los Alamitos.

The Urban Operations Planner Course prepares brigade and division staff officers and NCOs to plan and execute large-scale operations in an urban environment. Course participants will gain foundational understanding of Dense Urban Environments (DUE), the complex challenges DUE poses to military operations, and the capabilities, approaches, and tactics available to successfully address those challenges. Graduates will be better able to plan, conduct, and sustain urban operations.

Additional information about the event is included in this recent press coverage.

Cross Domain Technical Forum (CDTF)

July 19 - 20, 2022

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory-Kossiakoff Center
Laurel, MD
Event Manager:Bob Jeffers bj1@fbcinc.com

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Leading up to 9/11, information sharing among federal agencies was weak, at best. 

In efforts to address this serious and systematic flaw, a new group of technologies – called cross domain solutions – emerged to enhance the federal government’s ability to access and send information from one security-level network to another. From there, the National Cross Domain Strategy & Management Office – NCDSMO set out to help agencies work together to make better sense of all the shared information and data. NCDSMO's annual Cross Domain Technology Forum (CDTF) brings together international attendees to collaborate in real time, build partnerships and advance technical knowledge of crucial cross domain technology.  

CDTF is the only event of its kind in the U.S. It pulls together Intelligence Community from groups – that are very rarely, if ever, in the same room – to talk about the latest technical topics. CDTF presents a beneficial opportunity for companies to get in touch with a unique section of the information technology world, as it impacts every branch of the Intelligence Community.

This year will be the biggest CDTF to date. Across the 2-day forum, there will be nearly 500 attendees from all over the world focused on finding solutions for Intelligence Community offices and the personnel who support them. Exhibitors and sponsors can network with the top international thinkers from:

• Air Force Research Lab
• Army
• Australian Signals Directorate
• CIA
• Coast Guard Cyber Command
• DoD
• DIA
• DISA
• FBI
• NAVAIR
• NGA
• NRO
• NSA
• Royal Canadian Air Force
• And other cross domain professionals

Exhibitors may attend the sessions with proper clearance. Due to venue size, space for exhibitors is extremely limited. Don’t miss out – sign up early!  

CMS CyberWorks

July 20, 2022

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Event Manager:Bob Jeffers Theresa@fbcdb.com

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It's clear that the pandemic has accelerated the digitization of the healthcare industry. According to the HIMSS Future of Healthcare Report, 80% of healthcare providers plan to increase investment in technology and digital solutions over the next five years. We will continue to see growth in areas including telemedicine, personalized medicine, genomics, and wearables, with organizers leveraging artificial intelligence (AI), cloud computing, extender reality (XR), and the internet of things (IoT) to develop and deliver new treatments and services.

Hosted by CMS's Information Security Privacy Group (ISPG), CMS CyberWorks is the perfect chance to demo your product or service to healthcare leadership. This year's virtual CyberWorks will include breakout sessions and a virtual exhibit hall with content geared toward all CMS cyber professionals and other employees with significant security responsibilities (SSR's). In 2021, over 475 attendees participated virtually, and we intend to build on that success!

About CMS & ISPG:

The Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) CMS works in partnership with the entire health care community to improve quality and efficiency in an evolving health care system and provides leadership in the broader health care marketplace. CMS covers 100 million people through Medicare, Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program and the Health Insurance Marketplace.

ISPG provides leadership to CMS to manage information security and privacy risks appropriate for evolving cyber threats. Their mission is to enable the safe use of sensitive and privacy data while servicing the healthcare needs of the nation.   

DISA Joint Service Provider (JSP) Cybersecurity Forum

July 21, 2022

Pentagon
Washington, DC
Event Manager:Bob Jeffers

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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 2022 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.

 

Fed Expo National Capitol Region Technology Day

July 26, 2022

Capitol Holiday Inn, Capitol Ballroom
Washington, DC
Event Manager:Bob Jeffers eric@fbcdb.com

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FBC is excited to announce the FedExpo event is back in-person! This event is 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, including the USDA Graduate School, Voice of America, The Department of Education, The Smithsonian and Health and Human Services, receive promotional materials.

More than 5,000 invitations go out to personnel within each agency. Previous attendees include CIOs, Program Managers, Line Personnel and Cybersecurity 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.