Science and Technology Events

A cybersecurity presentation on a current topic and answers to you cybersecurity questions! A small business cybersecurity and information protection Ask-Me-Anything with Kelley Kiernan - Office of the Air Force and Space Force Chief Information Security Officer (CISO).

*Jan 25 – Guest Speaker: “ Demystifying Zero Trust for Small Business” Guest Speaker is Mr. Scott Rose, national expert from the NIST Zero Trust Team. LinkedIn Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-rose-438a755/

On January 27th, join NDIA and a panel of defense cybersecurity professionals to discuss impacts of the government’s updated CMMC 2.0 requirements. The webinar will feature polling questions to help NDIA define member concerns about changes and implementation, which will inform future Tabletop webinars. NDIA plans to share member challenges and insights with government personnel shaping CMMC 2.0 requirements, and will include actions and responses during future Tabletop webinars.

(PLEASE READ: This will be a Hybrid Collider, In-Person and Virtual; the SB Hub has increased its Collider Outreach to across the entire USA. When registering to attend the event please let us know if you will be attending in-person or virtually - we have room for 80 in-person attendees.)

OVERVIEW

The Small Business Hub has partnered with Tenet3 to host an introduction to “LIfting and Shifting” software applications to the cloud in preparation for Platform One. Specifically, you will learn how small businesses:

• save money by allocating need specific "on demand" computer resources
• save time and money by leveraging the Tenet3 IL4 approved (pending IL5) cloud infrastructure to securely deploy their technology to the environment that was right for them and their users
• avoid costly overhead by leveraging worry free hosting with an experienced team that takes care of updates, patching, and maintenance of the underlying infrastructure to provide a secure environment that is resilient and improves application uptime
• are prepared to navigate the approval process for quick on-ramping to Platform One

Don’t miss this opportunity to better understand how your company can cross the SBIR “Valley of Death” and begin to successfully transition your R&D technologies to the cloud before investing in more expensive efforts.

A cybersecurity presentation on a current topic and answers to you cybersecurity questions! A small business cybersecurity and information protection Ask-Me-Anything with Kelley Kiernan - Office of the Air Force and Space Force Chief Information Security Officer (CISO).

*Feb 1 – “Resource$ for Small Business Cybersecurity” and “DAF ATO Primer/Fast Track ATO”

What matters in DoD? If you tell me what's resourced, I'll tell you what matters. DoD uses four distinct processes to manage department resourcing: Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution. These processes, led by different groups with different incentives/priorities and levels of knowledge, skills, and experience, run simultaneously, while actions taken in one can ripple across to the others. Gaining an understanding of each process will provide context to WID and NDIA members as they pursue DoD business opportunities. On Friday, February 4, Col (Ret) Rachel McCaffrey, NDIA's VP of Membership and Chapters and Executive Director or Women in Defense, will again share her PPBE knowledge and insights in a webinar exclusively for NDIA and WID members. Join her for an interesting, practical discussion of DoD resourcing.

The HUSTLE Defense Accelerator is an elite and immersive accelerator for seed stage tech startups pushing AI/ML, cyber, quantum and UAS solutions with dual-use potential and the drive to elevate the United States’ national security and economic competitiveness. This program is 100% in person and on site May 23 – August 12 at Innovare Advancement Center in Rome, NY. Ten startups will be selected for participation in this elite program for defense innovation and summer residency in our world-class facility.

Deadline to Apply is February 14 at 2:14 pm

Welcome to the Rocky Mountain Cyberspace Symposium 2022 (RMCS22)! The Rocky Mountain Chapter of AFCEA is honored to have you as our guest, and we hope you enjoy Colorado Springs and the entire Pikes Peak region. Our Symposium provides a national forum for industry and government to work together to help solve the challenges of cybersecurity, community cyber readiness and national defense. Our theme this year is: “Securing Partnerships and Technologies." Modern organizations, whether Federal or Commercial, are increasingly interdependent on each other for mission critical pieces of their operations. Events in late 2020 and early 2021 highlighted some of the risks and vulnerabilities that can come with this dependance. Whether it is supply chain risk as demonstrated by the SolarWinds hack, or more traditional exploitations like those seen against Microsoft Exchange; as we all increasingly rely on trusted partners for our success, a critical look at existing and new strategies for securing our shared requirements becomes necessary.

AFA’s  Warfare Symposium is a premier event for the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force and the aerospace and defense industry that supports them. A leading professional development event, it attracts DOD officers, enlisted members, civilians, and veterans. The symposium harnesses the innovative spirit of the Air Force and Space Force with a combination of innovation-themed sessions and exhibits that highlight the next generation of air, space, and cyber power. The symposium brings together top leaders from the Air and Space Forces along with leaders from industry, academia, and government to confront the challenges facing our Air Force and Space Force now .... and in the future. 

The Navy League’s Sea-Air-Space Exposition was founded in 1965 as a means to bring the U.S. defense industrial base, private-sector U.S. companies and key military decision-makers from the sea services together for an annual innovative, educational, professional event located in the heart of Washington, D.C. Sea-Air-Space is now the largest maritime exposition in the U.S. and continues as an invaluable extension of the Navy League’s mission of maritime policy education and sea service support.

It is a supply chain event that brings together aerospace and defense primes, tier suppliers and contract-manufacturers. Engineering, procurement, supply chain, fabrication, commodity teams, suppliers and service providers will meet through pre-arranged one-on-one meetings.

The United States and our Allies have been able to count on a decisive technological advantage for more than 40 years. In today’s complex world we see challenges to our technological superiority from multiple sources. Our competitors are investing in technologies and developing capabilities that are directly designed to counter U.S. warfighting advantages, while simultaneously facing the difficulties operating in austere and remote environments. This year the annual S&ET conference is being held in conjunction with SOUTHCOM and AFRICOM. This is an inclusive conference, open to both Defense and Commercial companies and businesses of all sizes. Representatives from academic institutions are also invited to attend.

The Special Operations Forces Industry Conference (SOFIC) is the most important opportunity for the SOF community to interact with industry and collaborate on the challenges, initiatives, and way-ahead in delivering the most cutting-edge capabilities into the hands of SOF operators. For industry attendees, SOFIC offers significant opportunities for business intelligence, detailed insights, tips and information on what capabilities are most desired by the community on how to conduct business with the U.S. Special Operations Command. SOFIC will serve as an opportunity to stay connected to the SOF community and to develop, nurture, and exercise its growing network between industry, government, academia, and international partners. By leveraging the depth, breadth, and diversity of this network, the SOF community can boost its velocity, multiply its productivity, and diversify its capabilities to meet the changing demands of SOF operators.

During the week of 23-27 May 2022, the Department of the Air Force Hypersonics S&T enterprise is hosting the 2022 Hypersonics Independent Research and Development (IR&D) Technology Interchange Meeting (TIM) at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. This invitation is open to all industry partners with IR&D and corporate investments, including large and small businesses, academia, National Labs, and FFRDCs with a signed and certified DD form 2345 (Military Critical Technical Data Agreement). This engagement is intended to foster mutual awareness, increase collaboration, and identify alignment between industry’s independent research investments and DAF hypersonics-related science and technology needs. Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) from throughout the U.S. Government in various technical disciplines will participate in submitted abstract reviews and face-to-face meetings to provide feedback to industry on its Hypersonics-related IR&D.

The HUSTLE Defense Accelerator is an elite and immersive accelerator for seed stage tech startups pushing AI/ML, cyber, quantum and UAS solutions with dual-use potential and the drive to elevate the United States’ national security and economic competitiveness.

This program is 100% in person and on site May 23 – August 12 at Innovare Advancement Center in Rome, NY. Ten startups will be selected for participation in this elite program for defense innovation and summer residency in our world-class facility.

Deadline to Apply is Febraury 14 at 2:14 pm