Public Sector Group

TechAmerica Foundation’s Annual Vision Federal Market Forecast
The 47th annual TechAmerica Foundation Vision Conference promises to deliver a rich, comprehensive and widely referenced analysis of federal spending and business opportunities for the future.

Pictured: The Honorable Robert F. Hale, Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), and Chief Financial Officer of the U.S. Department of Defense keynotes DoD Day at last year’s conference on October 20, 2010.

IdentEvent
TechAmerica’s IdentEvent is Washington’s longest running identity management forum.  The day long policy conference is he only event that brings all of the right leaders from industry government and industry together for a highly focused, highly effective airing of identity and cyber security issues and viewpoints.

Pictured: Phil Reitinger, then Deputy Under Secretary of the National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD) and Director of the National Cyber Security Center (NCSC), U.S. Department of Homeland Security, keynotes IdentEvent on November 4, 2010

TechAmerica Foundation West Coast Vision Conference
The TechAmerica Foundation hosted a one day conference December 2nd in the San Diego area based on the findings of our two day Vision Conference, which is held annually in the Washington, DC area. Many companies use the information to develop their annual operating and long range strategic plans.

Pictured: Gary Wang, CIO, Corporate Operations Lead, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, keynotes the 2010 conference on December 2, 2010.

Welcome Reception for the Department of Defense Chief Information Officer
TechAmerica, AFCEA, AFFIRM, NDIA, and NVTC were delighted to jointly host a reception to welcome the new Department of Defense Chief Information Officer, Teri Takai  to Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, January 19, 2011 at The Ritz Carlton, Pentagon City beginning.  Teri Takai comes to Defense from serving as the CIO in the states of California and Michigan.  She also has extensive experience in the private sector.

Pictured: Teri Takai, Chief Information Officer, U.S. Dept. of Defense, and Phil Bond, then-President & CEO, TechAmerica, on January 19, 2011 (L-R).

TechAmerica Foundaiton’s Defense Strategic Planning Forum
The 6th Annual Defense Strategic Planning Forum was hosted by TechAmerica Foundation at The University Club. The highly popular panel of defense industry strategists offered their views on the latest DoD budget request and the major challenges facing the industry in the future

Pictured: Defense industry strategists from BAE Systems, Boeing, DRS Tchnologies, DRS Technologies, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and Rockwell Collins were featured on the panel on February 24, 2011.

Federal CIO Survey Conference:  Improving Government Performance – Closing the IT Gap
The Federal Government has already begun transitioning to a more transparent, open, and innovative environment.  At the TechAmerica Federal CIO Survey Event, we unveiled the results of our 2011 CIO Survey, identifying key issues and trends that emerged this year. We discussed the ways in which the Administration and Congress might focus on 21st century challenges and how technology innovation is essential to transforming government.

Pictured: Martha Johnson, GSA Administrator, providing the morning keynote at the CIO Survey on May 4, 2011

TechAmerica Foundation’s Annual Technology and Government Dinner
On June 15, 2011, TechAmerica Foundation hosted its Ninth Annual Technology and Government Dinner at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington DC. The dinner continues to serve as the premier Washington, DC technology networking event bringing hundreds of tech industry, congressional, and government leaders together at one venue to celebrate the partnership between industry and government.

Pictured: Bill McDermot, Co-CEO, SAP AG; Chairman, SAP America, Inc., keynotes the dinner on June 15, 2011

State & Local

Beyond the Beltway:  State & Local Government IT Market Watch
During this period of unparalleled transition in state and local governments, your organization requires more up-to-date and actionable information than ever before.  The seventh annual Beyond the Beltway is the must-attend market briefing on the $92 billion state and local government technology marketplace.

Pictured: Dave Behen, CIO, State of Michigan, and Aneesh Chopra, US CTO, at the Beyond the Beltway Conference on March 7, 2011

The 25th Annual California Tech Summit
Tech executives from across the state visited Sacramento to promote the pro-growth, pro-innovation TechAmerica agenda at the Tech Summit.  Known as the premier event for technology executives and public affairs professionals to engage with California’s policy makers in Sacramento this program helped promote a more competitive environment for California businesses.

Pictured: Adrian Farley, Chief Technology Officer & hen-Acting Director, California Technology Agency, keynotes the summit on June 7, 2011.