WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- When the military technology community
convenes on March 7 - 9 at FOSE 2006, they'll march to a digital drum.
FOSE 2006, celebrating its 30th year as the premier government technology
event for federal, state, and local government professionals, is the forum for
military technologists to see new products, hear from industry and military
visionaries, and explore high tech innovation at work. FOSE 2006 takes place
at the Washington DC Convention Center on March 7-9 with 25,000 attendees and
550 industry exhibits. Free registration for military and government
professionals is available online at http://www.fose.com.
"The growth in the military's use of technology and the explosion of the
Internet have made FOSE even more important to the services," said Lorenz
Hassenstein, vice president of PostNewsweek Tech Media. "Whether preserving
digital military records in the National Archives, gathering intelligence,
managing supplies in Iraq using RFID, or a myriad of other programs, the
Department of Defense is leveraging the information revolution. The
Department of Defense and the military services represent the fastest growing
attendee segment at FOSE."
Paul A. Brinkley, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Business
Transformation and Tom Modly, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Financial
Management (Comptroller) will deliver a keynote address on the Department of
Defense entitled, "Transforming the Way We Do Business" on Tuesday, March 7 at
11:30 AM. The Department of Defense (DoD) is the largest and most complex
business in the entire world, managing 5.5 million employees, operating under
a budget of $430 billion and handling worldwide operations. Brinkley and Modly
will discuss the need for dramatic transformation within DoD in the face of
globalization, the threat of terrorism, new technology and the sheer magnitude
of DoD's mission.
Michael Abrashoff, former Commander of U.S.S. Benfold and author of It's
Your Ship: Management Techniques from the Best Damn Ship in the Navy and Get
Your Ship will deliver a keynote address at FOSE on Thursday, March 9 at 9 AM.
Abrashoff will discuss the innovative leadership techniques that earned him
the prestigious Spokane Trophy for having the highest degree of combat
readiness in the Navy.
Military buyers can meet with over 550 exhibiting companies at FOSE,
including Cisco Systems, CDW.G, Booz Allen Hamilton, Dell Computers, HP,
Lockheed Martin, Sun Microsystems and others. In addition, the military will
be able to meet with their peers at FOSE's DoD Center where military
organizations will demonstrate and present tutorials on cutting-edge
applications that are transforming the way the DoD does business.
Applications being showcased include the Battlefield Medical Information
System - Tactical program which has broken healthcare industry standards by
implementing worldwide its Electronic Health Record; the US Joint Forces
Command's Joint Experimentation secure wireless infrastructure; the Justice
Department's wireless management office interoperability assistance project,
supporting 25 metropolitan areas nationwide; and applications of defense
transformation that support the war fighter.
PostNewsweek Tech Media, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Washington Post
Company (WPO), is the leading media company in the government technology
community, offering focused national publications, web sites, trade shows, and
conferences for the government technology market. PostNewsweek Tech Media
produces Government Computer News, a controlled-circulation magazine published
thirty times per year for government managers who buy information technology
products and services; Government Leader, a controlled-circulation magazine
focused on the important issues in public management, human resources,
financial management and technology published 6 times a year; Washington
Technology, a twice-monthly controlled-circulation magazine for government
information technology system integrators; Defense Systems, the leading
magazine for defense transformation; FOSE, the premier technology exhibition
and conference in the government market; and government's executive business
conference, IRMCO, for the U.S. General Services Administration. For further
information about PostNewsweek Tech Media, go to
http://www.postnewsweektech.com.
Registration for FOSE is free for military and government professionals
and $50 for industry. To register for FOSE 2006 or for more information about
the event go to http://www.FOSE.com or call 1-800-791-FOSE.
SOURCE PostNewsweek Tech Media
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