AFCEA Insights #27

Can you believe TechNet Cyber was already two weeks ago?! Thank you to all our sponsors, speakers and attendees and our government, industry and academia partners for your support! In this newest AFCEA Insights, prepare for other 2025 events and help us vote on SIGNAL magazine topics 🗳️ 

TechNet Cyber 

#TechNetCyber 2025 was a success! 

• 283 companies participated on exhibit floor 

• 4,154 attendees 

• Country participation: Australia, Belgium, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Netherlands, South Korea, United Kingdom, United States 

Catch up on TechNet Cyber panels and sessions in our YouTube playlist and check out our SIGNAL Media coverage! 

SIGNAL Magazine 2026 Topics 🗳️

📣 Calling all SIGNAL readers! We’re planning our 2026 stories. What topics would you most like to see covered in our magazine? 🗳️ Vote HERE and share other ideas in the comments! 

Corporate Members in the News 📰 

These prestigious organizations support military, government, academia and other industry members with in-demand products and critical services. AFCEA is proud to have them as members. More corporate member news here. 

• Node.Digital Lands Coveted Slot on State of Maryland’s Statewide Agile Contract 

• Announcing the Next Wave of AI-Driven Solutions for Enterprise Networking From RUCKUS Networks

Members on the Move 

Are you a member of AFCEA with career news to share? Message Lydia Antonio-Vila for a chance to be featured in a future issue of AFCEA Insights! 

• Congratulations to the 40 Under Forty winners! This group of leaders were honored at TechNet Cyber in Baltimore. Check out this post from Eric P. Strauss . 
• Congratulations to Frank L. Cox , one of our 40 Under Forty winners! Over the last 3 years, he’s helped raise over $40k and supported nearly a dozen graduating college seniors through externships in IT and cybersecurity 👏 

• Some of our AFCEA Emerging Leaders having fun at TechNet Cyber: 

• Another AFCEA International Award Winner: Venice M. Goodwine, CISSP, PMP United States Air Force Chief Information Officer. Ms. Goodwine was recognized with the Chair’s Superior Performance Award  
• Sabrina Hogan has joined our communications department as a summer intern! She is majoring in English with a minor in cybersecurity from the University of Mary Washington . She will support efforts in all three areas of the department: marketing, advertising and editorial. Welcome, Sabrina! 

Chapter News 🗞️ 

• The AFCEA Hawaii Chapter received the Model Chapter of the Year award, an affirmation of their commitment to the AFCEA International community. Congratulations! 

News You Can Use❗ 

• 📣 May is National Small Business Month! To all of our AFCEA small business members—we say THANK YOU. Our Small Business program and its Small Business Committee (SBC) are a cornerstone in advancing AFCEA's mission to empower, connect and elevate small business capabilities at both international and chapter levels. 

Learn more about AFCEA's small business program.    Learn more about AFCEA's SBC. 

• May 21 SIGNAL Webinar: Secure Access, Trusted Intelligence:  Transforming OSINT and AI Challenges Into Opportunities | Everfox  

* This webinar is CEU approved 

REGISTER. 

Upcoming AFCEA International Events 🌎 

• June 4-5 in Brussels, Belgium: AFCEA International 2025: Expo and Forum 

REGISTER for TechNet International by May 19. 

Join us for this event to hear about the crucial role of new technologies and global cooperation in advancing defense and security in the digital age. 

For inquiries, contact: europe@afcea.org. 

• July 15-16 in Reston, VA: TechNet Emergence 2025  

Mark your calendars for this summer’s conference, where government, industry and academia will unite to set the stage for accelerating the design, adoption and integration of emerging technologies.  

*Some TechNet Emergence sessions will support continuing education for CompTIA, GIAC and/or CertNexus cybersecurity certification maintenance. 

• July 22 in Springfield, VA: AFCEA 2025 Army Intelligence Industry Day  

This event brings together key leaders from Army Acquisition, Army Intelligence and Army Program Management to help industry gain insights into the technologies, capabilities and services required to support Army Intelligence in the future. 

• August 14-15 in Washington, DC: DIA TECHINT 2025 

Co-sponsored by the Defense Intelligence Agency and AFCEA International, DIA TECHINT brings together leaders and experts from the Department of Defense (DOD) and the intelligence community (IC) to highlight some of the nation’s hardest intelligence challenges and most pressing intelligence needs. 

Learn more about AFCEA International corporate and individual membership https://www.afcea.org/afcea-membership