The Pentagon’s acquisition process is notoriously challenging and fraught with logistical hurdles. But streamlining the process is critical for the military’s modernization efforts, particularly as the U.S. races to acquire new technologies before its adversaries. Join Defense One for discussions with DOD’s top acquisition leaders about the current state—and future—of defense acquisitions.

The Capital Area LiveCycle User Group will be meeting April 23 at 9:00 am EST. The presentation will start promptly at 9, so please plan to arrive a few minutes early. Brian Paget from Adobe will be presenting on LiveCycle ES 4. He will cover the new features available in LiveCycle including the HTML 5 form rendering and mobile capabilities. This will be our first in person meeting. The meeting location is: 300 New Jersey Avenue NWSuite 900Was...

Smarter Defense Contracting: Managing in an Era of Cutbacks Thursday, June 14, 2012 2:00 PM EDT In an era of tight budgets and program cuts, the Defense Department has to produce mission results while facing increased scrutiny and oversight. How is DoD delivering the best value to the warfighter and to the citizen? Learn about key defense acquisition strategies which include: reaching out to small business and promoting competition, improving...

Two Ways to Participate: Watch the Live Broadcast Online Watch the event online as Cricket presents from Washington D.C. A lucky online viewer from each broadcast will be selected to win an iPad 2®! Join us online or in-person on June 7 as world IPv6 expert Cricket Liu, author of several books on DNS and IPv6, presents a variety of IPv6 topics, including: IPv6 basics Setting up forward- and reverse-mapping with AAAA and PTR records Running...

Registration Link: http://www.larsonallen.com/default.aspx?id=10110 Larson Allen, a national accounting firm is hosting a webinar on B2g, Business-To-Government Risks and Rewards. Jennifer Schaus and other government consulting subject matter experts will be speaking. There is no cost to attend this event.

SSF's webcasts convene panels of current and former federal decision makers to tell you what a government agency is buying and how to position for its security and sustainability grants, contracts and R&D programs.One Katrina-like emergency can strain the resources of government response agencies. Multiply that by three and the Coast Guard, FEMA, Army Corps of Engineers, FBI, and a host of state and local control agencies hit the national...

This teleconference will teach you the 20 steps required for a solid bid no-bid decision process, who should be involved, your timeline and critical questions. In addition, this teleconference includes: -Reasons Not To Bid on a Government Contract -Government Bid Win Probabilities -Bid-No Bid Decision Questions -Post-award recommendationsThis teleconference is perfect for:• XO level personnel for priority business growth or sustenance opp...