Other Transaction Authority can be the key to expanding Business Opportunities within your Company! OTAs are on the rise for two primary reasons: 1) their flexibility is well-suited to the less predictable, more accelerated process of innovative R&D, and 2) they are not subject to most standard acquisition laws and regulation from the Buy American Act to the Truth in Negotiations Act. The Competition in Contracting Act also does not apply...

Three Days. Six Sessions. In Class or Online. Learn only what you need! Our three-day Enterprise Architecture Skills Workshops are intended to give you the practical skills you need to build your confidence and credentials as a professional. We have developed short and focused workshops addressing some of the more common challenge areas being faced by professionals at varying levels of expertise. You can choose to attend one or two or all six...

Technology is changing procurement—in nearly all aspects. Whether it's data visualization and spending transparency, or marketplaces that make it easier to shop and compare offerings, or blockchain and its ability to streamline processes, procurement technology is reshaping and transforming the way governments purchase and suppliers interact with government. The benefits stretch to government programs, procurement and acquisition profes...

Growth of the Internet of Things (IoT) and Cloud Computing has magnified the impact of the security challenge by orders of magnitude. Join Wally Rhines, CEO of Mentor Graphics, as he examines the growing threats to silicon security and possible solutions. As electronic system hackers penetrate deeper—from applications to embedded software to operating system to silicon—the impact of security threats is growing exponentially. Viruse...

This is the event for developing and training government financial professionals to excel as leaders in today’s competitive market. Don’t miss this opportunity to share best practices, find solutions to shared challenges, network with your peers, and learn from the top financial management leaders and industry experts. This training offers up to 14 hours of CPE. Can’t travel to Washington? NLT offers virtual attendance ...

This event has a rich history of providing the "latest and greatest" developments in fraud detection and prevention, internal controls and more; together, we can find solutions, and make a difference in our workplace and the government finance profession. The agenda includes a range of timely and valuable information including: fraud detection, data analytics, improper payments and risks with government payment cards. More than 95 percent of s...

VanRoekel will take part in the chat after his appearance on Federal News Radio's Ask the CIO radio show at 10:30 a.m. Listen on 1500 AM in the Washington D.C. area and online everywhere. In addition to taking questions from chat participants, VanRoekel will discuss the White House's priorities to improve federal technology. VanRoekel will highlight the latest initiatives under the Smarter IT Delivery Agenda and PortfolioStat, as well as progr...

During March 3-7, 2014 Mobile Work Exchange will host the fourth annual Telework Week. Telework Week is a week-long, global effort to encourage agencies, organizations, and individuals to pledge to telework. Individuals and organizations are encouraged to make the pledge to telework the week of March 3-7, 2014. For additional information and to pledge, please visit www.mobileworkexchange.com/teleworkweek.

The Asian Security Conference (ASC) is a major calendar event of the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA), New Delhi which is organized in early spring each year. Since 1999 when the conference was first held, it has become an important forum for debating issues relating to Asian Security. The ASC provides an opportunity for policy makers, scholars and security analysts, both from India and abroad, to share their views on the secu...

Making Big Data User-Centric Part II The modern data environment is not only about size; it is growing increasingly distributed and decentralized. Today, organizations are being inundated with data from an ever-expanding array of internal and external sources. Traditional databases and data warehouses are getting bigger and bigger alongside silos of new data types popping up across the enterprise. Volume, variety and complexity are the reality...