Simplified Acquisitions. How do they play into your strategy?What exactly is a Simplified Acquisition and why do they matter? How do you pursue these opportunities and are you familiar with how agencies advertise them? Were you aware procurements conducted under Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) actually favor small businesses?During FY2010, twenty federal agencies issued more than 585,000 Simplified Acquisition contract actions totaling...

ITEXPO is the event with an educational program that teaches resellers, enterprises, SMBs, and Government Agencies how to select IP-based voice, video, fax, and unified communications to purchase or resell. It's where service providers learn how to profitably roll out services their subscribers are clamoring for. ITEXPO is where buyers, sellers, resellers, and manufacturers meet to forge relationships and close deals. Any paid conference plan...

Few doubt the critical importance of trusted identity management in our cyber-focused world. As a nation and as individuals, we conduct our business using Internet- and increasingly, Cloud-based, services that demand reliable identity protection and management. As a society, we bank, shop, file tax returns, manage portfolios, check health information, apply for licenses and permits, enroll in courses, book planes/trains/and automobiles—j...

Federal Fleet Management 101 helps Federal agencies meet Executive Order (E.O.) 13514 and other Federal fleet requirements through best practices that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and petroleum consumption while increasing alternative fuel use and fleet fuel efficiency. FEMP training opportunities target Federal energy, environmental, and fleet professionals offered at no cost by leading experts.

Please note the DoD Mid-Atlantic Regional Council is only opened to Government and Large Business SBLO and PTAC The purpose of Mid-Atlantic Council is to provide a forum to educate, guide, and assist Government and Large Businesses SBLO's in working with the Government, primarily the Department of Defense.

In 1982, GAO released the first edition of Principles of Federal Appropriations Law – a collection of the body of law governing the expenditure of federal funds commonly known as the Red Book. Today, agency program managers, general counsel, contracts administrators and financial officers are all faced with significant challenges in meeting organization needs within current budgets. What are the rules? How are they applied in practice? W...

How To Engage Your Employees And Citizens By Using The Latest Web 2.0 Technologies To Drive Communication Results Don’t miss the 23rd updated forum packed with the latest tools, tips and techniques to help you transform the way you communicate with your employees and citizens! KEY TAKE AWAYS Attend this seminar to learn how to capture the power of social media in your organization, along with helpful tools, tips and techniques to get sta...

Benefits Local governments are facing growing challenges to manage storm water runoff due to aging infrastructure, ever-increasing capital needs and unfunded federal mandates to manage water quality. Storm water programs that are supported primarily by the general fund must compete annually with other programs and funding is often unreliable and insufficient. Due to the recent recession, tax revenues are down and are expected to be lower in th...

Budget cuts, hiring reform, succession, and retention. These are the challenges federal government human capital and learning organizations seek to address through the talent management strategies and technologies that enable efficient recruiting, management of human capital, leadership development and maximum budgetary efficiency. But how do you find the time to sift through and make sense of the complex talent and learning management technol...

Get a first look at the transition strategies, priorities and agendas for state and local government in 2011. If you’re in government affairs, selling to state and local governments, leading an association or non-profit, this two-day event is packed with post-election trends and insights! You’ll interact with public sector leaders and today’s most prominent state and local thought leaders on these critical issues: What are th...