The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and its supplements are the source documents when contracting with both federal defense and civilian agencies. A close and detailed working knowledge of the FAR is mandatory for government, contractor, and subcontractor personnel.This FAR training course offers critical information that will help both contracting and technical personnel understand how to negotiate superior contracts and maintain compli...

Two concentrated days on how to understand and use the Federal Acquisition Regulation in your daily contracting activities including in-depth analysis of the FAR system, the key contract clauses and contract forms. Provides comprehensive coverage of the FAR for new users and an advanced treatment of specific issues for experienced contract professionals. Course includes an explanation and demonstration of how to use the FAR online for research...

The National Association of Government Communicators' 2016 Communications School will be held June 7-9, 2016 at the FHI 360 Conference Center, Washington, DC. It is the only event of its kind that provides invaluable networking opportunities and practical educational sessions to help government communicators increase their skills. The coveted NAGC Government Communicator of the Year Award is presented during the Communications School and honor...

Harassment affects all your employees, and often leads to problems with performance, productivity and morale throughout your entire workforce. But the widespread deficiencies in agency anti-harassment programs leave you and your agency vulnerable to harassment claims. Get your agency off the slippery slope of liability with guidance to address claims that do arise and proactively work to head them off in the future.Dynamic trainer Oliver Allen...

Today’s health insurance marketplace has come a long way from the cost sinkhole many predicted it would become. Healthcare.gov became the biggest challenge in Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) 50-year history. A year into development, Henry Chao, the Deputy CIO at CMS, made a daring decision to change course and adopt new technologies that effectively supported CMS’s modern marketplace initiative. Join MarkLogic and Carahsoft...

Today's health insurance marketplace has come a long way from the cost sinkhole many predicted it would become. Healthcare.gov became the biggest challenge in Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) 50-year history. A year into development, Henry Chao, the Deputy CIO at CMS, made a daring decision to change course and adopt new technologies that effectively supported CMS's modern marketplace initiative.Today's health insurance marketplace has...

Similar to the Maintaining Control Workshop conducted by the US Army Surface Deployment and Distribution Traffic Engineering Agency, this workshop is intended for government, military and contractor SECURITY or ENGINEERING personnel involved in designing entry control facilities. The curriculum focuses on the design features required for the effective and efficient operation of access control points at installation perimeters and controlled ar...

After attending this unclassified Workshop, students will be able to oversee design and construction of a sensitive compartmented information facility (SCIF) which meets official government requirements for a secure area where classified information is handled. The stringent physical security requirements; such as, access control systems, thickness of doors, the strength of concrete and the use of alarms, and acoustical controls which prevent...

The Service Contract Act (SCA) covers the award and administration of covered contracts and is one of the most challenging acts in federal contracting. This course is taught by experts in the field, and provides attendees with a detailed comprehensive text that covers the regulations, board and court decisions and the latest compliance issues from the Department of Labor. This class provides detailed information on how to identify and mitigat...

On behalf of the ICCEC 2016 Planning Committee, we invite you to attend the 12th International Conference on Clinical Ethics Consultation taking place on May 19-22, 2016 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC. This series of conferences was started by George J. Agich and Stella Reiter-Theil in 2003 to fill the significant gap in the field between the explosion of clinical ethics, ethics committees, and ethics consultation services around...