Overview: On January 20, 2017 there will be a new President of the United States, but beneath the surface the transition period really has already begun. The last year of a President’s term poses both great dangers and opportunities for career civil servants, and the higher rank of those civil servants, the greater are both the opportunities and the risks. As outgoing political appointees focus intensely on both getting a new job outsid...

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...

Each summer Federal agencies must address year-end financial decisions, with a “use it or lose it” status to funding. Back by popular demand, this timely and informative one-hour webinar addresses: Rules which outline how and when to correctly spend Federal funds Exceptions and flexibilities GAO has allowed in recent years Avoiding violations of the Antideficiency Act Considerations every Federal employee should know Register toda...

The ability to develop, support, and manage how costs and prices are derived is essential for everyone involved in U.S. federal acquisition—both buyers and sellers—and is a skill in high demand. Cost and price analysis affects everything from requirements development to the price that is ultimately agreed upon, and the fundamental importance of this critical competency cannot be ignored.

Prerequisite: Should have at least six months of contract experience, have taken the FAR Workshop or another basic FAR course before this course. What you will learn: The Advanced FAR Workshop provides an in-depth analysis of the most important parts of the FAR. In this two-day class, we will focus on those FAR Parts that tend to generate the most issues and questions, specifically: • The classification of workers • Intellectual Prop...

The Northeastern Pennsylvania Alliance (NEPA) Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) invites you to attend the 2016 Government Contracting Showcase.The Luncheon Keynote Speaker will be PA Department of General Services Secretary Curt Topper and Mr. George Bath, Senior Acquisition Advisor at the U.S. House of Representatives will be the morning Keynote Speaker. The focus of the NEPA PTAC 2016 Government Contracting Showcase is on traini...

When determining a penalty it’s important to take the Douglas factors into consideration, but your decisions must extend beyond them as well.In 90-minutes, federal employment law attorney Robert Erbe will walk you through all the factors involved in proposing appropriate penalty that will survive third party scrutiny. Mr. Erbe will not only address the penalty at the time of the decision letter, but also at proposal letter time.After thi...

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...