On March 12, 2014, the National Contract Management Association Free State Chapter is hosting an educational program you won’t want to miss. Nine experts from Crowell & Moring LLP will cover four vitally important topics: 1. Counterfeit Parts Under the Microscope: Is Your Company Ready for New DoD Regulations? 2. Introduction to Organizational Conflicts of Interest: Learning How to Spot, Avoid and Resolve a Serious Procurement Pitfal...

Organizations know they can save millions in IT budget dollars with Hadoop, but many do not know where to begin. Attend this complimentary webinar from Informatica & Appfluent to learn: best practices to your optimize data warehouse infrastructure how to pinpoint dormant data in your systems methods to Identify data and ETL processing for offload how to determine which data and processing are causing system bottlenecks

It has been 18 months since the Digital Government Strategy was released on May 23, 2012. Since then, Federal agencies have made significant progress — with an unprecedented level of collaboration between agencies. The next 18 months will be equally as important. The Federal Mobile Computing Summit: Digital Government Strategy II will be held on Friday, March 7, 2014 in Washington, D.C. and feature government leaders who played an instru...

The growing number of cyber attacks on Federal government networks are increasing in sophistication, becoming more aggressive, more dynamic and agencies are quickly looking to implement continuous monitoring methods, diagnosis and mitigation tools. Agencies are moving forward quickly in part due to an Office of Management and Budget (OMB) memo calling agencies to develop a security control continuous monitoring strategy by the end of February...

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.

Government Business Process Reform Series Think Outside The (Drop)Box: Why You Need To Stop Using Google Drive, Box.net, and DropBox in Government Business Do you use File Sync and Share offerings like Google Drive, DropBox, Box.net, iCloud, and SkyDrive/OneDrive (the Public Cloud) for government business applications, like sharing documents and files with colleagues or with yourself, sharing across locations and devices? It's guaranteed that...

Are you frustrated and tired at the end of your International Development project? Are you having challenges with your sponsors and funders and their requirements with metrics? This two hour webinar will highlight the advantages of adopting Project Management for International Development Projects and Programs as they face unique challenges. Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) is an important conceptual framework for developing projec...

Please join us for a detailed look at Deltek First for Government Contractors, the only government contractor-specific, SaaS solution suite serving the complete Project Lifecycle needs of small and mid-sized organizations. Leveraging the world's most trusted accounting and project management software, Deltek First is designed to grow with your organization. Fast-growing, smaller government contractors can better maximize business performance a...

"Bringing home the opportunity" This class is for people who are or will be proposal managers. It provides detailed instruction on the Design-iTTM proposal process, covering all stages of the proposal development process from win strategy development through production. Templates are used as the basis for discussion, along with interactive practice sessions. All templates are made available to participants. Class can be taken by experienced pr...

Learn how to manage more effectively in today’s constantly changing government environment with featured speaker David Melvin and get insights into AMA’s Management Skills Course on this topic. In the current environment of reduced resources, challenges include shifting priorities, expanding workloads, tight deadlines, organizational restructuring, multiple projects and increased uncertainty. It is important to learn to transform u...