St. Louis - known for the Arch, barbeque, blues music, the St. Louis Cardinals, and much, much more - will wow Communications School attendees from June 13-15! The “Gateway to the Best in Government Communications” school program will wow you with the variety of training topics, including social media, communications strategic planning, and plain language. The Communications School is the only event of its kind that provides invalu...

Join ServiceNow Federal, Carahsoft, and your peers on Wednesday, June 14 for lunch and an afternoon of networking as we discuss the trend of retiring expensive legacy IT systems and modernize information technology systems. IT Modernization efforts can not only dramatically improve existing agency service capabilities but also create the platform to provide leading-edge solutions now and into the future. Agenda 12:00 PM - 12:15 PM |Keynote: B...

We are bringing government, education, and nonprofit technology leaders from around the world to Washington, D.C this June 12-14, 2017 for the eighth annual AWS Public Sector Summit. Spend three, action-packed days with the innovators who are changing the world with cloud computing. You’ll go home with new strategies and techniques to build new services, maximize budgets, and ideas for ways to achieve your mission that you didn’t t...

Proposals, Negotiations, Audits: a review of the requirements, process, negotiations, audits and an analysis of the latest developments in the use of Forward Pricing Rate Agreements (FPRAs), Forward Pricing Rate Recommendations (FPRRs) and Formula Pricing Agreements (FPAs) in government contracting An FPRA is a written agreement between the Government and a contractor. The Government will enter into an agreement with a contractor who has a sig...

As the cybersecurity challenge has morphed into a multi-front battle -- from the insider in the next cubicle to a distant but malevolent foreign power -- chief information security officers, network operations and security operations center staffs have steadily acquired a variety of tools to counter the threats. This video webinar will explore how agencies can add intelligent automation to the arsenal of techniques they’re using in the f...

Acquisition is a Team Sport The acquisition process has several phases: research, proposals, pricing negotiations, accounting, legal, and ultimately, the integration of two, or more, entities. No one single person can be an expert in all of these segments, so teammates engage when needed and slip out when they've successfully completed their piece. While there is never really a large group of active people working on all of the tasks together...

Today, organizations depend on web-based applications to deliver services to customers. Ensuring that services are always available and protected is critically important. Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS) are increasingly used to secure web-based traffic and the data they exchange, but protecting and managing increasing volume of cryptographic keys can be a challenge. Learn how a security architecture using Thales n...

The Women In Technology International (WITI) Summit, June 11-13, is the annual gathering of tech-savvy women, held in the heart of Silicon Valley. Executive women, entrepreneurs, and technology thought leaders from around the world converge to collaborate on innovative solutions to common business challenges; explore new business opportunities that underscore how technology is powering change; and build and expand strong connections in a welco...

Information security training in Houston from SANS Institute, the global leader in security training. At SANS Houston 2017, SANS offers hands-on, immersion-style security, security management, and pen testing training courses taught by real-world practitioners. The site of SANS Houston 2017, June 5-10, is Royal Sonesta Hotel Houston, located in the heart of the Galleria area of Uptown Houston! SANS courses are proven to teach you the skills ne...

To excel as a CI professional in today’s business environment, one needs to expertly identify opportunities and accurately assess competitive risks. This requires a strengthening of essential skills to enhance the core CI capability. This boot camp will introduce strategy, marketing, finance, intelligence, and insight professionals to the world of CI in a structured, highly interactive and engaging format. Using individual as well as gro...