Time Sensitive Targets (TST), as defined in Allied Joint Publication 3.9, are those targets requiring immediate response because they pose (or will soon pose) a danger to friendly operations or are highly lucrative, fleeting targets of opportunity. TST have always been prevalent in operations, evolving from: artillery spotting during the First World War; hunting for V1 and V2 sites in the Second World War; Scud-hunting in the Gulf War; and int...

Employees with disabilities should be held to the same standard of performance and conduct as all your other agency employees. How can you do this and ensure you aren’t violating the Rehabilitation Act? Federal employment law attorney Joseph Kaplan will guide you through, showing you how to manage employees with disabilities without the fear of disability discrimination. In just 90 minutes, you’ll become more effective and confiden...

In a 2016 PricewaterhouseCoopers survey of over 1400 CIOs, 84% stated they needed to address wider stakeholder needs and 77% found that technology was one of the top three influencers transforming stakeholder expectations for the business. Cost and budget pressures as well as citizen demands are far and away the primary drives of digital transformation in government. We’ll Discuss: Define the factors that are driving adoption of digital...

Strengthening Operational Impact Building on the last 7 years, the 2016 Law Enforcement and Public Safety (LEAPS) Technology Forum will examine "the practical and the art of the possible" in supporting the LEAPS community. Join government and industry executives as we engage, learn and collaborate around the priorities, gaps and program opportunities for law enforcement, homeland security and public safety agencies. The program will also inclu...

The State and Local Government Benefits Association (SALGBA) is the nation’s premier organization for public sector benefits professionals offering educational and collaboration resources. Total membership includes both jurisdictional and associate members who cover more than 5,000,000 employees and represent a gross health benefits expenditure of over $14 billion per year. SALGBA is the only association focused only on public sector ben...

Understand the Tennessee open meetings and public records laws and how they apply to you. The Tennessee public records law grants citizens access to governmental documents and helps ensure transparency in governmental affairs. Many practitioners, however, find the actual mechanics of the records requests to be a maze of complicated, confusing, and seemingly contradictory statutes and terminology. You will get an inside track on the current sta...

Why They Happen, How to Avoid Them, and What to Do if They Happen to You May 9, 2017 1:00-2:30 PM EDT Consent agreements are a feared, but recurring feature of the export control and enforcement landscape. The recent announcement of the ZTE consent agreement signals that the Trump Administration has not stepped away from this enforcement option and, in fact, is willing to apply it to new issue areas and regulatory regimes in order to further A...

Held the second Tuesday of every other month, GEOINTeraction Tuesday is a casual networking event where you can develop new relationships, exchange ideas and discover business opportunities. Each event features a guest speaker from the Defense, Intelligence, or Homeland Security Community who shares their views on current issues and answers audience questions.

NOTE: Non-IALEIA/LEIU members who are not employed by a law enforcement agency will need IALEIA/LEIU Board approval. Speakers: Internationally recognized speakers and those who are leaders in the intelligence community will be on hand to provide up-to-date information. Private security personnel are invited to attend non-law enforcement sensitive training at the non-member rate Speakers and workshops will involve training related to criminal i...

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) will present a new First Thursday Update webinar, Utility Green Tariff Programs, from 1:30 to 2:30 pm ET on May 4, 2017. This First Thursday Update presents a new option for agencies to purchase renewable energy through their utility: green tariffs. Green tariffs allow large utility customers in traditionally regulated states to procure renewable power from their util...