The core requirement of M-19-21 is for the federal government to embrace electronic records management -- to stop archiving paper. Yet any agency that focuses strictly on document conversion and digitization is missing the opportunity to truly modernize its approach to records management. Fortunately, many of the initiatives now underway suggest agencies are seizing that opportunity, and taking a holistic approach to re-imagining what true ele...

This training will focus on: The importance of I-9 compliance for small businesses Changes during the Coronavirus Pandemic Introduce the I-9 forms, importance of filling out the forms correctly, retention process and proactive I-9 audits Common mistakes and how to correct them Areas Covered in the Session: Form I-9 Completing Retention Period Helpful Links Common Mistakes Legal Issues Auditing Forms Communication Contact Info : Compliance Key...

Overview: This course will explain the changes to the Form 1099 for 2020, including the introduction of a new form (Form 1099-NEC), how to tell the difference between an employee and a contractor, how to use Form W-9 effectively, IRS penalties and ways out of penalties, and how to respond to IRS notices. Areas Covered in the Session: The basics, including: who issues 1099s, what transactions are reportable, and who gets a 1099 Form 1099-MISC a...

This webinar will focus primarily on payroll changes related to COVID-19. Specifically we will cover the Employee Retention Credit and the tax credits available under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, the ability of employers to defer payment on part of their payroll tax liability, how to claim credits using the new Form 7200, and how to reconcile everything on the revised Form 941. Areas Covered in the Session: Deferral of employer...

To protect the health and safety of attendees, this event has been moved to online-only due to COVID-19 concerns. New Date: 6/10/2020 As a follow-up to Digital Government Institute’s popular flagship E-Discovery, Records & Information Management Conference, government Records Management professionals will once again gather in June to network and continue the dialog about e-discovery, records and information management policies, appli...

To protect the health and safety of attendees, this event has been changed to a live virtual format due to COVID-19 concerns. Federal agencies have less than three years to shift fully to electronic records management, and successfully making that transition entails far more than simply digitizing existing records. It will require a solid plan of action that incorporates the reinvention of current business processes, dramatically different app...

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The Intersection of Customer Service and Security in the Cloud For the past two years, agencies have been making the jump to the cloud. Many first made the jump to the cloud for back-office systems, such as email or Web hosting. But more recently, agencies are seeing value in putting mission critical IT systems in the cloud. At the same time, federal chief information officers still are coming to terms with how cloud providers secure their pub...

The Cyber Threat Landscape: Mitigating Threats Inside and Outside of your Agency Did you know? The estimated annual cost of global cyber crime is $100 billion. There are over 1.5 million victims per day. 59% of ex-employees admitted to stealing proprietary data when leaving their previous job. US Navy sees 110,000 cyber attacks every hour - more than 30 every single second. Presented by FedInsider, WTOP, and Federal News Radio 1500 AM, this ed...

The Freedom of Information Act, enacted in 1966, was the first law that gave Americans the right to access the records of federal agencies. FOIA establishes a legal right of access to government records and information on the basis of the principles of openness and accountability in government. In 1974, after the Watergate scandal the act was amended to force greater agency compliance. In 1991 the General Accounting Office reported over 1.9 mi...