The Data Privacy Imperative: Safeguarding Sensitive Data Recent data breaches have broad-reaching and costly impacts that erode public trust, jeopardize national security, destabilize mission critical activities, and result in significant financial loss. Presented by FedInsider, WTOP, and Federal News Radio, this complimentary one-hour video training webinar will explore how agencies are protecting sensitive data, reducing risk and curtailing...

Today’s government is looking to transform itself through modernization and innovation. At the heart of this transformation are the government employees, the citizens they serve, and their ability to affordably connect, share, and communicate securely from any location and on any device. Join us to hear about techniques and technologies that are fostering inter-agency and cross-agency cooperation and maximizing citizen engagement. *Trai...

The Intersection of Culture and Technology: A Roadmap to Citizen-Centric Government With advancements in technology and service delivery, government agencies are faced with the challenge to keep pace with rising expectations from the public to deliver the same level of service received in the private sector or better. Government agencies are facing with a cultural shift that shapes a new citizen engagement strategy involving technology, policy...

The hour-long Webinar consists of three 15-minute presentations and will be broadcasted on: Wednesday, November 20, 2013; 1:00 - 2:00 pm EST; and Thursday, November 21, 2013; 3:00 - 4:00 pm EST. November - Critical Infrastructure Security & Resilience: Topics focus on tools and resources for improving the overall security of a critical infrastructure asset or facility: Office of Bombing Prevention (OBP): IED Awareness/Bomb Threat Managemen...

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...

Join Dixon Hughes Goodman partners Mark Burroughs and Bill Walter as we co-host Demystifying Cost Accounting Standards with the Public Contracting Institute. This 4-part virtual classroom series is designed to provide a basic understanding of how to work within the fundamental requirements of the Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) in understandable, easy to understand plain English business terms. The Cost Accounting Standards were designed to pr...

NCMA Tysons Webinar "Subcontracting on a Commercial Item Basis to Reduce Risk and Increase Profit" This course will teach you how to benefit from conducting Part 12 Commercial Item subcontract procurements. From streamlining requirements, to reduced regulatory risk and a reduction of administrative costs, leveraging part 12 procurement methods to subcontract is a widely under-utilized procurement method that can save your company time, money a...

A number of "unintended consequences" have resulted from the Government Shutdown regarding many company’s ability to perform work on their contracts despite having funding and scope. In dealing with these delays and disruptions in the business environment a company needs to take appropriate steps to identify costs to either file a Request for Equitable Adjustment and potential claim or be able to show the government the sacrifices that a...

Government contracting can be a lucrative strategy for small businesses looking to grow, but it can also be an expensive endeavor for those that are unfamiliar with the regulations enforced by federal agencies.What many small businesses may not know is that there is an organization in Washington dedicated to protecting small companies from unfair federal regulatory enforcement actions. The Office of the National Ombudman (ONO) works to assist...

The hour-long Webinar consists of three 15-minute presentations and will be broadcasted on: Thursday, October 31, 2013; 2:00 - 3:00 pm EDT. October - Cybersecurity Awareness: Topics provide background information about reviewing cyber resilience capabilities, improving information sharing, and evaluating security needs for protecting national cyber assets: CyberSecurity and Communications Programs – How secure are your networks? The CRR...