This event will cover use of GSA Government Wide Contracts and GSA Schedules. Particular emphasis will be placed on US Citizens & Immigration contracting and best practices in conducting evaluations under these contracts. The first part of the day will be a 2 hour session on Government Wide Contracts and the second part of the day will be a 2 hour session on GSA Schedules. The class is being offered in person and via web ex. This class off...

CDC and Virtual Events Declines in budgets have negatively affected the public health community making it hard to participate in traditional meetings, trainings and events. The concept of developing immersive Virtual Instances (VIs) of in-person gatherings, making them feel more real, interactive and useful; as well as delivering them within a fully accessible, secure environment, has been the mission of the recently formed Virtual Platform In...

Eliminating the Pitfalls: Steps to Virtualization in Government Presented by FedInsider, WTOP, and Federal News Radio 1500 AM, this complimentary one-hour video training webinar will explore how agencies are tackling the pitfalls inherent in virtualization to fulfill Administration initiatives like cloud adoption, data center consolidation, .greening of I.T., and telework. Virtualization is at the heart of these programs, and government...

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...

Government Cloud Brokerage: Who, What, Where, When, Why? The Administration’s establishment of the Cloud First policy opens the door for agencies to take full advantage of cloud computing in order to maximize capacity utilization, improve IT flexibility and responsiveness, and minimize cost. As agencies seek to combine different cloud services or legacy systems, they need a seamless form of integration. The result is the exploration of C...

Join Christine Wade of CaaSus, LLC and Gunjan Talati of Reed Smith LLP for the second installment of a 3-Part Series on Subcontracting, Teaming and Flow Downs. This course is being presented online in 3 parts on December 3rd, 10th, and 17th. Courses may be taken in isolation, or as a group. The webinars will present key purchasing/procurement instruction relative to: Subcontract Management & Administration - Complete on Dec 3.Teaming Agree...

Export Control Reform is here. The changes under ECR bring compliance challenges as well as new business opportunities. The stakes are high – getting it wrong can result in business disruptions, unhappy customers and legal risk. This program will provide practical guidance on managing the transition under ECR - dealing with the amendments to ITAR and EAR and operating under the new 600 Series. Topic Outline: How the revisions to the USML...

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...

Government agencies are struggling to adapt to the mobile revolution that is changing the lives of everyone. Nearly every day a new use for this technology is announced and new devices are released at nearly the same rate. Government agencies have no option but to adapt to this new world. However, government faces unique challenges that make implementing a mobile initiative extremely difficult. This live webinar will provide practical approach...

While the year end is fast approaching and we are all focused on the holiday season, you don’t want year end contract and accounting strategies to get away from you. Now is the time to be planning for the end of 2013 and how best to move into 2014. We invite you to a free webinar featuring government contractor accounting experts Janet Borjeson and Michael Brown from the Dixon Hughes Goodman Government Contracting Practice. We will discu...