Advanced Writing for the Web: Using Plain Language to Engage Citizens Class Format: One–Day Course Instructor: Leslie O'Flahavan, E–WRITE Date: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 Time: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm Place: Department of Labor (DOL) Directions to DOL Fee: $200 federal, state, or local U.S. government; $300 for non–government Course Description You can't engage people unless you communicate in plain, down–to–ear...

Igniting the Space Economy For the past 12 years, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Office of Commercial Space Transportation has hosted the Commercial Space Transportation Conference in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. 2010 marks the 13th year that this conference will provide a forum for policy makers and technical experts to share their insights and discuss developments in commercial space transportation and other related ind...

Technological Solutions in a Fluid Environment As the continually aging aircraft fleet is tasked at the highest levels in history, the DoD has outlined road-maps to extend their service life and utility with technological avionics improvements across the board. At the same time, the growing needs of a constantly changing war environment must be addressed while increased congestion and safety concerns require attention as well. The need for new...

Arlington, VA - February 10, 2010 Date & Time: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 - 10am - 3pm Location: The Ritz Carlton, Pentagon City - 1250 South Hayes St. Arlington, VA 22202 Phone: 703-415-5000 Directions: For travel directions, click here. List of exhibitors: scroll down or click here Security clearance required ? -> Yes · Bring many resumes. · All individuals of all professional backgrounds (technologists, linguists, en...

2010 GN&C Conference The Rocky Mountain Section of the American Astronautical Society (AAS) originated as a joint effort between Martin Marietta, Ball Aerospace, and the University of Colorado in 1977. The charter for this newly formed section was to advance the technology and provide forums for exchange of information related to research, development, production, and performance of techniques, devices, and systems concerning the guidance...

Government Adoption of Open Source on the Rise Attendees of this webcast learned about the advantages of open source for business intelligence, such as: Reliability and security Reduced dependence on expensive proprietary software Non-restrictive licensing that enables rapid provisioning Lower licensing costs and lower total cost of ownership The ability to customize software for new missions and changing situations

Happy Holidays! There is nothing better than eating a bowl of chili on a cool December evening…. except when it is ALL YOU CAN EAT chili, wings and Nachos AND the proceeds go the Army’s Walter Reed Society. Join dcTechSource.com in a fun filled evening of great wings, hot chili, cold beers, and blatant networking, all while raising money for the Walter Reed Society. You know about Walter Reed. Well the Society provides special ser...

When it comes to stimulus money no one is spending like the Department of Energy. Join us December 15 for our next Federal IT Breakfast & Schmooze as we host DOE CFO Steve Isakowitz who is guiding the department’s momentous spending. And Steve’s not just a pencil pusher - as a former exec at Lockheed and Booz Allen, not to mention a Master’s in aerospace engineering from MIT, he knows the info industry wants to hear.