If you do business with government agencies and their contractors, you should attend Business Over Breakfast™, the most productive government sector "just networking" breakfast event in DC/MD/VA. Business Over Breakfast™ Tysons convenes at J. Gilberts Restaurant and is hosted by Kelly Edington of The Computer Merchants, Ltd. Your registration for Business Over Breakfast™ Tysons includes the famous BoB networking and a hearty...

The Homeland Security Division incorporates the six critical mission areas identified in the National Strategy for Homeland Security: Intelligence and Warning, Border and Transportation Security, Domestic Counterterrorism, Protecting Critical Infrastructure and Key Assets, Defending Against Catastrophic Threats, and Emergency Preparedness. The Homeland Security Division focuses on the protection and security of the assets, information, facilit...

Last year, DoD networks suffered an onslaught of an estimated 360 million cyber attacks. As cyber attacks on US federal and commercial computer systems increase at alarming rates, the risk for national security to be compromised is also growing. Through cyber espionage and data theft, China acquired Joint Strike Fighter (JSF-35) aircraft plans. On eBay, a hard drive containing US missile defense data was for sale. Both the State of Virginia an...

The 6th Annual IT Security Automation Conference, hosted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, in conjunction with the Department of Homeland Security, National Security Agency, and Defense Information Systems Agency, will focus on the breadth and depth of automation principles and technologies designed to support automation requirements across organizations in multiple sectors. This 3-day event includes tutorials, conference...

Join us for NASCIO's 2010 Annual Conference, Innovation and Opportunity: Transforming Government Through IT. With a strong program, excellent venue and so many emerging issues to address, we expect excellent participation in this year's event. NASCIO conferences provide a unique opportunity for state government and corporate members to discuss the issues facing the information technology field in the public and private sector. These events off...

WHAT'S COVERED The vast majority of BI professionals are excited about the prospects of data mining, but are fully mystified about where to begin or even how to prepare. Of those who did initiate a modeling initiative, a recent data mining industry survey of predictive modeling practitioners reports that 51% of data mining projects either never left the ground, did not realize value or the ultimate results were not measurable. Despite its elus...

Since the beginning of humankind, there has been an economic connection between people and land. Whether it's for food, water, shelter, or economic reasons, people rely on land to survive. By understanding their relationship with geography, a society's people can make informed decisions about how its land can fulfill basic human needs and serve as a stable economic foundation. Today, geographic technology data and analysis are being applied to...

Creating Winning Proposals Seminar Tuesday, September 28, 2010 Join us for our proposal writing seminar coveringeverything you need to create winning proposals. This is a LIMITED CAPACITY event - prompt registration is encouraged. Featuring: Beth Wingate Managing Director, Proposal DevelopmentLohfeld Consulting Group, Inc.Creating winning proposals for government contractors Beth Wingate has more than 22 years' proposal development, managemen...

If your firm is considering going after government contracts, or has recently been awarded a government contract, then you need to understand the risks involved under DCAA's audit rules. Federal contractors with systems built on generic software tools with extensive workarounds, especially small to medium sized firms using popular software like QuickBooks, are at risk of DCAA compliance failure. Those firms with cost accounting and internal co...