About the Course The ITIL 4 Foundation course introduces candidates to the management of modern IT-enabled services, to provide them with an understanding of the common language and key concepts, and to show them how they can improve their work and the work of their organization with ITIL 4 guidance. Furthermore, the course will provide the student with an understanding of the ITIL 4 service management framework and how it has evolved to adopt...

The complexity and vulnerability of software is expanding exponentially, so fast that Congress removed some device software from FDA’s jurisdiction. The remaining software regulated by FDA presents a degree of a risk to health that creates a public health concern. Part of that risk involves the intentional activity that can conflict, intrude or destroy software. The problems are taking center stage in the "healthcare software" dialogue....

Live, Online & Interactive Training Webinar Information: We just added a review of what is coming with USMCA! North America is one of the largest producers of light and medium duty vehicles in the world. The automotive industry in the U.S., Mexico, and Canada are highly dependent on trade within the region. NAFTA allows manufacturers to remain competitive in a global market of competitors. This course takes a look at the different requirem...

Small businesses play an important role in developing and delivering innovative services and technologies that help federal agencies achieve mission success. As technology rapidly changes and threats continue to evolve, partnering with small businesses creates the potential for greater agility and innovation across the federal government. Leveraging their agility, small businesses can turn ideas into solutions quickly, change direction at a mo...

The Department of Defense's Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification initiative will ultimately impact every corner of the federal contracting community. DOD's goal is to have every contractor in its supply chain certified, and civilian agencies are expected to follow suit -- so few firms can afford to ignore CMMC's planned requirements and implications. This far-reaching security framework is still in the very early stages of development --...

More and more federal agencies are turning to hands-on methods to compete their contracts and evaluate offerors. Though not new, the use of oral presentations as a means of evaluating contractor proposals are on the rise. Government agencies are using a variety of orals techniques including traditional PowerPoint presentations, scenario-based orals, interview style Q&A, and on-site coding technical challenges. As more agencies begin adopti...

Visionary Growth: Mike Daniels, Google Cloud Mike Daniels, Vice President Global Public Sector, Google Cloud Mike Daniels is the Vice President of Global Public Sector for Google Cloud. In this role he is responsible for driving growth and achieving customer success through the successful placement of Google Cloud solutions in Public Sector entities around the world. He and his team are focused on helping customers achieve breakthrough digital...

You’re making government work in the digital age. Our annual three-day event is an opportunity for public servants, advocates, entrepreneurs, technologists, and volunteers to get together in one room and break through some of government’s biggest challenges. In 2020, we’ll be focusing on: Design + Delivery; Civic Innovation + Data; Operations + Management; and Technology + Policy. At the Code for America Summit, over a thousa...

We are excited to share with you that in March we’ll be celebrating our 30 year anniversary! The 2020 Association of Collegiate Computing Services of Virginia (ACCS-VA) conference, ACCS-VA “The BIG THREE-OH,” will take place March 11-13 at the Renaissance Portsmouth-Norfolk Waterfront Hotel in beautiful Portsmouth, VA, with newly renovated guest rooms. Plans are underway to bring you many exciting events and good times that w...

To protect the health and safety of attendees, this event has been canceled due to COVID-19 concerns. However, X4 WILL BE BACK BETTER THAN EVER next year. We can’t wait to host you again in Salt Lake City in Fall 2021. After careful consideration, and in light of the ongoing Coronavirus (COVID-19) developments, we are postponing X4 to early fall. Dates TBD. Rescheduling the 16,000 attendee event will enable us to provide the experience t...