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Federal government closures due to Hurricane Sandy

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Originally posted on Federal News Radio

The following federal buildings and other services used by federal employees are closed due to Hurricane Sandy. This list will be continuously updated as Federal News Radio learns more.

OPERATING STATUS:

    • Federal government buildings in the D.C. area will be closed to the public Monday, according to the Office of Personnel Management. Non-emergency employees (including employees on pre-approved paid leave) will be granted excused absence.
  • Federal buildings that take direction from the New York City Federal Executive Board will be closed Monday.

BUILDINGS AND INSTALLATIONS:

    • Andrews Air Force Base (Closed Monday to non-essential personnel)
    • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (Baltimore facilities closed Monday)
    • DISA (DISA elements in the National Capital Region and at Fort Meade will follow OPM's operating status Monday. Buildings will be closed to the public and non- emergency employees will be granted excused absence.)
    • EEOC (Closing headquarters in Washington, as well as its field offices in Washington, Philadelphia and Baltimore.)
    • Fort Belvoir (Operating under emergency essential-only conditions on Monday)
    • Forest Glen Annex (Closed Monday)

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Debrief From The 2012 Recorded Future User Network Conference (Part One)

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Originally posted by Bob Gourley on CTO Vision

Recorded Future held their annual user network conference in DC 16 Oct 2012.  This post is the first of a two part debrief on the event:

On The Ambiance: The event was packed. Standing room only. And it was packed with the right kinds of people. Government and Industry thought leaders, analysts and data scientists with real world responsibilities came together for a day of fast-paced sharing and interactions. It would be impossible to give justice to the many sidebar conversations: but they were all meaty and interesting since frequently the conversations were between people serving vastly different missions but sharing common needs for more insight on the world around them. This makes sharing of lessons learned, models and concepts of operation fun and mutually beneficial. And if you have an event that is both fun and mutually beneficial you have a recipe for an enduring community. So there is something magic happening here.

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Government Information and Analytics Summit, Enterprise Architecture Conference Announce Keynotes

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Vienna, Va - Michael Saylor, MIT graduate, best-selling author and technology entrepreneur, has just been announced as a keynote for the Government Information and Analytics Summit (GIAS), while an esteemed panel from the CIO Council - including Adrian Gardner, CIO of Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA and Simon Szykman, CIO of the Department of Commerce - as well as David M. Wennergren, Department of Defense (DoD) Assistant Deputy Chief Management Officer, will keynote the 10th Annual Enterprise Architecture (EA) Conference. These events are being co-located at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC and will take place November 28-29, 2012.

Michael Saylor has received critical acclaim from Time, Newsweek, The New Yorker, USA Today and The Washington Post and will be sharing insights from his recently released book, The Mobile Wave. The Mobile Wave takes an in-depth analysis into current mobile platforms, and suggests the natural development of a universal computing platform in the future. At GIAS, Saylor will also discuss how the development of mobile intelligence will redefine the lives of people around the world. Read More >>

Cvent Reveals the Top 50 U.S. Meetings Destinations for 2012

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Originally posted by Terri Hardin on Cvent

Cvent, the leader in cloud-based event management solutions, today announced the top 50 cities for meetings and events in the United States, according to meeting and event booking activity in the Cvent Supplier Network. Cvent operates the number one marketplace for group meetings business in the world, expecting to source $7 billion of meetings business in 2012.

"Meetings and conventions are important revenue generators for cities, supporting not only the meeting venues and hotels, but also local restaurants, entertainment and numerous other businesses within the city," said Bharet Malhotra, Vice President of Sales for the Cvent Supplier Network. "Cvent's role in the meetings ecosystem is to connect venues and planners to facilitate efficient and informed meeting booking. As the single largest marketplace for meetings activity, we have an excellent feel for which cities and properties are popular and growing, and the data to back it up."

Dawn Meyerriecks to Discuss the Intelligence Community’s Cloud, Mobility Priorities during Keynote Address

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Vienna, Va - August 15, 2012 - Dawn Meyerriecks, Assistant Director of National Intelligence for Acquisition, Technology and Facilities at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), will deliver a keynote address, "Cloud Apotheosis," on Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at 1pm at the Cloud & Virtualization, Cybersecurity and Mobile Government Conferences.  The co-located events will be held October 22-23, 2012 at the Grand Hyatt in Washington, DC.

"Cloud Apotheosis" will focus on the intelligence community's (IC) potential shift to an enterprise cloud environment, as well as their future mobile plans.  Ms. Meyerriecks will share insights on the status of current IC technology initiatives, as well as provide an assessment of what advancements government and industry should expect in the near term.

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