Hands-On Cyber Security Training in Miami Celebrating 35 Years of Cybersecurity Excellence Dive into an immersive cyber security training experience at SANS Miami 2024 (June 3-15, ET). Led by world-renowned instructors boasting extensive industry experience, SANS Miami 2024 offers live access to top experts in the field. SANS Miami 2024 is equipped with industry-leading hands-on labs, simulations, and exercises that you can immediately apply u...

The Department of Defense Enterprise Software Initiative (DoD ESI) provides the DoD, U.S. Coast Guard, and the intelligence community with over 160 ordering agreements for Software, IT Hardware, and IT Services with more than 90 Software Publishers. These agreements save procuring activities time and include discounted pricing, best-in-class terms and conditions, and in some cases orders won’t require brand name justifications. This webi...

This course provides Delegation of Procurement Authority Training for GSA's 8(a) STARS III Governmentwide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) for IT services. The training defines GSA GWACs, identifies the features and benefits of the 8(a) STARS III GWAC, provides an understanding of 8(a) STARS III ordering procedures and outlines responsibilities of ordering contracting officers. Please note: This training is limited to Federal/Military personnel. Co...

This introduction to GSA’s 2GIT BPA will show you what IT products you can buy and how to easily buy through the 2GIT BPA. You will learn: The wide selection of IT products (hardware, software) available through 2GIT How you can easily buy through 2GIT (GPC card, RFQ), along with tips for making buying even easier Why buy through 2GIT - the many advantages, including availability of products you need, ease of ordering, small business cre...

Agencies increasingly rely on Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platforms such as Salesforce for mission-critical functions, which offers them numerous benefits including flexibility, reducing upfront IT resource costs and delegating upgrades and patches to the provider. Using Salesforce does not remove the agencies’ responsibility for cybersecurity, however, and SaaS applications face their own risks, including misconfigurations, poor access...

Who Should Attend: All federal users including contracting officers, program office officials, managers, and executive staff are invited to participate in these complimentary webinars to learn how Alliant 2 can support their agency IT project initiatives. Warranted contracting officers must complete this training before requesting a Delegation of Procurement Authority (DPA), which will authorize them to issue orders against Alliant 2. This web...

May Topic: Transactional Data Reporting (TDR) Updates Course Description: Would you like to hear the latest and greatest about TDR? FAS is introducing four new optional TDR data fields in Q3 of FY24. We'll share more about these plans and updates on enhanced validations for TDR submissions and the strategic direction's of GSA's TDR pilot program. PLEASE REMEMBER the original webinar on May 16, 2024 has changed to May 23, 2024 at 2:00pm EST! No...

Navigating the Landscape of Decision Advantage: Dive into a discussion with experts on how the fusion of Decision Intelligence and Decision Support empowers decision-makers, offering insights into resolving crises and strategically leveraging national power to gain a decision advantage in complex scenarios.

Join us for an enlightening one-hour virtual webinar that explores the five IT Services Special Item Numbers (SINs) under the Multiple Award Schedule for Information Technology (MAS-IT). This session will guide federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial government officials through GSA's premier IT services offerings, showcasing how these solutions can drive innovation, efficiency, and compliance in your IT acquisitions. Learning Objective...

It may seem ironic, but government agencies at all levels wrestle with the difficulty of compliance with regulatory requirements even as they issue regulations for others (sometimes including themselves) to meet. For example, just as the healthcare industry follows HIPAA, so too do Veterans Administration hospitals – along with all federal, state, local, tribal and territorial health organizations. Then there are government-only policies...