Learn what it takes to comply with new ethics requirements, prevent litigation and stay competitive. The chances of losing U.S. Government contracts for ethics and compliance reasons have never been higher. Greater government contracting oversight, new OCI and PCI rules, FAPIIS requirements, increased liability risks under the False Claims Act, and stricter lobbying disclosure rules require that all contractors implement an airtight internal c...

FedTalks is this year’s premiere conference bringing 500 of the most influential government leaders and business executives together to discuss ways to improve our government with technology and citizen engagement. The full day event will feature mini keynotes from C-Level executives from the high tech industry, Sr. Government leaders, media giants, authors and academics. Diamond Sponsors: Intel, Microsoft, HP Platinum Sponsors: Symante...

Fall 2010 Telework Exchange Town Hall MeetingFlex Your Telework MuscleTelework Exchange will host the Fall Town Hall Meeting on Thursday, October 7, 2010, focused on how the workforce is changing and agencies need to be more efficient, productive, and agile. The President is clear on telework. The Federal government must no longer trail, but lead by example in the Flexibility Revolution. The Federal government needs to hit the gym and flex its...

The importance of IT in solving information-sharing and open-government issues is putting federal CIOs in the driver's seat at many agencies. With a new focus on data, cloud computing and information security, federal CIOs are increasingly given a major role in executing their agencies' missions.Join Allan Holmes, Executive Editor of Nextgov, and a panel of top federal CIOs as they explore how federal Chief Information Officers are impacting y...

The Online Trust Alliance (OTA) announced keynotes and speakers for the 5th Annual Online Trust and Cybersecurity Forum being hosted at Georgetown University September 22-24 in Washington DC. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke and White House Cybersecurity leader and presidential advisor Howard Schmidt are scheduled provides morning kickoffs. Later that morning, Greg Link of Franklin Covey will provide a keynote on the Speed of Trust, the New Yo...

Workshop Description This Potomac Forum Training Workshop provides an overview of data center consolidation in compliance with the Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative. The Workshop provides a detailed breakdown of major components, reporting requirements and intended goals of the Federal Initiative and how to implement the initiative in the government environment to achieve an effective, cost effective and compliant data center consol...

8:00 AM Registration and Continental Breakfast 9:00 am Welcome and review of objectives for this meeting As the capital needs of the federal government are better understood, the issue of federal budget scoring procedures has become a point of discussion among policy makers within the Administration and on Capitol Hill. Simultaneously, the modification of FASB 13 will likely have an impact on the underlying way that the principles of budget sc...

Workshop Description This workshop is led by subject matter thought leaders and business consultants Mark Stein and Lilith Christiansen (authors of Successful Onboarding: A Strategy to Unlock Hidden Value within Your Organization; McGraw-Hill). The workshop is designed to help you improve, design, plan for and implement an Onboarding program for your Government Organization. Why You Should Attend Federal executives, managers and staff attendin...

Today our nation's critical infrastructure industries are benefiting from the latest advancements in communications technologies, and continue to thrive from the development of next generation networks. But as these industries rely more heavily on these networks, it is up to industry and government alike to make securing these networks a high priority. The Homeland Security for Networked Industries (HSNI)™ 2010 conference focuses on the...

This is a monthly recurring networking event - held every 3rd Thursday of the month from 5:30pm - 7:30pm in Washington DC for government contrators to share best practices. Hosted by Jennifer Schaus & Associates. This is a high-level professional event. There is no cost to attend. Please register http://JenniferSchaus3.eventbrite.com