Objectives »» Identify legal issues associated with using social media to gather information »» Establish how an employer can effectively design and implement a written social media policy Description Social media is the source of all information. For a governmental employer it is a double-edged sword. On one side, it provides municipal employers with a wealth of information about prospective and current employees. On t...

FEMP eTraining: Selecting, Implementing, and Funding Photovoltaic Systems in Federal Facilities Learn best practices for selecting and installing PV technologies at Federal sites: Evaluate the main types of PV materials and technologies and basic PV system components; Predict a site’s available solar resources and select the best technologies Interpret manufacturer performance ratings, understand environmental impacts, and assess warrant...

Industry receives 10% OFF rates. Please contact GTRA for more details. GTRA SecureGOV Technology Council Meeting - December 2-4, 2012 - Bedford, PA The invitation-only GTRA Technology Council Meeting is an opportunity for Government IT leaders to come together to collaborate, network, and share best practices and lessons learned across the areas paramount in ensuring success around our nation’s technology initiatives. Sessions will focus...

The ONLY Mississippian Lime Event focused on Getting Deals Done The Mississippian Formation is shaping up to be as big an oil play – or bigger – than Bakken. Infocast developed the timely and exciting Mississippian Formation Summit so you can assess the geologic potential, openings to enter the play, investment potential, land leasing information and all the associated opportunities that go with drilling in this lucrative emerging...

Government Employees: $1,295 (Federal, State or Local Government Issued ID) Team Rate for Government: Send a government team to learn together. Register two government employees from the same office at the same time and the third person registers at 50% of the standard government rate. Industry and Contractors: $1,395 (Including contractors on-site and in direct support of government agencies). This event is NOT for industry business develope...

Objectives »»Learn to see new opportunities for creating value for citizens and customers, for removing waste from every process, and for creating more rewarding jobs for employees »»Understand how lean thinking can be applied in every type of office and service activity in local government »»Choose the lean pathway that is right for you and create your own action plan for implementing lean in your organizat...

Objectives »»Understand different strategic planning approaches and techniques and their attendant advantages and disadvantages »»Become familiar with strategic plan implementation and follow-up and how strategic planning fits into other organizational functions, such as budgeting and accountability »»Learn how to conduct strategic planning using interactive learning simulation exercises, or “learning...

Attend an upcoming National Contract Management Association (NCMA) National Education Seminar! The COR Member of the Acquisition Team: The Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) Guide to Performance and Quality The "COR Member of the Acquisition Team” National Education Seminar (NES) is designed to better illustrate the important role that the contracting officer’s representative (COR) plays in ensuring that the contract speci...

SAVE THE DATE FOR NCMA'S 31ST ANNUAL GOVERNMENT CONTRACT MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE (GCMC) NOVEMBER 5–6, 2012 · RENAISSANCE DOWNTOWN HOTEL · WASHINGTON, DC Join us for NCMA's 31st Annual Government Contract Management Conference (GCMC), November 5–6, 2012, in Washington, DC at the Renaissance Downtown Hotel. GCMC has long been known as the most comprehensive conference for government contract professionals. Last year's ev...

SANS SEC 464 Hacker Guard is a technical security awareness program for privilege users.Tuition covers 4- 3 hour days of initial training, program materials, 11 hands on labs, and quarterly threat vector briefing and tool updates to reinforce what was originally instructed within the curriculum for a year.The three key components of the program:1. The importance of Baselining. -Knowing what is normal/abnormal for Windows and Unix systems -Not...