Transforming Data to DecisionsA Roadmap to Revenue for Data AnalyticsThis two-day course will prepare functional managers and business practitioners to finally make sense of data analytics and take control of the analytic process. “Transforming Data to Decisions” develops core skills for business analytics and lays the foundation for data-intensive analytic projects that deliver insight, clarity, confidence and sound decision suppo...

Registration Includes: Presentations, Workshop Notebook with presentations, Continental Breakfast, Hosted Working Luncheon at the Willard, and AM and PM refreshment Breaks. Overview of the Workshop: This one-day Potomac Forum Workshop will focus on the activities mandated by the NARA/OMB Records Management Directive. Key executives from NARA and government agencies will discuss the directive and its implementation. Detailed review and analysi...

Advance your degree in mobilology at the 14th semi-annual Mobile Work Exchange Fall 2013 Town Hall Meeting on Thursday, September 12, 2013 at the Washington D.C. Convention Center. The all-day conference will explore a more in-depth look at the strategies needed to deploy a mobile workforce through management considerations and technology implementations. Consisting of three tracks, the Fall 2013 Town Hall Meeting will address IT Transformatio...

At a time of unprecedented budget reductions, now more than ever, innovative and creative solutions are needed in order to maintain national security despite a reduction in DOD acquisitions. Examining and utilizing solutions such as interoperable open architecture is part of this important conversation aimed at improving our acquisitions strategies. This event will educate acquisition professionals in a non-technical and jargon-free forum on t...

SANS returns to Washington, DC with another outstanding offering of IT security and security management courses. We know that training and travel budgets are tight, so we are offering six courses at the Grand Hyatt Washington on September 3-8.Make your plans now to attend SANS Capital City 2013 this September for the following courses and use what you learn in the classroom as soon as you return to the office: Security 301: Intro to Informatio...

Make the Year-End Buying Season More Productive 930gov is a new type of technology showcase designed to make the year-end buying season more productive for both federal agencies and the government IT contractors who serve them. 930gov facilitates the procurement process by showcasing the technology products purchased during the government's fourth quarter. In addition, exhibitors' booths are all the same size, providing a level-playing-field...

Even though the first mandate for external networks for agencies to comply with IPv6 implementation guidelines has passed, IPv6 adoption among federal agencies will continue to be a priority, and the U.S. government has emerged as a major force in IPv6 adoption. As more private sector enterprises and service providers adopt IPv6, the business cases establishing the benefits of IPv6 adoption (such as business agility, business continuity, and c...

Welcome to the 3rdannual event of Human Cyber Forensics™ where the element of focus is recognizing the indicators and metrics of virtual human behaviors. Presentations will look at the tradecraft and efforts required to identify, understand, navigate, and possibly influence human behavior within and across networks. The Forum brings together subject matter experts to discover and share new means of recognizing human related cyber indicat...

Overview of the Workshop: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released a complete rewrite of Special Publication (SP) 800-124, Guidelines for Managing the Security of Mobile Devices in the Enterprise, on June 24, 2013. Mobile device security has changed dramatically in the last few years, particularly with the rise of bring your own device (BYOD) technologies. This Potomac Forum Workshop is presented to help government an...

Join AFCEA Bethesda on August 8, 2013 for the Mobility Technology Symposium, a half-day education and training event, which will go beyond the business case for mobility and look at how agencies are developing and implementing emerging mobile technology to deliver the mission. The demand for mobility is all around us. With lowered budgets and new technologies, the need to do more with less comes at an opportune time. The trends we see today wi...