Last summer's impassioned debate over the Obama Administration's health care bill has faded, but the real work of transforming the United States health care system has only just begun. In order to expand health care coverage to more than 31 million uninsured citizens, the federal government has been given a host of new mandates, subsidies and oversight powers. Federal agencies can now penalize individuals who don't buy insurance and employers...

GOVERNING’S Summit on the Cost of Government is an invitation-only gathering of public officials to confront the structural problems in government and explore the path forward. After the recession, where do states go from here? What are the smart strategies to accelerate recovery, restore stability and create sustainable growth as governments go through a fundamental reset of the way they do the public’s business? The answers matte...

Prolonged conflicts overseas have stretched manpower capacities to their limit, healthcare costs have surged, however, at the same time, transformational advancements in battlefield healthcare are being developed at a fantastic rate. This conference will cover the latest feedback from front line casualty care, the latest advancements into poly trauma care, efforts to develop multi discipline recovery programmes for casualties, a focus on the l...

The World Health Organization (WHO) released in early part of this year a statement, which confirmed that the world has indeed been going through a real influenza pandemic: In April 2009, WHO reported lab confirmed cases in 9 countries. In June 2009, WHO reported cases in 74 countries and territories in more than two WHO regions, compelling it to announce that a pandemic was underway. In January 2010, WHO announced that more than 209 countries...

Join INPUT for a seminar to discuss health IT, the impact of health care reform legislation and the outlook for the market in 2010 and beyond. Featuring key health IT officials: Michael Carleton Chief Information Officer U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Dr. Paul Tibbits Deputy CIO Enterprise Development Department of Veterans Affairs Why you should attend: With the passage of historic health care legislation, the government contrac...

Join INPUT for an online presentation that will examine our newest Social Services vertical offering, the WIC Program. Learn more about the technologies that support the administration, delivery, and integrity of the WIC program and how your business can find contracting opportunities available to vendors. What You Will Learn: Technologies needed to effectively implement the WIC program Impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARR...

B2G Government Contractors networking event is a monthly recurring event at the J F Kennedy Center, every 3rd Thursday of the month. This is a high-level professional event hosted by Jennifer Schaus & Associates along with MAK Advisors. There is no cost to attend. http://JenniferSchaus3.eventbrite.com

Making Your Website More Effective: Intro to Proven Usability Techniques Class Format: Two–Day Course Instructor: Hal Miller–Jacobs, UsabilityCoach.com Date: Wednesday – Thursday, February 10 – 11, 2010 Time: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm Place: Department of Labor (DOL) Directions to DOL Fee: $400 federal, state, or local U.S. government; $600 for non–government Course Description Almost anyone can put up a website or...

Measuring the Performance of Government Websites and Citizen Engagement Class Format: Two–Day Course Instructor: Alex Langshur, PublicInsite Date: Wednesday - Thursday, June 9 - 10, 2010 Time: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm Place: Department of Labor (DOL) Directions to DOL Fee: $400 for federal, state or local U.S. government employees; $600 for non–government participants Course Description Session 1: The strategic imperative to measure...

Join INPUT’s Angie Petty for an online presentation that will provide detailed insight to help federal, state, and local contractors answer the question: “Where are the IT opportunities related to enactment of the health care reform legislation?” What You Will Learn: Major elements of the health care reform bills Understanding its impact on federal, state, and local agencies Market technology trends driving Health IT and exis...