The contracting officer’s representative (COR/COTR) plays an essential role in the planning, awarding and management of the government contract. They are the “eyes and ears” of the contracting officer in ensuring that technical requirements are being met and that the contractor is adhering to the terms and scope of the contract. Their technical expertise and project management skills are critical in designing performance-base...

This two-day forum goes above and beyond basic training to focus on current, real-life issues COTRs face under changing procurement rules. The course is organized to give COR/COTRs a direct opportunity to discover better ways of communicating in resolving contractor concerns as well as problems between the program/project offices and the contracts area. Recent contracts will be used to illustrate state-of-the-art topics and concerns presented...

The Advanced Improvised Explosive Devices workshop is designed to address the growing threat of terrorists’ tactics, techniques and procedures utilizing improvised explosive devices. With the ever present ability to easily acquire materials necessary to construct improvised explosive devices, there is a need to educate and familiarize first responders to the fundamentals of common explosive ordnance, explosive detection systems, CBRNE th...

Join Adobe and Carahsoft as we bring the government IT community together with industry experts for an interactive, product-focused technology summit, highlighting the features and benefits of Adobe products and services. Adobe is pleased to shine a spotlight on their full portfolio of products and services for federal, state, and local government agencies. Join your colleagues for an informative day of industry keynotes, solution discussions...

For the past eleven years, government leaders have gathered to explore the latest mandates and best practices in performance management, program measurement and evaluation at the annual Government Performance Summit. The Summit is led by speakers from the upper echelons of the Executive branch and leading Government Managers who offer their experience and advice to managers looking to improve the results earned by their programs and agencies ...

Accidental/intentional destruction of data, hardware failure or cyber attacks can happen at any time and you may be called upon to respond, investigate, document, handle, and escalate the analysis to a formal investigation. In this two day hands-on workshop, you'll consider when investigations are appropriate or warranted, and learn how and when to recover lost or deleted information from the Recycler Bin (Info2 file), Disk Directory/Master-Fi...

OVERVIEW Many HR departments are embracing technology to deliver on their mission. Unfortunately, simply deploying technology doesn't guarantee success. Come learn what you need to know about improving user adoption and overall success of your IT investments. WEBINAR DESCRIPTION Many organizations today are trying to make more effective use of Information Technology (IT) in order to deliver on their mission, reduce costs, improve quality, and...

Business Process Modeling & Analysis Overview Course 250 - 3 Days Business Process Modeling & Analysis is a crucial component of Business Process Improvement (BPI) efforts. It is also a critical but often overlooked activity in new systems development. The next generation of e-Business mandates rigorous business process modeling. In this seminar, you will learn the process modeling and analysis skills necessary to lead your team throu...

Arlington, VA - February 10, 2010 Date & Time: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 - 10am - 3pm Location: The Ritz Carlton, Pentagon City - 1250 South Hayes St. Arlington, VA 22202 Phone: 703-415-5000 Directions: For travel directions, click here. List of exhibitors: scroll down or click here Security clearance required ? -> Yes · Bring many resumes. · All individuals of all professional backgrounds (technologists, linguists, en...

Black Hat DC 2010 Professional Security Events The Black Hat Briefings have become the biggest and the most important security conference series in the world by sticking to our core value: serving the information security community by delivering timely, actionable security information in a friendly, vendor-neutral environment.