Benefits Local governments are facing growing challenges to manage storm water runoff due to aging infrastructure, ever-increasing capital needs and unfunded federal mandates to manage water quality. Storm water programs that are supported primarily by the general fund must compete annually with other programs and funding is often unreliable and insufficient. Due to the recent recession, tax revenues are down and are expected to be lower in th...

NCMA's 29th annual Government Contract Management Conference is going to be bigger and better than ever before! The conference continues to grow because it provides the greatest level of opportunity of any event for those in government contracting, procurement, and acquisition. Attend alongside 800 other contract management professionals from across the nation to learn about and discuss today's hottest government contracting topics. GCMC 2010...

This five-hour course will prepare you to ship dangerous goods by air in accordance with the International Air Transport Association's Dangerous Goods Regulations. Topics include how to determine which materials are regulated, how to package dangerous goods for air transportation, special requirements for consumer commodities, and marking and labeling requirements. You will also learn how to use the international regulations within the guideli...

2nd annual Houston All-Hazards, All-Stakeholders Summit Join your regional peers for a complimentary summit designed to facilitate best practices and solutions for disaster preparedness and response in crisis – natural catastrophes, terrorism, attacks on strategic sites and other emergencies – specific to the Houston region. Topics Include: Innovative solutions and technology for improving community preparedness Best practices on c...

2nd annual Miami All-Hazards, All-Stakeholders Summit Join your regional peers for a complimentary summit designed to facilitate best practices and solutions for disaster preparedness and response in crisis – natural catastrophes, terrorism, attacks on strategic sites and other emergencies – specific to the Miami region. Topics Include: Innovative solutions and technology for improving community preparedness Best practices on colla...

The OMB Circular, No. A–11, Part 7 PLANNING, BUDGETING, ACQUISITION, AND MANAGEMENT OF CAPITAL ASSETS says that all major projects will be managed using EVMS as defined in the Capital Programming Guide. That the information will be used to report to status against OMB 300 programs. EVM is a proven project management technique which will provide an early warning of project cost and schedule performance issues. On June 30, 2009, the Office...

If you ship batteries by ground or air, you must comply with DOT or IATA regulations for how the batteries are packaged, marked, labeled, and transported. The rules apply not only to batteries, but also to equipment or vehicles that contain batteries. Virtually all types of batteries are regulated, including lithium, lead-acid, nickel cadmium, and metal hydride, alkaline. All personnel involved in the packaging, marking, labeling, or shipment...

Essential Components of a Successful GRC Strategy Topics to be Presented: - Transforming GRC into a Profit Center - Developing a Cost-Effective Ethics Training Program - Privacy: Should It be an Integral Part of Your GRC Strategy? - Building and Maintaining a Sustainable Compliance Function - 10 Key Aspects of a Strong Environmental Management System - Solid Remediation = Sustainable SOX Compliance - Developing a Fraud Response Management Prog...

Learn How to Tame Large-Scale Information Problems and Achieve True Transparency A cross-section of industry thought-leaders, our customers and partners, and MarkLogic technologists will direct a laserfocus on critical questions that organizations want to answer today: How to solve the unstructured data problem How to safely enable and leverage information access, sharing, and transparency How to rapidly unlock the value of all information typ...

As the most highly regarded event for cyber security professionals in government, the 11th Annual Security Conference and Exhibition delivers serious training for government practitioners, keynote addresses by top-level industry experts, and essential networking opportunities with your peers. Your experience at the Security Conference will broaden your expertise, deepen your industry knowledge and fine-tune your leadership skills. Make yoursel...