The Department of Veterans Affairs is hosting this event on August 15-18th, 2011, at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana being assisted by Halfaker and Associates LLC. The largest nationwide conference of its kind, the National Veteran Small Business Conference provides Veteran-Owned and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (VOSBs and SDVOSBs) an opportunity to learn, network and market their businesses....

Join us for this complimentary breakfast briefing as we explore how mobility is changing the way government works. We’ll look at ways government is increasing transparency and accountability of Federal spending and delivering data from the cloud to mobile devices. Learn how Recovery.gov is providing mobile transparency on spending of Recovery-related funds and how they are preventing and detecting fraud, waste and mismanagement. We...

Communicators today must be masters of the printed and digital word, experts in the latest methods and technologies. If you create, manage or distribute Government information, GPO can help you achieve your mission. Learn how at the GPO Open House. Who Should Attend: Program Managers, Public Affairs Specialists, Writer/Editors, Visual Information Specialists, Printing Officers/Specialists, Records Managers; and And anyone involved in dissemina...

San Diego's climate and region increases its risk for wildfires, earthquakes and flooding, and requires continuous collaboration and information sharing across all levels of response and emergency management. Its ranking as a UASI area magnifies the need for homeland security officers to integrate preparedness activities to ensure the security of our borders. Join your peers across all areas of homeland security and emergency preparedness to s...

Minnesota Digital Government Summit 2011 Saint Paul RiverCentre 175 West Kellogg Blvd. Saint Paul, MN 55102 August 4, 2011 "As we work toward economic recovery, those of us responsible for state government's information technology will be heavily relied upon to provide cost-effective solutions for delivering high-quality, efficient services to our citizens. Maintaining open dialogue and fostering a collaborative environment will be crucial as...

Network with Peers and Share Your Experiences Whether it's a catastrophic accident, severe blizzard, or act of terror, Boston cannot predict when or how disasters will strike. What we do know is that effective disaster preparedness and emergency management requires expanded collaboration and response capabilities with all stakeholders. This is truly a must attend event for all those responsible for the safety and well-being of the public. You...

In the ever changing world of government contracting, it’s what you don’t know that can hurt you. Join us to learn more about what you can do when things go wrong and a protest filed with the Government Accountability Office could offer the solution. Seven things you should know: 1. Protests are more successful than you think2. What must be protested PRIOR for award to be timely - i.e. defects in the solicitation3. The importance o...

MAST is the Global Maritime Security and Defence community’s dedicated conference and exhibition series. Uniting senior-level leaders from over 40 countries, MAST is the ultimate event at which to discuss future capabilities and concepts with the major maritime security and defence ‘shareholders’, and evaluate future and state-of-the-art technologies. MAST is organised by an unmatched international committee of renowned and r...

Tennessee Digital Government Summit 2011 Doubletree Hotel 315 4th Avenue North Nashville, TN 37219 June 23, 2011 While government has leveraged technology for years, it has not embraced the foundational transformation experienced by the business community over the past thirty years. If we are to transform government, it is critical that we re-evaluate and re-engineer our business processes as we look to integrate enabling technologies. Applyi...

Overview To sell productively to the government, you and your team must understand its unique requirements and buying processes. What do contracting officers care about? How do they make decisions on which contracting methods and vehicles to use when making IT purchases? What is your role in this process? This intensive one-day course: Defines the various contracting methods and types used in IT procurements Discusses strategies to acquire and...