This course is available to all Federal, State, local government and private sector SECURITY and ENGINEERING professionals. While the course focuses on securing DOD assets, the concepts learned are prudent and applicable in reducing criminal and terrorist threats to non-DOD buildings, as well. Contractors and consultants seeking construction contracts with the Department of Defense will attend this course. The course is designed to familiarize...

Export Administration Regulations (EAR), International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and Office of Foreign Assets Controls & Embargoes (OFAC) Explained - complete with the latest updates on Export Control Reform (ECR): This seminar series provides both novice and experienced export compliance professionals with an in-depth education on export control regulations administered by the US Departments of State, Commerce & Treasury. Ex...

Other dates and locations available for immediate registration. Reviewed and verified by the Federal Acquisition Institute (FAI) as meeting the training requirements for FAC-COR Level I. The Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) is a crucial link between the Contracting Officer (CO) and the contractor. In effect, CORs are the eyes and ears of the contracting officer, ensuring that the work the contracting officer has authorized gets...

How do you maintain your organization’s public image in the midst of a sustained period of controversy? Annie Skinner, Senior Communications Manager for the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), will share her experience creating and implementing a crisis communications strategy in the face of intense public scrutiny. She will discuss media relations, public relations, internal communications, brand management, the role of social media, and s...

Three courses in one training event – two days of photography instruction and practical exercises in addition to one day of digital image processing. Day One – Technical Photography The principles of digital imaging will be explained and demonstrated. Participants will create images to apply techniques discussed in class. Participants should be familiar with the operation of their digital camera prior to attending the course. Day T...

Danyetta Fleming, CEO, and Janice Pryor, Director of Training from Covenant Security Solutions have a roundtable discussion with JC Crane, a 45+ year veteran of one of the Intelligence Community "Big 5",on current Cybersecurity issues focusing on what businesses need to be doing today to protect their users, data and business operations. The group will discuss where there have been improvements and where there continue to be frustrations in ge...

Register today for the second event in the Federal IT Acquisition Summit series on October 20th in Washington, DC. Hear from seasoned government professionals and decision makers as they provide insight on key issues that are reshaping the federal acquisition environment, as well as contract-specific training opportunities. Featured vehicles include GSA Alliant (including an Alliant 2 update), Army ITES-3S and ADMC-3, NASA SEWP V, and NIH CIO-...

Budget-constrained government CIOs have worked to make computing more efficient and less expensive by reducing the size of its data center portfolio. Since the Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative was first launched in 2010, efforts to close hundreds of data centers and streamline government IT operations have fallen short of the goal set by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Government officials are now looking at cutting cost...

Next Generation Applications - Visibility and Optimization across your agency’s key initiatives (Mobility and Cloud Migration / Data Center Consolidation) Federal CIO - Panelist Briefing Date: Tuesday, October 20, 2015 Time: Registration 7:30 a.m. 9 8)30 a.m. Presentation: 8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Location: CarrWorkplace - 1455 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC (next to Willard Hotel) Focus: Application Performance Manag...

Predictive Analytics World for Government 2015 in Washington, DC is a practically-focused conference that highlights case studies of how government agencies are currently using data analytics to solve real world problems. We are holding our fifth annual conference at the Grand Hyatt Washington Hotel. PAWGOV is designed to help agency managers understand how they can apply predictive analytics to more effectively and efficiently accomplish thei...