Professionals throughout government are facing daunting challenges posed by the impending tsunami of “Big Data.” You need to know how to collect, secure, process, analyze, and act on critical information, and how to update current architectures to handle the flood. Attend the inaugural TDWI Government Summit, a one-day, intensive education event designed for busy government executives and those who provide vital data management ser...

Have you wanted to be more involved with IAC but didn't know how? Do you want to make a difference, share knowledge, lead, teach, and get to know the key players in the federal sector IT community? If you answered yes, then be sure to attend the ACT-IAC Community Fair. This free event is open to all government and industry members and prospective members. Meet the people and the programs that make our mission possible. Make the most of your m...

Capital Planning and Enterprise Architecture have operated as two separate functions within the Federal Government since their inception. With no clear linkages between the two disciplines, Enterprise Architects and Capital Planners have rarely crossed paths outside of completing portions of the Exhibit 300 and the organizations Target Architecture… until NOW. By properly integrating the two disciplines, Senior Managers of an organizati...

This four-day course covers the key elements of the entire federal government contracting process. Introduction to Federal Government Contracting is designed to provide those new to government contracts (or those looking for a basic refresher) with an understanding of the entire government contracting process. By providing this framework, you will be able to understand how your work relates to the overall process and will be able to more easil...

In 1982, GAO released the first edition of Principles of Federal Appropriations Law – a collection of the body of law governing the expenditure of federal funds commonly known as the Red Book. Today, agency program managers, general counsel, contracts administrators and financial officers are all faced with significant challenges in meeting organization needs within current budgets. What are the rules? How are they applied in practice? W...

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...

Project Management for Results October 4-8, 2010 | Arlington, VA Earn 35 PDUs and 30 CPE Credits! Featuring Two Interactive Forums:Project Management for Results• Initiate, Plan, Execute and Close Out a Program• Track and Manage Projects with Greater Accuracy • Master the Process of Closing and Executing Projects• Describe the Organizational Influences that May Affect Your ProjectEarned Value Management • Understand an...

In this roundtable discussion with federal IT pros, InformationWeek Government will explore the opportunities and challenges of creating private clouds in government data centers. Federal CIO Vivek Kundra wants government agencies to adopt cloud computing as a way of cutting costs, gaining efficiencies and quickly introducing new capabilities to federal employees and the public. Commercial cloud services are one way to do that, but government...

IDGA’s 6th Annual Military Antennas Summit is a forum on the challenges, requirements, and potential solutions for the development and deployment of efficient antenna systems for the military. With the growing emphasis on joint operations and interoperability, the Department of Defense is continually exploring ways to foster interdisciplinary communications and integration. This summit promotes the development of military RF systems by p...

About This Training: 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), Dis...