The conference is unique in that it features presentations from nine Chief Information Officers at the federal level. 'It is extremely rare to have this many speakers of this caliber in the same room,' says Holly Schneider Brown, the program director. 'Given the importance of IT overhaul for the government, the dialogue that will take place at this event will be one of the most important of the year.' The conference will address the pressing n...

The Finance Officer's Role In Doing More With Less Why Attend? Funds for travel and training are often the first items to go when times are tough, so why will thousands of finance officers attend the GFOA 104th Annual Conference in Atlanta? Here are some compelling reasons: It’s the one time during the year when for just a few days you can immerse yourself in information that you can take home and immediately apply to the financial issue...

The government IT community is in a state of complete transformation which is fundamentally changing the way it serves and protects America and its citizens. At a time where new technologies, policies, infrastructures, and changing human behaviors are converging, it is imperative for government’s elite IT and technology leaders to collaborate and engage in meaningful dialogue to create a foundation that will ensure success for generation...

Travel Basics Sponsored by Travel and Transportation Training The ideal travel course for the new government employee. Course & Session # 1700-02 This course is a must for someone new to government travel or in need of a refresher on the basics with regard to travel regulations, programs, and procedures. All federal employees should take this course to ease the stress of planning travel. The course's "Travel Guide" serves as the course tex...

The Military & Aerospace Electronics Forum is one of the industry's premier military conferences and exhibitions. Brought to you by Military and Aerospace Electronics Magazine, the Military & Aerospace Electronics Forum targets the challenges military designers face and the solutions industry provide. This in-depth technical conference and expo not only will highlight the technological challenges facing the U.S. military services, but...

This course will first provide an overview of terrorism and the supporting technologies for data mining. Then it will describe details on data mining technologies, techniques, tools and trends. The applications of data mining to combat terrorism including adaptive data mining real-time data mining, social network analysis, semantic web mining and knowledge management for counter-terrorism will be discussed. Finally prototype systems that utili...

Advanced Metering Requirements and Best Practices June 3, 2010 First Thursday Seminar #5 Advanced Metering Requirements and Best Practices outlines fast-approaching Federal metering requirements, technologies, and best practices to help Federal agencies implement, measure, and monitor their progress. Date: June 3, 2010 Time: 1:30 ET Length: 90 minutes Instructor: Greg Palko; Oak Ridge National Laboratory FEMP Expert: Ab Ream; Operations and M...

A half day seminar on the fundamentals of government contracting The federal government procurement process presents a steep learning curve for individuals and companies new to the market. This seminar provides the essentials that will help you get a faster start to pursuing opportunities and growing your business. What You Will Learn: Structure of the federal government Federal budget process Federal buying cycle and selling approaches Key op...

HP Scale-Out NAS: An Architecture to Support both High Capacity and Performance Join HP for lunch and a short informative presentation including a demo on how HP's newest Scalable NAS Storage Solution can help businesses address their needs for managing explosive data growth while maintaining performance and scalability.

Are you challenged with how to achieve a better return on your agency's IT investments while continuing to address mission critical needs? If so, you're not alone. Managers throughout government are seeking to reap the cost savings of new technology while remaining compatible with existing architectures. Join us for a discussion on how to restore flexibility to your agency's IT infrastructure while dramatically reducing complexity, improving u...