Join INPUT for an online presentation that will provide detailed insight into the energy efficiency strategies and technology needs of federal agencies. About Federal Technology Strategies for Energy Efficiency:With rising energy costs and expanding environmental impact, the federal government is focused on developing and implementing sustainability strategies to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Agencies are expect...

While commercial mass notification systems have been around for more than a decade, the attempted bombing in New York’s Time Square in May and major disasters like Hurricane Katrina have highlighted the need to leverage newer technologies for the rapid notification of people and organizations. These seminal events brought forth a large number of businesses that sought to grab a piece of the notification system market. One of the challeng...

Operations, Maintenance, and Commissioning July 1, 2010 First Thursday Seminar #6 Operations, Maintenance, and Commissioning provides an overview of operations and maintenance (O&M) best practices with a focus on corrective, preventive, and predictive infrastructure requirements and commissioning for existing buildings. Date: July 1, 2010 Time: 1:30 ET Length: 90 minutes Instructor: Ray Pugh; Pacific Northwest National Laboratory FEMP Exp...

Agile BI: Making Business Intelligence Work for the Organization Attendees of this webcast learned how: Organizational and IT managers can work closely together to accelerate BI project success by addressing the primary challenges across accessibility, technology, and financial barriers Changing demands and requirements are associated with evolving data warehousing and analytics needs Agile techniques can be utilized to enable tighter collabor...

Mocana, which secures the “Internet of Things,” protects the 20 billion non-PC devices that are increasingly connecting to networks across every sector of our economy including Federal and Medical. These devices already outnumber workstations on the Internet by about five to one. Each device represents a comparatively easy way to infiltrate the rest of the network as hacks, malware and viruses grow more numerous and sophisticated....

While Congress debates making telework programs a requirement in federal agencies, the Office of Personnel Management is launching a telework pilot program. The bill under consideration would eventually require 20 percent of the eligible federal workforce to telework about one day per week. And OPM’s Results-Only Work Environment program allows 400 federal employees to decide when and where to work, as long as they meet high performance...

As a result of the ‘Federal Data center Consolidation Initiative’ Government agencies are facing the challenge of reducing the cost of their data centers through consolidation and virtualization. While virtualization provides many benefits, the virtual infrastructure has different monitoring requirements than the physical. Join SolarWinds Head Geek and Air Force Veteran Josh Stephens to discuss affordable, effective and efficient S...

Integrated QMS Solution to ISO 9001:2008 Compliance June 10th, 2010 1:00-2:00 pm (EST) Organizations around the globe are deploying quality management methodologies based on ISO 9001 or related specifications developed uniquely for their industries. These standards and guidance documents leverage a process centric approach for quality systems with a focus on customer satisfaction and continuous improvement. Are you required to obtain complian...

TOPIC: Legal Update for EEO Professionals Disability claims tend to be the most complicated. Jeanette will break down the legal elements of a disability discrimination claim, including failure to accommodate, in light of the recent Americans With Disability Amendments Act. Easy to follow investigator tips, including what questions to ask and what documents to request, make this session helpful to both new and seasoned investigators alike.