The increasing level of combat system integration and communications requirements, coupled with shrinking defense budgets and shorter product life cycles, offers many challenges and opportunities in the design and acquisition of new combat systems. This three-day course teaches the systems engineering discipline that has built some of the modern military’s greatest combat and communications systems, using state-of-the-art systems enginee...

OSHA's Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response rule at 29 CFR 1910.120 regulates cleanup sites, TSDs, and emergency responders. Sections 1910.120 (e) and (p) require workers engaged in hazardous waste operations and workers at TSDs to receive at least eight hours of refresher training annually. Emergency responders must receive annual training of sufficient duration and content to maintain their competencies. This eight-hour webcast...

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...

This five-hour course will prepare you to ship dangerous goods by air in accordance with the International Air Transport Association's Dangerous Goods Regulations. Topics include how to determine which materials are regulated, how to package dangerous goods for air transportation, special requirements for consumer commodities, and marking and labeling requirements. You will also learn how to use the international regulations within the guideli...

TSCA Section 13 requires that any chemical substance, mixture, or article containing a chemical substance or mixture be refused entry into the customs territory of the United States if it fails to comply with any TSCA rule in effect or is offered for entry in violation of TSCA Section 5, 6, or 7. EPA requires importers to "certify" that their imported chemical substances or mixtures are either in compliance with TSCA Sections 5, 6, and 7 at th...

The OMB Circular, No. A–11, Part 7 PLANNING, BUDGETING, ACQUISITION, AND MANAGEMENT OF CAPITAL ASSETS says that all major projects will be managed using EVMS as defined in the Capital Programming Guide. That the information will be used to report to status against OMB 300 programs. EVM is a proven project management technique which will provide an early warning of project cost and schedule performance issues. On June 30, 2009, the Office...

If you ship batteries by ground or air, you must comply with DOT or IATA regulations for how the batteries are packaged, marked, labeled, and transported. The rules apply not only to batteries, but also to equipment or vehicles that contain batteries. Virtually all types of batteries are regulated, including lithium, lead-acid, nickel cadmium, and metal hydride, alkaline. All personnel involved in the packaging, marking, labeling, or shipment...

Essential Components of a Successful GRC Strategy Topics to be Presented: - Transforming GRC into a Profit Center - Developing a Cost-Effective Ethics Training Program - Privacy: Should It be an Integral Part of Your GRC Strategy? - Building and Maintaining a Sustainable Compliance Function - 10 Key Aspects of a Strong Environmental Management System - Solid Remediation = Sustainable SOX Compliance - Developing a Fraud Response Management Prog...

This course will provide you with an in-depth look and practical experience in the domestic and international regulations governing the transportation of dangerous goods (hazardous materials) by air. You will learn how to determine which materials are classified as dangerous goods, how to select and prepare packages, how to mark and label packages, as well as how to prepare consumer commodities, excepted quantities, and limited quantities for...