A Practical Approach to A-123 Compliance Programs Join us for a unique, interactive workshop that "walks you through" the latest update of The Green Book which now conforms to the Internal Control Integrated Framework (COSO 2013). This training is focused on the current Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government as detailed in the Green Book. This 18 hour CPE course provides you with the tools to implement a compliance program th...

Since its launch in 2011, FedRAMP has become the best practice for selecting, deploying, and managing cloud systems and applications in the U.S. Federal Government. And in January 2023, the FedRAMP Authorization Act made FedRAMP the law of the land! Now, Rev 5 of FedRAMP brings unprecedented levels of automation and continuous monitoring to this industry leading approach enabling faster submissions and authorizations. The key to these new leve...

The central premise of Office of Management and Budget Memo 22-09 laying out the Federal Zero Trust Strategy is that no actor, system, network, or service operating outside or within the security perimeter is trusted. Controlling access is everything. This makes defining identity crucial – not just for people, but for every device of any kind that tries to access an agency system. The strongest form of identity management is attribute-ba...

Amidst historic inflation and global economic uncertainty, the pay and benefits for former and current civil servants remains a key concern for those seeking consistent and reliable compensation for the work they do. Though the Social Security Administration recently announced the highest cost of living adjustment in decades, affecting millions of federal retirees, challenges in price reporting, energy costs, and other expenses can make even d...

One of the foundational tenets of zero trust architecture is Identity – providing credentials for every person and device – in order to manage access to government systems, whether entering from the outside or moving laterally from within. In other words, identity, credential and access management (ICAM) should be addressed as a whole, not as separate point solutions. This applies across all systems, all platforms, and all environm...

Government and industry face significant challenges in hiring the right skilled workforce, encountering a very competitive landscape, where all are vying for similar talent along with pressures to control cost. With this new landscape, government and industry are investing human capital well versed in digitization, robotics, automation, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and new emerging technologies of the future. Everyone is still en...

For government agencies, case management – delivering services to people and businesses – is the heart of their mission. In almost all cases, however, case management systems have gotten more complicated, more difficult to manage, and more expensive. Agencies today depend on legacy, siloed systems that have changed through kludges, “an ill-assorted collection of parts assembled to fulfill a particular purpose.” Rip-and-...

Participate in an insightful panel discussion as we delve into the crucial topic of federal software supply chain modernization and compliance standards for Software Bill of Materials (SBOMs) in line with The President’s Executive Order 14028. This webinar aims to address the challenges faced by federal agencies, share best practices, explore avenues for improving efficiencies, and establish a compliance standard for SBOMs in the softwar...

This specialized training course focuses on GSA Global Supply’s requisition-based ordering for thousands of products. From office supplies to tools and cleaning products, GSA Global Supply makes it easy to find and buy common-use items that fulfill all federal procurement guidelines. Learn about ordering and payment options that make purchasing easy and efficient. This is a one (1.0) CLP credit course.

Over the next four years, the Department of Defense (DoD) will be adopting Zero Trust Architectures based on the guidance set forth in the DoD Zero Trust Capability Execution Roadmap. One of the recent challenges to adoption is fully understanding how different vendor technology solutions can achieve the intended outcome of the DoD Zero Trust capabilities and activities. Additionally, having assurance that solutions selected to fill architectu...