Join AFFIRM for on January 25 for our monthly speaker series. Each month, our speaker series brings a panel of government experts to discuss cutting-edge issues in the Federal IT community. Since the passage of the Pendleton Act of 1883, it has been a fundamental value of civil service to draw from all segments of society, and the first woman to be appointed to the U.S. Civil Service was Treasury Department employee Mary Hoyt in September of 1...

International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), Export Administration Regulations (EAR), and Office of Foreign Assets Controls & Embargoes (OFAC) Explained - complete with all Export Control Reform Changes and New Administration Priorities: This seminar series provides both novice and experienced export compliance professionals with a comprehensive education on complying with United States export regulations. We will review recent ECR ch...

Join us for:GovConnects BizBreakfast- Contracting Opportunities with Homeland Security on the State and Federal LevelWednesday, January 24, 2018 7:30 AM - 9:30 AM ESTHomewood Suites - Columbia/Laurel 7531 Montpelier Rd. Laurel, MD 20723

Are your citizens able to process and sign for services on any digital device? Today's citizens expect a seamless self-service experience while interacting with government agencies. Yet many government programs still use paper-based processes to connect people to services. Digitizing transactions and workflows reduces costs related to printing, distribution, and manual processing. Creating streamlined, personalized digital enrollment, onboardi...

As medicine becomes increasingly aware of the dangers of long-term opioid use, what can health care professionals do to help these patients? This educational session will describe MHS efforts to improve pain management for TRICARE and VA beneficiaries and arm health care providers with a variety of non-pharmacologic options to help patients with pain.

The volume of data that must be ingested, stored and analyzed is growing at an exponential rate. While organizations across the public sector are not immune to the challenges of this new data age, many are excited about the opportunities found in leveraging a modern platform for machine learning and analytics. Join us as we discuss the new paradigm in data management and the modern architecture necessary to meet the demands of today's constitu...

With the updated OMB Circular No. A-123 being issued over a year ago, this will be an advanced level internal control workshop focusing on what agencies and Departments have done the last year in relation to the requirements that defines management’s responsibility for internal control with an emphasis on integrating Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) and what they plan to do going forward. There will be a focus on best practices and what...

Wake Up your customer’s Old Brain and Shorten Sales Cycles at the first IES program of 2018! The 2018 Sales Excellence program kicks off with one of the top sales speakers on the planet: John Asher! Doors open at 7:15am for breakfast and networking. Note the location: Westwood Country Club in Vienna! Sales expert and Vistage Speaker Hall of Famer John Asher wowed the crowd at the IES 7th Annual Award event with a 20-minute taste of how s...

This two-day seminar presents important information for utility managers interested in recent updates to the 2008 Effective Utility Management (EUM) framework, originally developed by water sector leaders in 2008 featuring both the “Ten Attributes of an Effectively Managed Utility” and “Five Keys to Management Success.” LEARNING OBJECTIVES• How EUM can fit into your utility’s management practices.• How t...

This two-day Customer Service Seminar addresses the challenges facing water utilities in the 21st century. The overall purpose of the seminar is to assist Customer Service Representatives in being responsive to increased customer expectations and expanding global demographics. LEARNING OBJECTIVES• Identify the characteristics of excellent customer service• Describe the main characteristics of effective communication• Describe th...