With the recent headlines regarding government email retention and e-discovery, it is important to understand how the NARA/OMB regulations and deadlines will impact your agency. This one-day Potomac Forum Workshop will focus on the activities mandated by the NARA/OMB Records Management Directive. Key executives from NARA and government agencies will discuss the directive and its implementation. Detailed review and analysis of the directive wi...

The era of big data is here. And with it, agencies have the opportunity to make faster, better decisions to improve mission performance. But there’s a problem. The volume of data is overwhelming and traditional databases and methodologies aren’t up to the task to manage, analyze and share more disparate data sets quickly and securely while accelerating agencies’ mission. The good news, however, is that every agency and organi...

As the cybersecurity challenge has morphed into a multi-front battle -- from the insider in the next cubicle to a distant but malevolent foreign power -- chief information security officers, network operations and security operations center staffs have steadily acquired a variety of tools to counter the threats. This video webinar will explore how agencies can add intelligent automation to the arsenal of techniques they’re using in the f...

Acquisition is a Team Sport The acquisition process has several phases: research, proposals, pricing negotiations, accounting, legal, and ultimately, the integration of two, or more, entities. No one single person can be an expert in all of these segments, so teammates engage when needed and slip out when they've successfully completed their piece. While there is never really a large group of active people working on all of the tasks together...

Sophistication of adversaries and complexity of modern theaters of war, including Cyber, are giving rise to new challenges across the Department of Defense. Without shifting the way IT infrastructures are designed and built, the gap between the military’s operational requirements and the ability of IT operations to deliver will continue to widen. From advanced urban environments to austere corners of the planet, the availability of techn...

The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) is the source document when contracting with the procurement offices of both federal defense and civilian agencies for the purchase goods and services. A close and detailed working knowledge of the FAR is mandatory for government, contractor, and subcontractor personnel in order to maintain the best possible contracts and compliance with its requirements. This two-day FAR “Less Complicated...

You may have noticed that bid protests are rising rapidly in the federal contracting arena, as are the number of protests being sustained by GAO and the Court of Federal Claims. Both of these trends can have enormously negative consequences for your agency. So how can you avoid bid protests in the first place? Find out why bid protests occur and learn the steps you can take to prevent them in our Seven Steps to Avoid Bid Protests training cour...

The Administration’s commitment to modernize the Federal government’s aging IT systems is strong. Recent executive action calls for government to transform and modernize its information technology, protect Federal networks and critical infrastructure, and secure the nation through deterrence, international cooperation and a well trained workforce. This video webinar will explore the how’s and why’s of agency modernizati...

Whether a railroad inspector, a forest ranger, a doctor or a soldier, access to information doesn’t stop at the desktop. Techniques such as virtual desktop integration form the basis of a more secure and accessible Federal workforce, where information is untethered from the desktop computer and is available on any device. This video webinar will explore best practices from agencies who are delivering data across platforms to meet the mis...

Over the next four to six years, healthcare organizations will find themselves in the midst of a shift in the way that healthcare is administered and monitored. According to research, patients will begin taking ownership of their healthcare which will create a deep ripple effect across IT networks that enable the day-to-day activities of the military. To address these seismic changes, the military is looking at how technology solutions will su...