Electrical Power Basics: Provides an overview of shipboard electrical power systems and electrical machines in a simplified manner suitable for all engineers and managers interested in electrical power. This course will cover traditional as well as new and emerging electrical equipment in the marine industry. Although the content will focus around shipboard systems, the course will be useful to a wide variety of professionals working wherever...

Overview: Being the HIPAA Security and Privacy Official involves not only ensuring you know the appropriate patient rights and controls on your uses and disclosures of protected health information, but you also have the proper policies and procedures in place. If audited or the subject of a compliance review you will be required to show the government you have all the necessary documentation in place for safeguarding patient Protected Health I...

Course Description This course is an introduction to the planning, analysis, sourcing and forming contracts between public and private parties for the purpose of accomplishing the missions of governmental agencies at the federal level by a Subject Matter Expert. It is designed for individuals considering or engaged in a federal procurement (1102) career. It is for personnel wanting to enhance their knowledge, and suppliers or citizens interest...

Dam Safety 2016 will feature more than 30 technical sessions on a wide variety of important dam safety engineering and program-related topics. This year's opening plenary session will focus on remembering the Teton Dam failure and understanding the impact of that event in shaping modern dam safety policy. Concurrent sessions on such popular topics as hydrologic modeling, dam owner and regulatory issues, recent extreme storm events, seismic iss...

This course is available to all Federal, State, local government and private sector SECURITY and ENGINEERING professionals. While the course focuses on securing DOD assets, the concepts learned are prudent and applicable in reducing criminal and terrorist threats to non-DOD buildings, as well. Contractors and consultants seeking construction contracts with the Department of Defense will attend this course. The course is designed to familiarize...

SANS is pleased to announce we have partnered with NERC to offer a pre-conference training course and CyberCity at Grid Security Conference (GridSecCon) 2015 on Tuesday, October 13, 2015 at the Hilton Philadelphia Penn's Landing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. NERC's annual Grid Security Conference (GridSecCon) series brings together cybersecurity and physical security experts from industry and government to share emerging security trends, poli...

Leading Change TogetherChairman: Lance SpitznerSummit: August 19Training: August 17 - 18 & 20-25 Don't miss the opportunity to learn from your peers on how to build next generation security awareness programs at the SANS Security Awareness Summit in Philadelphia. Hear security awareness officers share inside knowledge on how they took their awareness programs to the next level and how they measured the impact. In addition, you will have th...

Decision makers from business, industry and government must now seek integrated energy solutions — solutions which assure both a secure and affordable power supply, and effective management of both energy and overall operational costs. Globalcon, presented by the Association of Energy Engineers, is designed specifically to facilitate those who need to get up to speed on the latest developments in the energy field, explore promising new t...

In an effort to support resiliency and keep risk management efforts focused on supply chains, the Department of Homeland Security, National Protection and Programs Directorate, has developed a series of supply chain security workshops sponsored by the Critical Manufacturing Sector. A Unique Training Opportunity This workshop will enhance the security and resilience of owners and operators, targeting the needs of small and medium business, but...

Eliminate problems upfront by adhering to Pennsylvania's open records laws. Find out what Pennsylvania law has to say about balancing the public's right to information with the individual's right to privacy. If you're involved with a public entity or if you represent the media, you need to know the ins and outs of the state's Right to Know Law. Join your peers and our panel of leading professionals as they update you on the interpretation of t...