The newly elected Congress means changes to the political landscape, and government procurement is no exception. Understanding where procurement policy and oversight are headed in this new environment is vital to government contractor business planning. Get the information you need to develop your business strategies in 2011. Procurement Reform and Defense Spending: How will upcoming acquisition policy, oversight, and defense efficiency and ma...

Management Skills for New Government Managers Step into Your New Career Role with Confidence and Knowledge Motivate your team by asserting your own management style Explore Communication Strategies that Better Relate to Your Employees Needs Examine which vehicles of communications work within your team culture Develop your Problem-Solving and Conflict Resolution Skills Resolve difficult situation with the right set of solutions Learn how to Co...

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...

This introductory course has recently been expanded to three days by popular demand. It has been taught to thousands of industry professionals for more than two decades, to rave reviews. The course is intended primarily for non-technical people who must understand the entire field of commercial satellite communications, and who must understand and communicate with engineers and other technical personnel. The secondary audience is technical pe...

Introduction. Basic Descriptions, Terminology, and Concepts Related to Signals, Imaging, and Processing for science and engineering. Analog and Digital. Data acquisition concepts. Sampling and Quantization. Signal Processing. Basic operations, Frequency-domain filtering, Wavelet filtering, Wavelet Decomposition and Reconstruction, Signal Deconvolution, Joint Time-Frequency Processing, Curve Fitting. Signal Analysis. Signal Parameter Extractio...

A GSA Schedule contract is one of the most widely used procurement vehicles by the federal government. If constructed and negotiated properly, it will be a powerful and efficient sales tool that gives you access and visibility to the entire federal market and in some instances state and local governments. Join Winvale and examine the benefits of holding a GSA Schedule contract, the process of submitting and negotiating a quality offer that wi...

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...

Day One: Strategic Planning and Performance Management Updates Monday, December 13, 20108:30 Registration and Continental Breakfast9:00 Discuss the Recent OMB Performance Memo and High-Priority Goals• Review the key initiatives that OMB has outlined for performance management• Understand the importance of organizing regular meetings to monitor the progress of your high-priority goals• Learn how to create better networks in and o...

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...

Course One: Navigate the Budget Process Monday, December 6, 2010 8:30 Conference Registration and Continental Breakfast9:00 Analyze the New Challenges Facing Budget Managers during Times of Budgetary Constraints •Explore the ramifications that may arise due to the recent congressional elections •Discuss the status of the 2010 budget •Identify the most pressing challenges budget analysts must overcome to obtain accurate projectio...