The world of CPIC is constantly maturing – new and improved guidance, new and improved products, and new initiatives. However, the purpose of CPIC in ensuring proactive, continuous and effective IT portfolio management remains constant. Since its beginning in 2006, the CPIC Conference has been an educational forum for agencies and practitioners to learn and share best practices, lessons learned, techniques and tools to improve their own...

5 Year Anniversary Event * Government Contractors Networking * @ The John F Kennedy Center TERRACE LEVEL – KC Café Monday, JULY 21 - 2014 5.30pm – 7.30pm * Tickets Sold at Door - $40 Cash Only or Purchase Tickets in Advance at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/government-contractors-the-kennedy-center-5-year-anniversary-july-21-tickets-11662196945 * OVER 200 Attendees Expected * Sponsorships Available - Contact JSchaus@JenniferSc...

Register today for GFOA’s 108th annual conference, The Future of Government Finance, on May 18-21, 2014, at the Minneapolis Convention Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Cy Wakeman to deliver Tuesday keynote address to GFOA conference delegates Top reasons to attend: Technical sessions (including in-depth preconference seminars) that offer comprehensive coverage of all the latest developments, trends, and best practices in each major face...

The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) and the Dallas/Fort Worth Minority Supplier Development Council would like to invite all federal, state and local agency buyers to visit the booths at the upcoming ACCESS 2014 Business Expo on May 13, 2014, at the Irving (TX) Convention Center. This year's Expo will feature the GSA Sustainability Showcase, which will highlight GSA and federal contractors, who are helping the federal government mee...

Agenda: 8:00-8:30am - Registration, Breakfast, and Networking 8:30-10:00am - Panel Discussion 10:00-10:30am - Questions The government is transitioning from a legacy mobile environment to one that captures the emergence of smart phone and tablet technologies to support agency missions. This new mobile ecosystem includes the wireless carriers, the devices, security/monitoring tools, and the management of the lifecycle and expenses associated wi...

The OpTac International Tactical Command Program provides attendees with realistic guidelines and practical exercises to prepare for and enhance their command of Special Weapons and Tactics teams. Classroom presentations and tabletop exercises provide a detailed understanding of raid planning and execution, command post operations, legal and ethical decision-making, critical incident management, SWAT fitness, and tactical applications on emerg...

The Challenge: Our nation's security and economic prosperity depend on ensuring the confidentiality, integrity and availability of Federal information and information systems. The requirement to manage information security risk on a continuous basis includes the requirement to monitor the security controls in Federal information systems and the environments in which those systems operate on an ongoing basis using continuous diagnostic monitori...

BREAKFAST BRIEFINGFederal Cybersecurity Update: Managing Information Security Risk Through CDM Continuous Monitoring as a Service Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) has become essential as attacks on federal networks have become ever more sophisticated, aggressive, and persistent. The CDM Program is intended to transform the way federal organizations manage cyber threats to their networks through strategically sourced tools and servic...

Oversight and Enforcement: The Role of Analytics in Crime Every day, oceans of information become available to enforcement and audit organizations, providing invaluable insight to enforcement organizations across government. The job of turning data into intelligence is the role of business analytics. Deciphering criminal patterns, surveillance, and tracking data are also playing a role in prevention. These enable enforcement officials to pred...

The Federal Forum is aimed at I.T. leaders with responsibility for the government’s computer systems, software, and services. This year’s theme, "Empowering Modern and Secure Government” will focus on strategies for simplifying I.T. - so organizations can free up limited resources for use in much-needed innovation. Cloud computing, shared services, big data, analytics, data center optimization, mobility, and social media are...