Join your colleagues and examine leading methodologies to prepare and execute a results-driven budget. Attendees will learn to allocate resources in alignment with agency priorities, align resource consumption with strategic and performance goals, as well as utilize activity-based costing to measure a program’s cost efficiencies. This week-long comprehensive training consists of the following three courses. Attend the entire week or just...

Ethernet Technology Summit focuses on the latest advances in Ethernet technology, particularly the new specifications for 40/100 GbE, Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE), and Energy-Efficient Ethernet. It features the latest information on these advances from the experts who are developing the specifications and designing the initial products for them. It is thus essential for those who are deciding whether to use the new specifications or desi...

The 5th Annual Human Capital Management For Defense Event (HCMD 2010) The HCMD training conference is a cross-Service examination of the strategies and best practices for the management of human capital throughout the Defense Community. Now in its 5th year, HCMD has become the must-attend event with over 300 HR practitioners attending annually. Managing human capital is an ongoing challenge and always a top priority for the DoD. With a new adm...

Federal Computer Week, in partnership with Adobe, invites you to an executive breakfast “Transparency, Public Participation, Collaboration – How to Craft Your Agency’s Open Government Plan,” to be held February 18, 2010 at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, D.C. This educational breakfast for government professionals will bring together senior government officials, technology and open government leaders to discus...

Advanced Writing for the Web: Using Plain Language to Engage Citizens Class Format: One–Day Course Instructor: Leslie O'Flahavan, E–WRITE Date: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 Time: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm Place: Department of Labor (DOL) Directions to DOL Fee: $200 federal, state, or local U.S. government; $300 for non–government Course Description You can't engage people unless you communicate in plain, down–to–ear...

International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and Document Security A representative of the U.S. Department of State / Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) will be presenting information on becoming ITAR registered. The mission of the DDTC as stated on their website is as follows: The U.S. Government views the sale, export, and re-transfer of defense articles and defense services as an integral part of safeguarding U.S. national se...

KEY TAKE AWAYS: Attend this conference to learn how to capture the power of social media in your organization, along with helpful tools, tips and techniques to get started, including: Developing a social media (blogging, Twitter, podcasting, wikis, social networks, etc.) strategy to drive performance-based communications Building senior management support for your social media programs Integrating social media tools into your internal and exte...

Improving youth development through positive youth program outcomes Earn up to 15 CPE Credits! Address the Needs of Today’s Youth to Inspire Success in the 21st Century Focus on youth development initiatives in social media, entrepreneurship and leadership to promote positive outcomes Leverage Funding and Resources to Sustain Your Youth Services Programs Implement strategies to win grants and comply with key federal financial standards f...

First West Coast Government 2.0 "Un-Camp". This will be focusing on the language and marketing needed to bring the dialog around Government 2.0 innovations and technology to fruition. There is a tremendous interest in the depth and scope of these transformational changes that are occurring. 2009 was the Year of "What is Government 2.0?" " How does it get defined and what lingo gets assigned?" 2010 is going to be the Year of "Agile Implementati...