SSF's webcasts convene panels of current and former federal decision makers to tell you what a government agency is buying and how to position for its security and sustainability grants, contracts and R&D programs.One Katrina-like emergency can strain the resources of government response agencies. Multiply that by three and the Coast Guard, FEMA, Army Corps of Engineers, FBI, and a host of state and local control agencies hit the national...

Designing Forms, Surveys, and Dialogues for the Web Format: One-Day Course Instructor: Kathryn Summers, PhD, University of Baltimore Date: Wednesday, May 19, 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 This session will focus on designing registration forms, surveys, and engagement tools for a broad consumer audienc...

Inside Aerospace – An International Forum for Aviation and Space Leaders The 2010 Inside Aerospace Forum will bring together leaders from the United States and abroad for a candid discussion of how to make aviation more energy efficient and “green” and how to effectively use aerospace technology to understand and limit climate change. The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) has partnered with the Interna...

Accidental/intentional destruction of data, hardware failure or cyber attacks can happen at any time and you may be called upon to respond, investigate, document, handle, and escalate the analysis to a formal investigation. In this two day hands-on workshop, you'll consider when investigations are appropriate or warranted, and learn how and when to recover lost or deleted information from the Recycler Bin (Info2 file), Disk Directory/Master-Fi...

BPM for Government: Improving Core Mission Performance Through Process Who has it? What’s the status? When will it be done? Government decision makers are asked these types of questions every day, and their ability to answer is often hindered by lack of visibility into core processes. To meet the new demands for transparency, accountability and visibility, and to foster collaboration beyond traditional boundaries, agencies are driving p...

Who Should Attend: Are you transitioning from the private sector to the federal government marketplace? Are you interested in meeting potential strategic partners or subcontractors? Do you have questions about the federal government marketing process? Are you wondering about the status of the stimulus funds? Are there specific programs for women owned businesses within the federal marketplace? If the answer is yes to any of the questions abov...

This series of workshops is designed to steadily build momentum for successful implementation of the Open Government Directive. Mission: Demonstrate that creating a collaborative environment within an agency can be done with minimal resources (this is a no-frills workshop series). Share knowledge across agencies and between the public and private sector to address challenges and questions chosen by the participants from the public sector. Ensu...

SSF's April webcast features current and former FEMA and EPA officials who will discuss how the government prepares for crises and contracts for the goods and services it needs to rapidly respond to hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, earthquakes and other natural disasters, and to terrorist attacks. Learn what federal, state and local governments' buys through national contracts, what and how it buys locally, the opportunities for small and small...

For details on event, see Conference Program: http://www.ngma.org/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderfiles/conference-at-a-glancejan2010.pdf

This two-day Workshop will provide hands-on, practical training presented in a focused interactive classroom format. Overview The OMB Circular, No. A–11, Part 7 PLANNING, BUDGETING, ACQUISITION, AND MANAGEMENT OF CAPITAL ASSETS says that all major projects will be managed using EVMS as defined in the Capital Programming Guide. That the information will be used to report to status against OMB 300 programs. EVM is a proven project managem...