Generative artificial intelligence (genAI) has arrived with the force of a tsunami across the federal government. In October, Executive Order 14110 on the safe, secure, and trustworthy development and use of AI established the broad outlines for how agencies should evaluate and implement their AI use cases. Now the Office of Management and Budget has issued a memorandum directing agencies to institute governance and risk management processes g...

How might we implement the Integrated Value Network (IVN) framework in the wild? Our first challenge is to communicate what data is available and how it answers basic questions; we will do this by addressing key themes from the January kickoff survey. Hear from invited panelists as they discuss their use cases to address policy challenges using this “Moneyball” approach. We invite attendees to share their ideas and implementation o...

A Practical Approach to A-123 Compliance Programs Join us for a unique, interactive workshop that "walks you through" the latest update of The Green Book which now conforms to the Internal Control Integrated Framework (COSO 2013). This training is focused on the current Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government as detailed in the Green Book. This 18 hour CPE course provides you with the tools to implement a compliance program th...

Federal agencies have been ordered to move toward zero trust architectures with alacrity, through Executive Order 14028 on improving cybersecurity and the Office of Management and Budget’s two memoranda, M-22-09 on meeting zero trust cybersecurity principles, and M-21-31 on improving investigative and remediation capabilities following cyber breaches. The Department of Homeland Security observed in its Zero Trust Implementation Strategy...

Eight years ago, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) initiated a public process to select quantum-resistant public-key cryptographic algorithms for standardization. NIST issued the public call for submissions to the PQC Standardization Process in December 2016 and, after three rounds of evaluation and analysis, selected four algorithms for standardization: CRYSTALS-KYBER, CRYSTALS-Dilithium, FALCON, and SPHINCS+. In this...

An Overview of Life Insurance for Federal Employees Group Life, including the Federal Employee Group Life Insurance Plan (FEGLI), and individual like policies from private companies, with information about term life insurance versus permanent or whole life insurance. Understanding the FEGLI Plan In depth education about FEGLI Basic, and Options A, B, and C- including considerations all feds should make about FEGLI when approaching retirement....

An Overview of the 4 Types of Social Security Benefits Retirement, disability, survivor, Medicare Eligiblity requirements for each type, How the amounts are calculated How they apply to the financial plans of federal employees, both FERS and CSRS employees Understanding the Common Pitfalls The Windfall Elimination Program for CSRS Earnings Test Special Retirement Supplement for FERS Government Pension Offsets (GPO) How the benefits are taxed I...

An Overview of How Federal Benefits are Taxed FERS Annuity CSRS Annuity TSP Withdrawals from both Traditional and Roth TSP accounts Survivor Benefits Ed reviews how the IRS treats each of these items for Federal Employees. Other Taxation Topics to Consider The taxation of Social Security Benefits, how much the state you live in impacts your net amount of income, and which states have the highest and lowest property tax rates. The 2017 Tax Law...

An Overview of the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) Contributions and how they work, including limits and getting the biggest match Ways to maximize tax savings The main differences between Roth and Traditional TSP accounts Understanding the Different Funds An overview of the five main TSP funds (G, F, C, S, & I) and the Lifecycle (or “L” Funds), plus tips for developing an effective investment strategy that matches your time horizon,...

An Overview of Health Insurance for Federal Employees An overview of federal health benefits in retirement Premium costs Plan changes and what to know about Open Seasons TriCare and other FEHB plans Healthcare Flexible Savings Account strategies, Medicare Understanding the Vision and Dental Plans Enrollment Premiums How it works with your Health Benefits, Annuity, TSP and other components of the Federal Retirement Benefit Package ... plus more!