Auditing and Evaluating Government Program Performance Featuring Two Interactive Courses: Performance Auditing: Achieving Maximum Impact • Create successful strategies to improve performance auditing • Develop relevant program measures to better improve program objectives Program Evaluation: Developing and Performing High-Priority Evaluation Activities • Learn to determine if a program is a accomplishing its intended outcomes ...

IDGA’s 6th Annual Military Antennas Summit is a forum on the challenges, requirements, and potential solutions for the development and deployment of efficient antenna systems for the military. With the growing emphasis on joint operations and interoperability, the Department of Defense is continually exploring ways to foster interdisciplinary communications and integration. This summit promotes the development of military RF systems by p...

The Homeland Security Division incorporates the six critical mission areas identified in the National Strategy for Homeland Security: Intelligence and Warning, Border and Transportation Security, Domestic Counterterrorism, Protecting Critical Infrastructure and Key Assets, Defending Against Catastrophic Threats, and Emergency Preparedness. The Homeland Security Division focuses on the protection and security of the assets, information, facilit...

States have promised public workers a secure retirement, but recent events and new studies have shined light on an acute crisis. Public pensions are radically underfunded and fundamental reform is no longer an option but a necessity. State policy makers can no longer avoid addressing this shortfall with many public employees approaching retirement. The future fiscal stability of states is inextricably intertwined with the retirement security o...

Learn how Amazon Web Services (AWS) offers the Federal Government a scalable, cost-effective, flexible, and secure cloud computing platform. This half-day event features a keynote presentation from Amazon.com CTO, Dr. Werner Vogels, in which he will detail how the AWS on-demand resources, combined with Amazon Virtual Private Cloud, empower you to use your choice of operating system and programming tools to move your government applications int...

Implement Performance Measurement Practices to Empower Change in Social Services Organizations Develop and utilize performance measures to evaluate progress and increase program outcomes Strengthen Grants Management and Performance-Based Contracting Techniques Create, implement and maintain performance-based contracts and learn proven methods for winning grants that are designed for social and human services improvements Navigate Through Trans...

About This Training: The Advanced Improvised Explosive Devices workshop is designed to address the growing threat of terrorists’ tactics, techniques and procedures utilizing improvised explosive devices. With the ever present ability to easily acquire materials necessary to construct improvised explosive devices; there is a need to educate and familiarize first responders to the fundamentals of common explosive ordnance, explosive detect...

A View from the Frontline of the DoD’s Network Defense No organization controls more resources—personnel, computing power, weaponry, and communications networks—than the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). Deployed worldwide in force, the department’s demands for 24x7, redundant, and secure networks is parallel to none. Given these requirements, the DoD needs superior technology, strategies, and support to meet its dynami...

Experts from OUSD, Army, USMC, DISA, NGA, General Dynamics, Textron, BAE Systems, SAIC, L-3 Communications, Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin, SAIC, Marshall Communications, HaiVision Network Video, Z Microsystems and many more examine: OSD/Services/IC Plans, Needs and Initiatives Status of Key Programs – Gorgon Stare, Valiant Angel, NOVA, etc. FMV and Wide-Area Persistent Surveillance Manned/Unmanned Aircraft Platforms; Space-based Capa...

About This Training: Government agencies are mandated to improve accountability, transparency and budget performance. This introductory course combines lectures, discussions, group exercises, and case studies to familiarize students with formulating, executing and analyzing government budgets. This course is designed for federal employees and contractors who are new to the federal budget process. What separates this course from other governme...