Workshop Description Please join your government colleagues for an educational event that will explore Certification and Accreditation (To be called Risk Management Framework) from current best practices through integration into the overall Security Program. Whether you are required to certify and accredit your systems under FISMA or DITSCAP, the information you will learn can be immediately applied within your environment. You will hear from...

Symantec Government Technology Summit 2010! "Establishing the Structure of Government IT" This event has been postponed due to winter weather conditions. Please note the new date. New Date: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 Time: 8:00am – 3:45pm Location: Grand Hyatt, Washington, DC Cost: Complimentary to all attendees This complimentary seminar will outline the steps federal, state and local government agencies can take to build a solid IT inf...

Recent economic conditions have brought near-death experiences for many of the industries' largest players, exposing massive inefficiency, dangerously poor visibility and transparency, and a painfully slow ability to innovate and adapt. As the world slowly recovers from recession, it's no surprise that almost every industry is poised for significant - and, in many cases, long overdue - restructuring and transformation. A common element of indu...

Using Social Media to Communicate During a Crisis Class Format: One–Day Course Instructor: Shel Holtz, Holtz Communication + Technology Date: Tuesday, March 9, 2010 Time: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm Place: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Directions to FERC Fee: $200 federal, state, or local U.S. government; $300 for non–government Course Description The Internet—and, more recently, social media—have added new di...

Directions 2010 - Capitalizing on the Recovery: Building the Foundation for the Intelligent Economy Recent economic conditions have brought near-death experiences for many of the industries' largest players, exposing massive inefficiency, dangerously poor visibility and transparency, and a painfully slow ability to innovate and adapt. As the world slowly recovers from recession, it's no surprise that almost every industry is poised for signifi...

What MeriTalk invites government and industry IT leaders to attend this full-day conference focused on Federal IT innovation – and its potential to change the fundamental performance and economics of government IT. Lean budgets are here to stay. Uncle Sam requires government to do more with less. Innovation is the only way forward. 1,000 government and industry IT thought leaders will convene to listen, learn, and teach about innovative...

The 2010 CHIME/HIMSS CIO Forum will bring together CIOs from across the country to examine the latest thinking, explore new trends in the industry, hear from some of the country’s more prominent and respected leaders and experts, and join colleagues for a day of exclusive networking opportunities. Exclusive for CHIME Members CHIME members have access to their own block of hotel rooms at HIMSS! A block of rooms have been set aside for CHI...

"The Federal Government just started a new fiscal year. Last year over $93.3 Billion was awarded to small businesses. Although small business contracting dollars increased 10% from last year, small businesses snagged about 21% of the federal government's over $590 Billion (2008) expenditures. That's not enough. The federal government's small business goal is 23%. This year Karen Mills, the new chief of the SBA, believes there's room for improv...

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...