This four-hour course is the perfect way to meet your DOT 49 CFR 172.704(c)(2) recurrent training and testing requirements. You will learn how to classify, package, mark, label, document, and ship hazardous materials in accordance with DOT regulations. You will also learn how to comply with the new requirements that have been enacted over the past year. The course handbook, Hazardous Materials Management: Compliance with the DOT Requirements a...

Jennifer Schaus of Jennifer Schaus & Associates will discuss and highlight ways to get the most out of having a GSA Schedule, the most highly used government contract vehicle. She will share best practices and how to leverage the power and status of having a Schedule in the federal market place. Ms Schaus bring over 12 years of experience in completing GSA Schedules as well as sales and business development expertise in the public sector....

On October 6th at 1 p.m. EDT, MeriTalk and RightNow will host a complimentary Webcast to discuss the findings of the study, ways agencies can improve their customer service, and best practices that agencies can learn from the private sector in order to provide greater value to the American people. Panelists: Rebecca Hovey [Moderator], Account Director, MeriTalk Sheila Campbell, Director, Center for Customer Service Excellence, Office of Citize...

Join INPUT’s Kevin Plexico for a FREE preview of findings from our Top 20 Federal Contract Opportunities report, which uncovers key trends and implications that that drive opportunities from one year to the next.Preview Topics to be Included: Identifying trends in the top opportunities Analysis on some of the more impactful programs from the top opportunities Conclusions and recommendations for vendors looking to grow their business thro...

HR professionals in state and local governments face a number of challenges when dealing with municipal employees. Not only do they have to deal with the typical wage and hour, harassment, leave and retaliation issues, they also have ADA, discrimination, and whistleblowing procedures and rules they must follow. It is critical that HR professionals at the state, local, and federal government level prepare by understanding what are the five bigg...

In this latest Expert Series presentation, Quest Software System Consultant Ken Cline will show you how to automate the delivery of virtual applications and desktops via one user access point and one management console with a highly intuitive interface. Learn about a surprisingly affordable solution that supports multiple desktop virtualization technologies and allows you to meet all of your management needs from one source.

Join INPUT principal analysts Angie Petty and Lauren Jones for a FREE webinar that provides a preview of the 2010 Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative report and insight to help federal contractors answer the question: “What is the current federal data center landscape and where are the IT opportunities related to data center consolidation?” Issues to be addressed during the webinar include: Trends and drivers in federal da...

Join us for this live webcast with featured speaker Thom Rubel of IDC Government Insights and Michael Rowley of Active Endpoints. Listen to their perspectives about the opportunities government agencies - federal, state and local - have to develop "smart applications" to improve service delivery and efficiency, and how a standards-based Business Process Management System (BPMS) can provide the technology to enable this kind of innovation. The...

WHAT'S COVERED The vast majority of BI professionals are excited about the prospects of data mining, but are fully mystified about where to begin or even how to prepare. Of those who did initiate a modeling initiative, a recent data mining industry survey of predictive modeling practitioners reports that 51% of data mining projects either never left the ground, did not realize value or the ultimate results were not measurable. Despite its elus...

If your firm is considering going after government contracts, or has recently been awarded a government contract, then you need to understand the risks involved under DCAA's audit rules. Federal contractors with systems built on generic software tools with extensive workarounds, especially small to medium sized firms using popular software like QuickBooks, are at risk of DCAA compliance failure. Those firms with cost accounting and internal co...