GSA Schedules for Beginners: The GSA Schedules program offers great opportunities for both large and small businesses and is often the first step new businesses take when entering the federal marketplace. Being on Schedule makes it easier for agencies to do business with your company; however, becoming a Schedules contractor may involve significant investments of time and resources - which is why the first step for all interested businesses is...

The American Express OPEN for Government Contracting program provides free events, resources, mentoring and networking opportunities to help small and mid-sized businesses get the insight and experience they need to do business with the world's largest customer: the U.S. government. Don't miss the opportunity to attend the annual OPEN for Government Contracting: Summit for Success in Washington, DC to learn how small and middle market business...

The Mastering Business Development® Workshop is an educational and professional development program which focuses on the thinking, process and discipline required for professional Business Development. This 2-day workshop fosters participants' understanding of the core competencies required for success in the Business Development role. Business Development is primarily a relationship development and intelligence gathering process. Particip...

The 3rd annual Aid & Development Asia Summit will take place on 14-15 June 2017 in Nay Pyi Taw, the capital city of Myanmar (Burma). Gathering 250+ humanitarian and development professionals, The Aid & Development Asia Summit will bring together regional and global expertise to discuss innovations and partnerships for aid and development programmes in Asia, with a particular focus on Myanmar. The Summit will offer an unparalleled oppor...

AE 2017 is an education and training event that will bring together the government and industry acquisition communities in order to collaborate on the latest acquisition challenges and generate innovative solutions for potential implementation. AE2017 will provide you with the skills and knowledge you need to be effective. By participating in Acquisition Excellence 2017, attendees will learn best practices, network with fellow acquisition prof...

Information security training in Houston from SANS Institute, the global leader in security training. At SANS Houston 2017, SANS offers hands-on, immersion-style security, security management, and pen testing training courses taught by real-world practitioners. The site of SANS Houston 2017, June 5-10, is Royal Sonesta Hotel Houston, located in the heart of the Galleria area of Uptown Houston! SANS courses are proven to teach you the skills ne...

We are pleased to invite you to attend SANS information security training in the capital of the State of Georgia! We are bringing our top courses and top instructors to Atlanta on May 30- June 4. With only one in 1,200 candidates qualifying globally to join our faculty, SANS instructors are the foremost experts and the best at ensuring you will not only learn the material, but that you can also apply it immediately when you return from your tr...

Hybrid cloud is critical to government IT transformation, which means storing data on-premises and in the cloud. Keeping up with ever-changing IT environments presents myriad challenges for organizations. Please register today and join us for the Microsoft Azure Government DC Meetup, Managing the Changing Hybrid Cloud Environment in Gov, on Wed., May 31, from 6 - 8:30 p.m., at 1776. We are excited to feature Brian Harrison, cloud solution arch...

We are pleased to invite you to SANS Northern Virginia - Reston 2017, May 21-26. This event features comprehensive hands-on technical training from some of the best instructors in the industry and includes courses that will prepare you or your technical staff for DoD 8570 and GIAC approved certification exams. Start making your plans now to attend SANS Northern Virginia - Reston 2017.Here's what SANS alumni have said about the value of SANS tr...

The State Department Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) champion U.S. small business interests in the Department's acquisition process. Following on last year's successful conference in collaboration with Virginia PTAP, the 2017 Conference will feature updates from the Department of State HQ and bureaus regarding program and procurement initiatives, small business programmatic updates, and networking opportunities w...