To keep pace with the needs of citizens in the 21st century, agencies must embrace digital transformation—fundamentally changing the way they operate in a digital-first world. The challenge, though, is that most agencies are stuck in the past, hamstrung by legacy systems that are both costly to maintain and vulnerable to evolving security threats. Agencies must invest in modern infrastructure, automated delivery models, and new IT and cu...

Cybersecurity is the number one concern clients have as they migrate their workloads to the cloud. Optiv, the industry’s most trusted and reputable security solutions integrator and AWS have partnered together to address your cyber security concerns in public cloud. Learn best practices to elevate your security posture on AWS. In this workshop, you will learn how to: Architect your AWS environment with AWS security best practicesFulfill...

IT Everywhere: Technology's Role in Tomorrow's Military The Defense Department operates a vast and sometimes-disjointed IT ecosystem that is as complicated an enterprise as any that exists today. Throughout the department, IT teams manage operations by maintaining legacy systems alongside emerging technology. The common thread throughout is the desire for speed, insight, and security. The 2018 Defense Systems Summit brings together thought lea...

Cyber Security Training in Arlington, VAEffective, actionable cyber security techniques are crucial to combat today's cyber threats. At SANS Crystal City 2018 (June 18-23), get hands-on, cutting edge training from the best cyber security teachers in the country.Take advantage of these opportunities to get the most out of your training:- Five information security courses taught by real-world practitioners- Two NEW courses: SEC555: SIEM with Tac...

The Human Capital Management for Government Training Series brings together key stakeholders from throughout the Federal and Defense HR Community to discuss best practices for managing human capital, improving efficiency & advancing innovation. Launched in 2006, the series of events has evolved into the meeting place for strategic-level policy makers and operational-level HR managers, and often serves as the catalyst for new initiatives. W...

The Government Contract Management Symposium (GCMS) is held annually by the National Contract Management Association (NCMA) in the Washington, DC metro area. Formerly intended for those in federal sector, it has grown to provide training for professionals in both government and industry contracting. This year's symposium consists of keynote addresses from cybersecurity and technology leaders, nontraditional panel discussions, 30 breakout sessi...

THE INTERSECTION OF DEFENSE IT AND DEFENSE READINESS IT is essential to readiness. Cloud, network modernization, analytics, mobility, and related technologies are reshaping how the military services and supporting agencies manage core operations and deliver mission-critical services. These technologies also provide an opportunity to reengineer those operations and services to create a much more agile and responsive IT environment—one tha...

The Service Contract Act (SCA) and the regulations implementing SCA are some of the most challenging requirements for contractors and for contracting agencies involved in federal contracts for services. If you are competing for the award of a service contract, or performing a service contract and administering your responsibilities under SCA, this two-day course is critical to understanding SCA and ensuring fair competition and full compliance...

Best Practices in Using Data Analytics to Detect and Prevent Fraud and Improper Payments Fraud Detection: Identify where fraud is most likely occurring - and ways to improve internal controls to prevent it Improper Payments: Use data analytics to uncover which payments are likely improper and recover those funds Benefits And Procurement Fraud: Examine specialized strategies for detecting and preventing fraud in a variety of benefit programs an...

When medical device companies consider Agile development methods, they often run into the key criticism that Agile groups produce little to no documentation, and that Agile stands in contradiction to the lifecycle standards outlined in IEC 62304. In fact, those principles - have clear processes for quality management system, risk management process, software maintenance, configuration management, and problem resolution - actually augment rathe...