Continuity of Operations (COOP) & Emergency Planning in the Government Environment Training Workshop XX Executable Response to Catastrophic Challenges and Readily Implementable Solutions This March 2016 Continuity Training Workshop will be the 21st Presentation of this very informative program consistently rated as "Excellent" by previous attendees. Whether you are involved with this year’s CAPSTONE and EAGLE HORIZON national exerci...

Workshop Overview: In anticipation of the revised OMB Circular No. A-123 being issued early in Calendar Year 2016, this will be an advanced level internal control workshop focusing on the draft requirements that defines management’s responsibility for internal control with an emphasis on integrating Enterprise Risk Management (ERM). OMB Circular No. A-123 and the statute it implements, the Federal Managers’ Financial Integrity Act...

Overview: The volume of message data in government departments is expanding exponentially. What if real-time analysis of your email or social media systems could automatically alert you to pending litigation or insider threats? How would you investigate these? How would you determine everyone involved? Being able to detect and stop these threats before they manifest could save your department millions annually, and save your reputation. In th...

Government and industry are invited to attend. Press will not be permitted to encourage candid discussion in an educational environment. This is the eighth of a very successful series of Workshops focusing on the Teleworker, Hotelier, and the Virtual Worker This eighth workshop is scheduled based upon very recent requests from government students to conduct this workshop based upon the recent East Coast Snow Storm. We are in the process of co...

Overview: With the current headlines regarding government email retention and e-discovery, it is important to understand how the upcoming deadlines will impact your agency. This one-day Potomac Forum Workshop will focus on the activities mandated by the NARA/OMB Records Management Directive. Key executives from NARA and government agencies will discuss the directive and its implementation. Detailed review and analysis of the directive will be...

Overview: Hiring federal employees was never an easy process, and so it is especially frustrating to both line managers and HR offices when a new hire might leave after just a year or two. In today’s budget environment, with hard or soft hiring freezes, and early out and buyouts becoming ever more common, it is especially important that once a job offer has been accepted that the hiring manager be able to retain the new hire for a reaso...

Overview: Many Federal agencies are now utilizing Agile methods such as Scrum to manage their software development efforts. The goal for most of them is to reduce risk and accelerate system delivery to their end users. By using Scrum with the development team they have achieved part of their goal. But major risks and speedbumps still exist after the software is developed. These are encountered during deployment by the operations groups and ar...

Cloud Computing and FedRAMP are now indistinguishable. The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) is a government-wide program that provides a standardized approach to security assessment, authorization, and continuous monitoring for cloud products and services. FedRAMP is celebrating its three anniversary since IOC with more than thirty-six JAB or Agency approved cloud services, with more than forty more in process. This...

Continuity of Operations (COOP) & Emergency Planning in the Government Environment Training Workshop XIX Industry and Government Leaders Present Practical Solutions to Government Continuity of Operations Requirements. Hear from industry experts and government managers leading Business Continuity Planning and Continuity of Operations Development. This Instructor Team presents practical, real-life solutions required to establish or improve...

The Government Chief Data Office Training Workshop: Leveraging Data Assets and Implementing a Data-Centric Strategy for Your Agency This one day Potomac Forum workshop will focus on the Chief Data Officer and highlight the importance of several factors that are instrumental to overcoming data challenges at your agency, i.e. The right leadership: The Chief Data Officer Challenges associated with this role and how to overcome them How to create...