When Executive Order 14028, “Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity,” was issued in May 2021, it included directives for agencies to establish several incident response and logging procedures, including sharing information on incident detection and response, by August 2023. In August of that year, the Office of Management and Budget issued Memorandum 21-31 setting specific requirements for agencies to meet, for which the Cybers...

A Practical Approach to A-123 Compliance Programs Join us for a unique, interactive workshop that "walks you through" the latest update of The Green Book which now conforms to the Internal Control Integrated Framework (COSO 2013). This training is focused on the current Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government as detailed in the Green Book. This 18 hour CPE course provides you with the tools to implement a compliance program th...

Building a diverse workforce is about more than ensuring that different demographic groups are represented. There is increasing evidence in the global business community that companies with greater diversity in their employees significantly outperform those with little diversity. The same is true of federal agencies. For state, local, tribal, and territorial agencies, especially when job markets are tight, recruiting, training, and retaining a...

Registration is Closed No more chasing In two weeks, you’ll learn a proven framework to build Winning Relationships™ that will set you apart from the competition (and that customers love!) THIS EVENT IS FOR: Intermediate to advanced BD and Sales professionals. On-site team members who have direct access to customers. BD supporting roles with customer access (PMs, SMEs, etc.) Teams who need a repeatable customer engagement process...

A Practical Approach to A-123 Compliance Programs Join us for a unique, interactive workshop that "walks you through" the latest update of The Green Book which now conforms to the Internal Control Integrated Framework (COSO 2013). This training is focused on the current Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government as detailed in the Green Book. This 18 hour CPE course provides you with the tools to implement a compliance program th...

Since its launch in 2011, FedRAMP has become the best practice for selecting, deploying, and managing cloud systems and applications in the U.S. Federal Government. And in January 2023, the FedRAMP Authorization Act made FedRAMP the law of the land! Now, Rev 5 of FedRAMP brings unprecedented levels of automation and continuous monitoring to this industry leading approach enabling faster submissions and authorizations. The key to these new leve...

Registration is now closed for this conference. The Joint Financial Management Improvement Program (JFMIP) conference, a cooperative undertaking of the Treasury, GAO, OMB, and OPM, will hold its JFMIP conference on May 8, 2023, from 9:00-4:45 pm at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center. Most sessions will also be livestreamed for virtual attendees. View the JFMIP program The JFMIP conference provides a forum for those in th...

A Practical Approach to Internal Controls The Green Book sets the standards for an effective internal control system for federal agencies and is a crucial safeguard over public resources. State, local, and quasi-governmental entities, as well as not-for-profit organizations, may adopt the new Green Book standards as a framework for an internal control system. This four hour CPE seminar provides an overview of the principles-based Green Book an...

A Practical Approach to Internal Controls under the GAO Green Book. Join us for a unique, interactive workshop that "walks you through" the latest update of The Green Book which now conforms to the Internal Control Integrated Framework (COSO 2013) from the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). This training is focused on the current Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government as detailed in the G...

"How can we implement a holistic approach to cybersecurity?" "What methodologies, policies, technologies, and specific tools can we deploy to prevent, detect and monitor cybersecurity threats"? "How can we build a more effective program?" As more data breaches are disclosed, cybersecurity is at the forefront of Boards, executives, employees and consumers. Breaches are a continuing threat to an organization's reputation through the disclosure o...