Whether created maliciously or unwittingly, insider threats can result in grave damage to national security interests. Traditional methods of detection rely on monitoring structured data, such as system access logs. However, critical insights that can help thwart an attack lay hidden in massive volumes of unstructured data. Unstructured data represents typically 80% of available information and typically remains unobserved and underutilized. C...

Learn how to establish, develop, and evaluate a stormwater utility in your community. As the regulatory requirements for stormwater management continue to put financial pressure on municipal governments, more and more communities are either required to implement a stormwater program or improve their existing program to meet NPDES MS4 stormwater permit requirements and capital needs for asset renewal and upgrades. In particular, implementation...

Federal networks are in the midst of a disruptive phase for the first time in more than a decade. Agencies are transforming their infrastructures to take advantage of new technologies in the cloud and on the software layer. Software-defined networking is growing across the government as a means to provide more security with less complex at lower costs, and with greater efficiency. Learning Objectives Discuss the cybersecurity benefits of netwo...

Gain an understanding of HUD Section 3 regulations and challenges to avoid penalties, suspension, or worse. Many recipients including attorneys, developers, contractors, city managers, superintendents, mayors, city administrators, county and municipal officials, public relations directors, and other government professionals of HUD funding who are required to comply with Section 3 requirements fail to document their efforts to hire low and very...

Understand how to make sense of the myriad of requirements of the public records and public meetings laws in Washington. The public records and public meetings laws provide multiple challenges to local government agencies. The agency must provide training on an ongoing basis to protect taxpayers from daily penalties and legal fees, and to reduce the amount of the daily penalty if a record is inadvertently withheld. The public meetings laws red...

Turning trash into treasure - discover the methods, technologies and economic expectations of converting waste into usable energy. Receive a brief overview of the North American solid waste management landscape, followed by a review of how energy from waste has evolved since the 1970s. Receive an update on the status of waste-to-energy and conversion technologies including the latest information on technologies, players, and costs. You will be...

Understand public records and open meetings law in Idaho so you can stay compliant and use them to your advantage. The public continues to call for transparency in local government. Technology has also made it easier for government entities to share and disclosure information. This topic will take attendees through recent updates to Idaho's statutes and procedures with respect to Public Records and Open Meetings. Come away with a better unders...

🏫 🎓 📚 RECORDS MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY Presents 📚 🎓 🏫 FREE WEBINAR: Records Management’s Role in the Information Lifecycle Management Paradigm Tuesday December 22, 2pm ET / 11am PTFREE and Pre-Approved for 1 CRM Credit Hour This session is part of the Fall semester of Records Management University. Registering will sign you up for all classes, but you are free to attend just one, some, or all...

Make sure you are up to speed on the regulatory requirements of your storm water maintenance program. Thousands of storm water BMPs have been built and most NPDES MS4 permits require that they be maintained. In addition, storm water BMPs protect lives and our water resources by controlling runoff, reducing flood risk and pollution, and protecting streams from pollution. Therefore, these valuable facilities need to be maintained so that they co...

🏫 🎓 📚 RECORDS MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY 📚 🎓 🏫 Every Other Tuesday, October 13 - December 22, 2pm ET / 11am PTFREE | 6 Online Sessions | Pre-Approved for up to 6 CRM Credits NOTE: While this GovEvents.com listing is for October 13 only, RM-U is a 6-session course held every other Tuesday beginning with this date.Registering will sign you up for all classes, but you are free to attend just one, some, o...