Every government agency faces the need to train and enable its workforce. Doing this effectively is a challenge because so much of the expertise resides with its people rather than in structured learning courses. Knowledge needs to flow horizontally across peers; not just vertically. Yet most social knowledge transfer today gets lost in emails, instant messages or conversations around the water cooler. During this session, you’ll learn h...

Overview of the Workshop: 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 a comprehensive data-centric strategy How to develop a roadmap and gain support for these initiatives The...

Dirty laundry and county board meetings - what do these have in common? Both could be subject to the Freedom of Information Act. Whether and when electronic communications such as emails, text messages, social media posts and tweets are subject to public records laws is a confusing and challenging question for public officials and journalists alike. This live webinar explains when such electronic communications must be disclosed and when they...

Featuring Mark Ryland. In this presentation, accompanied by live demonstrations, Mark will make the case that the automation and scale of true utility-style cloud computing enables customers to build more secure systems than they can typically build on-premises at any reasonable cost. About ISSA-NOVA and Membership Information The Information Systems Security Association Northern Virginia Chapter (ISSA-NOVA), chartered in August 2002, represen...

Hear practical and proven media relation strategies and methods from a nationally recognized leader. In an age of social media and a 24-hour news cycle, failing to pay attention to media relations can be a costly error. Even small town communities and the public officials that lead those communities must be prepared for potential high profile crisis situations and challenges, and the barrage of media coverage that will often ensue. The only wa...

Social Media in Government, Investment Return Training Workshop: Making the Most of Your Investment Overview of the Workshop: Significant resources (time and funds) are being spent by the Government on New Media. The way your Agency communicates – to the public, to international audiences, and perhaps most importantly with its own employees – is in the second stage of a dramatic shift. (The first stage was the acceptance that soci...

This webinar series is the result of an in-depth survey of North American government communicators. Hear from government communicators about what keeps government communicators up at night, where they find inspiration and creativity, how technology is being used to be more efficient and effective, and what innovation means to government agencies today. Join the National Association of Government Communicators (NAGC) and FedInsider and learn ho...

Would reaching 10X as many stakeholders help you meet organizational goals? Do you know how to use everyday communications to attract more stakeholders? How can your communications engage stakeholders to take action – online or offline – to truly drive mission value for your organization? If these questions sound familiar, register to join your colleagues at our 2014 Digital Communications Tour in St. Paul, Minnesota. Hear from pri...

Would reaching 10X as many stakeholders help you meet organizational goals? Do you know how to use everyday communications to attract more stakeholders? How can your communications engage stakeholders to take action – online or offline – to truly drive mission value for your organization? If these questions sound familiar, register to join your colleagues at our 2014 Digital Communications Tour in Washington D.C. Hear from private...

Would reaching 10X as many stakeholders help you meet organizational goals? Do you know how to use everyday communications to attract more stakeholders? How can your communications engage stakeholders to take action – online or offline – to truly drive mission value for your organization? If these questions sound familiar, register to join your colleagues at our 2014 Digital Communications Tour in Raleigh, North Carolina. Hear from...