The mission of the Transportation Security Administration is a weighty one: in the wake of September 11, the agency was created to protect the nation’s transportation systems, ensuring freedom of movement for people and commerce while providing the most effective transportation security in the most efficient way as a high performing counter-terrorism organization. Since 2014, TSA’s Office of the Chief Risk Officer has been implemen...

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...

World Congress is the National Contract Management Association’s largest education event for contract management, procurement, and acquisition professionals. Individuals from government (federal, state, and local); industry; and commercial business come together to engage, educate, and experience excellence. World Congress is what you make of it! Whether you want sessions focused on a specific topic, compelling keynote addresses, network...

Get practical advice to avoid common mistakes so that you can prepare useful and legally compliant NEPA documents. Since 1970, the National Environmental Policy Act has been the cornerstone for environmental protection in the United States. To implement NEPA, federal agencies must prepare environmental impact statements or environmental assessments to study the impacts of their proposed actions. Unfortunately, some federal agencies, their cons...

The Internet of Things (IoT) phenomenon is compelling, with its promise of bringing to government rapid service deployment, responsive citizen experiences, and organizational agility. Leading analysts predict that by the year 2020 the number of devices connected to the internet will exceed 50 billion. Think about public safety where surveillance systems and even public lighting minimize citizen risk and help deter crime. Transportation systems...

Construction claims are tricky and on public projects they can be even more complex. Owners, contractors, subcontractors and architects who are experienced in private construction contracts can run into trouble when dealing with public works contract claims. This topic will provide persons who work on public works contracts around the country with the fundamental elements of public works claims and will also provide information regarding the...

SANS is returning to Texas in July for SANS San Antonio 2016! We are pleased to invite you to attend SANS San Antonio 2016, taking place on July 18-23 at the Hilton Palacio del Rio campus located on the banks of the San Antonio River Walk. We have our top information security courses selected to provide you with the training and certification you need to boost your career by learning from the best! Complete your SANS training experience with a...

SANS Exceptional Training Comes to Minneapolis in July. We are pleased to invite you to SANS Minneapolis 2016, July 18-23. If you attended last year, you are aware of the intense computer training experience for which SANS is known. Are you ready to advance your skills with another deep dive? If you didn't attend last year, don't miss SANS' return to Minneapolis with the training you need. Whether you are just starting your cybersecurity train...

Overview: This one day Potomac Forum workshop will focus on taking organizational CDO/EDEs to the next level within their respective organizations, based on lessons learned and best practices. In order to be effective, CDOs require specific prerequisites or risk becoming casualties. Paramount among these is the need for an organizational data strategy. Without a well understood and organizationally accepted data strategy, governmental organiz...

Overview: On January 20, 2017 there will be a new President of the United States, but beneath the surface the transition period really has already begun. The last year of a President’s term poses both great dangers and opportunities for career civil servants, and the higher rank of those civil servants, the greater are both the opportunities and the risks. As outgoing political appointees focus intensely on both getting a new job outsid...