CARES Act Funding has started flowing to state and local governments, and municipalities are working out how best to leverage this funding to address a wide range of needs, from transitioning services to virtual and online to communicating critical information to local constituents. And the emergency nature of CARES Act – as well as pending additional stimulus funding – is forcing government leaders to make decisions about how to a...

This course will familiarize you with commonly-used methods of acquisition: issuing task or delivery orders under GSA’s Multiple Award Schedules (MAS) (FAR Subpart 8.4), and the Simplified Acquisition Procedures of FAR 13 or negotiating a stand-alone contract under FAR Part 15. This course will explore the differences and similarities between Subpart 8.4 and Parts 13 & 15 procedures, advantages and disadvantages for various situation...

GSA’s Enterprise Infrastructure Services Path to the Future Online Event will enable government agencies to learn more about best practices that will help agencies prepare for EIS transition activities. Who should attend? CIO/IT Staff, Telecom Staff, Transition Executives & Managers, Contracting Officers & Specialists, Program/Project Managers, Financial Staff. Each of the six sessions will earn you 1 Continuous Learning Point (C...

This course presents an advanced look at category management and the Acquisition Gateway. The Acquisition Gateway helps federal government buyers from all agencies act as one acquisition community. Inside the Acquisition Gateway, you can find governmentwide solution comparisons, connect with other acquisition professionals, and explore product and service category hallways. Learn how to access expert articles, templates, market research tools,...

FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY USERS ONLY - 0ne (1) CLP will be issued for this class. Topics include (not in any particular order below): Educate on exchange/sale to include the reimbursable or exchange/sales that GSA offers. Time allowed by law to spend the funds. Typical returns on investment (money GSA returns to the agency). Laws associated with exchange/sale and the Property program. MySales - This is a site where agencies have the capability...

A three-part webinar series that takes a forward-looking, strategic approach to budgeting. Learn the budgeting fundamentals that every local government professional should know. Back by popular demand, this three-part webinar series takes a forward-looking, strategic approach to budgeting while showing you how to improve the process and promote economic vitality in your community. Based on ICMA’s A Budgeting Guide for Local Government, F...

Many of today's supervisors and managers must manage a workforce of teleworkers, contractors, remote team members and others they do not see on a daily basis. Contingency planning requires the ability to continue managing when employees can no longer use the office. Learn how to manage remote workers successfully without sacrificing performance or control. Discover the requirements of the Telework Enhancement Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-292),...

Join Splunk and Carahsoft for our DoD Hawaii Boss of the SOC (BOTS), a blue-team capture the flag-esque competition hosted by Splunk. During the BOTS competition, teams will use their Splunk and security knowledge to compete against their peers for respect, bragging rights, and the title of Boss of the SOC. Attendees will gain a stronger and more realistic understanding of their strengths regarding incident investigations. In addition, the res...

To protect the health and safety of attendees, this event has been moved to online-only due to COVID-19 concerns. New Date: 5/27/2020 The mission of the Federal Data Strategy is to leverage data as a strategic asset to grow the economy, promote transparency and increase effectiveness of the Federal Government. Key government officials have been developing a long-term, government-wide Federal Data Strategy to leverage government data to allow u...

A GSA Schedule Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) is an agreement established by a government buyer with a Schedule contractor to fill repetitive needs for supplies or services. In this course, you will learn how BPAs leverage an ordering activity’s buying power by taking advantage of quantity discounts, saving administrative time, and reducing paperwork. This is a two (2) CLP credit course. Note: Industry may participate by following thes...