The Federal User Conference (FedUC) is a geospatial conference for federal agencies. Attendees will have the opportunity to connect with other leaders, decision makers, and geographic information system (GIS) professionals. Regardless of GIS experience, attendees can get the knowledge and resources needed to make better decisions using the geographic approach.

Advanced Writing for the Web: Using Plain Language to Engage Citizens Class Format: One–Day Course Instructor: Leslie O'Flahavan, E–WRITE Date: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 Time: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm Place: Department of Labor (DOL) Directions to DOL Fee: $200 federal, state, or local U.S. government; $300 for non–government Course Description You can't engage people unless you communicate in plain, down–to–ear...

There’s still a tough road ahead when it comes to abating the nation’s foreclosure crisis. Government officials and regulators, along with lenders, servicers, and their service providers must work together to bring about economic recovery and stability in the housing market. The hard, but necessary, conversation that needs to be addressed: What are the challenges that are keeping servicers from modifying loans under HAMP? Is the p...

If you do business with government agencies and their contractors, you should attend Business Over BreakfastTM, the most productive government sector "just networking" breakfast event in DC/MD/VA. Business Over BreakfastTM DC (5th & K NW) convenes at Busboys & Poets and is hosted by Courtney Fairchild, President of Global Services and a Founding Member of The American Small Business Coalition. Your registration for Business Over Breakf...

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act authorized an unprecedented $787 billion in spending by federal agencies to stimulate the ailing U.S. economy. What has happened since? Find out from officials who are charged with getting the money out the door, making sure that spending is accounted for responsibly and transparently, and overseeing the effort from the vantage point of the Government Accountability Office.