OTA Seminar Description What is OTA - Other Transactional Authority? It is a legally binding instrument more like a commercial-sector contract between the government and industry. Synopsis of the Seminar: “OTAs are on the rise for two primary reasons: 1) their flexibility is well-suited to the less predictable, more accelerated process of innovative R&D, and 2) they are not subject to most standard acquisition laws and regulation fro...

So you’ve just applied for a federal job; now what? Join us as we discuss how to prepare for a federal interview and what to expect from the security clearance process. Presented by the Partnership for Public Service. Click here to register.

When it comes to cybersecurity, state and local have an opportunity to build on significant work already done by the federal government. This includes standards and processes for defining an overarching cyber framework and establishing a baseline for cloud security, as well as a contract for buying continuous diagnostics and mitigation solutions. Register now for this free virtual event, where federal cybersecurity experts will provide state a...

JobZone and TAOnline.com invite you to join us for a virtual job fair focused on SERVICE MEMBERS (Marine, Army, Air Force, National Guard, Reserve) .... VETERANS ... SPOUSES ... CLEARED CANDIDATES (civilians are invited). Local or International job candidates are invited to connect with various industries on the day of the event. The company will be recruiting online by chatting with job candidates regardless of their geographic location. Your...

While nearly all government IT departments are being asked to deliver increased services with less funding --- the costs and latency constraints of traditional disk-based storage systems used in the past result in high costs and erratic performance, particularly for databases, virtualized servers, and virtual desktop applications. Solid-state, flash-based storage promises relief from the ongoing purchase cycle of massive, expensive, low-perfor...

Top 5 Mistakes Exporters Make February 5, 2014 1:00-1:30 PM EST THERE IS A LIMITED NUMBER OF SPACES AVAILABLE FOR THIS WEBINAR. Register early to ensure you receive a Registration ID to view the webinar. Export compliance can be complicated, so you may ask yourself, “Am I doing this right?” Some mistakes that exporters make may be obvious and others could easily be overlooked. Knowing what these mistakes are and how to avoid makin...

Recordkeeping: The Devil Really is in the Details Companies are under the gun to reduce paper and go electronic, so how do you go about re-creating paper files in the digital world? How can you maintain important paperwork about any given export transaction that you may need to refer to five years down the road? What do you really need to keep and why? This webinar will address this critically important topic of importance to Export Compliance...

As technology continues to permeate nearly every area of daily life, citizen expectations for interacting with government entities are shifting. Citizens today want a personalized, multi-channel experience when interacting with government services. In this webinar, featured speaker Ruthbea Clarke, Research Director of the global Smart Cities Strategies program at IDC, will address how to build a robust citizen engagement strategy through digit...

All About AES and Export Control Reform January 22, 2014 1:00 PM EST Export control reform means big changes to the ITAR and the EAR. But it also means new rules for the Automated Export System (AES) -- including some fundamental requirements like when filing is required and what details must be provided. This is important stuff. The truth is they're watching you. CBP, BIS, DDTC and other federal agencies monitor information in AES. Over shipm...

As Cloud Computing approaches maturity it is transforming the face of enterprise IT. In the public sector, government organizations are aggressively moving to capitalize on the cloud’s myriad benefits to increase operational efficiency and reduce cost of ownership. These benefits apply to crucial areas such as IT consolidation, shared services and public-facing citizen services.Even though cloud solutions are becoming commonplace, there...