Analytics, Utilities and the Future Grid– Challenges and Opportunities – The utility and grid analytics market is poised to explode over the next five years, with estimates that utilities will spend well over $1 billion per year in smart grid and other analytics capabilities by 2020. Analytics are seen as driving savings across the entire enterprise – from asset planning and management; to load balancing and management; trans...

General Services Administration (GSA) Schedule Contracting for In-House Counsel Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credits are now available for the Coalition’s General Services Administration (GSA) Schedule Contracting for In-House Counsel training scheduled for June 27, 2013. Attendees can earn 6 CLEs for the course with the Virginia State Bar. The GSA Schedule, including the delegated VA Schedules, is a $50 billion contracting program t...

The NIH Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center, NITAAC, is now holding free trainings for all those involved in the purchase of information technology products, services and solutions. Earn 2 CLPs as you learn about our government-wide acquisition contracts (GWACs): ECS III for products, CIO-SP3 for services/solutions and CIO-SP3 Small Business for services/solutions with socioeconomic set-asides. You’ll find NITAAC GWA...

It's no secret that cyber security events are increasing in frequency and intensity. Many of these events are severe and pose significant risk to us as individuals, to our businesses, as well as our economy and national security. We've seen many reports in the press recently of well-funded nation states attempting to pilfer our networks in search of intellectual property. Every day bad guys are trying to gain access to our credit card informat...

National security is continuously being redefined as awareness of the cyberspace domain evolves. Cyber threats and challenges grow every day. Successfully defending our networks requires a team approach. With this in mind, the Cyber symposium will engage the key players, including the U.S. government, the international community, industry and academia, to discuss the development of robust cyberspace capabilities and partnerships. www.afcea.org...

Online registration is now closed. You can register on site at The Hamilton Live in Washington, DC starting at 7:30 AM on Wednesday, June 26, 2013. The Department of Energy (DOE) is to ensure America’s security and prosperity by addressing its energy, environmental and nuclear challenges through transformative science and technology solutions. To innovatively support the mission elements of 120,000 employees and 85 facilities, the Depart...

As you may be aware, nearly every federal and local agency leverages GIS. This is the case because GIS increases operational productivity and provides analysis that leads to better assessment in all areas of critical thinking – are fully informed about this rapidly expanding market? Join us at GIS for Government 2013 taking place June 24-26, 2013 in the Washington, DC Metro Area to find out everything you need to know about GIS and meet...

There is a connection between organizational ethics and business value. People do business with organizations they trust. Once consumer confidence has been betrayed, it is an uphill battle for businesses to recover--assuming that recovery is even possible. Establishing an organizational culture of ethical behavior is a strategic imperative for leaders.

NSW Government top level public servants will meet with their national and international counterparts to find answers to common challenges, such as: How is the whole-of-government approach to ICT evolving in NSW? Is the government data that is most useful also the most important? Are government agencies using social media effectively to engage citizens and improve policy development and services? Will greater transaction security boost e-servi...

For nine years our annual Summit has been the region’s top gathering of Asia Pacific public sector leaders. Hosted by FutureGov Asia Pacific magazine, and backed by FutureGov Research, our GovCFO Summit uniquely brings together public sector finance officials from across the region for two days of intensive knowledge exchange. Discussion topics will include: Performance Based Budgeting System Financial Planning and Analysis Government Go...