A primary challenge for business is to be aware of current regulations and guidelines. This conference provides opportunities to meet buyers and contracting officers from major military bases, the surrounding states and large companies to discuss business opportunities. Educational sessions will provide current information on emerging new standards and provide you with the tools to bid and contract successfully, gain valuable information and s...

Budgets are shrinking, citizen demands are increasing, data centers are still saddled with disparate, legacy information systems, public accountability expectations are escalating, and technology innovations have raised new security vulnerabilities. The intensified complexity of IT systems can be overwhelming. How do public sector organizations build smarter, stronger, simplified and more efficient organizations that thrive under today’s...

Big Data and Government R&D – Turning Overload into Exploitable Information Assets Earlier this year the White House announced funding for a large new research and development initiative aimed at extracting and exploiting the “knowledge and insights from large and complex collections of digital data… to help solve some the Nation’s most pressing challenges.” This is in addition to numerous ongoing “Big...

The Excellence.Gov Awards program recognizes those federal, state and/or local programs -- and their managers -- who have achieved exceptional results in the management of IT to support the government's mission and service citizens. The judging panel represents government and industry leaders within the industry. Since its inception, the Excellence.Gov Awards have recognized over 150 exceptional federal programs using IT. Follow the conversati...

USGIF's Commercial Synthetic Aperture Radar Satellite and Earth Observation working groups cordially invite you to attend free unclassified workshops in cooperation with the NGA Commercial GEOINT Solutions Group (S5). The two-days of workshops introduce participants to the latest developments in commercial SAR and electro optical satellite imaging and applications. All state, local and federal employees interested in learning more about Synthe...

Course Description The key to being successful in the Federal marketplace is to find and influence opportunities before the competition. We all know and want to do this, but how? Where and how do you find opportunities? The available commercial services listing opportunity are not the answer, you find out about an opportunity along with everyone else. The data is out there on the internet. This seminar will help you find opportunities before y...

This is the 4th year of IDGA’s Cloud Computing Summit, where we bring together those who have an expertise on the topic of Cloud Computing with those who are seeking to implement it. This year’s summit takes place at an interesting and innovative time in the implementation of Cloud Computing in the government and defense industry. In order to further explore these new and exciting advancements in Cloud technology this year’s...

The General Services Administration’s (GSA) Government-wide Acquisition Contracts (GWACs) are becoming increasingly vital to agencies by enabling them to leverage GSA’s buying power, achieve multi-agency objectives, and acquire acquisition and contract management functions at competitive rates. As the number of companies seeking schedule contracts has roughly doubled over the last several years, with over 80 percent being small bus...

Don’t miss this All-Star speaker lineup, information-packed, interactive forum – designed to help you transform the way you communicate with your citizens! Social Media for Government Communications: How To Engage Citizens & Increase Transparency Using The Latest Web 2.0 Technologies February 11 – 12, 2013 in Washington, DC ****Register by December 19th for an early-bird discount of $400!! WHY IS THIS EVENT ONE YOU CAN'T...

FedScoop’s Agile Government Summit will be held on February 13, 2013, at the Renaissance Hotel in Washington, D.C. This event will bring together the brightest leaders from government and industry to discuss ways government can be more agile and how to best leverage innovative technologies and new approaches to achieve this goal. The Agile Government Summit will feature speakers and keynotes from federal agencies, including the White Hou...