"New Zealand delivers 2013 ICT reforms- Under government reforms in 2013, the New Zealand Cabinet is revitalising its Information and Communication (ICT) Strategy for the New Year. This Strategy, expected to be announced in May 2013, lays the foundations for policy reforms. These developments impact on agency-wide ICT procurement, funding and service delivery programmes. The New Zealand government spends an estimated NZ $2 billion on ICT ...

GEOINT Community Week 2013 GEOINT Community Week (GCW) brings together defense, intelligence and homeland security geospatial-user community for a week of classified briefings, learning workshops, technology exhibits and networking opportunities. Monday, May 20 – DI2E Plugfest and Mashup(An AFEI Event – Separate Registration Required)George Mason University0800 – 1500Free for Government / Registration required Tuesday, May 21...

We invite you to SANS Austin 2013 in May. Our course offerings include courses from IT Security Essentials to our cutting-edge Virtualization and Private Cloud Security course. You will also find incident handling, forensics, and security policy and leadership training. Courses are taught by real-world practitioners who are the best at ensuring you not only learn the material, but that you can apply it immediately when you return to the office...

Jennifer Schaus hosts a series of government contracting webinars (complimentary). They are all recorded and available for download. Full calendar is available at: http://JenniferSchaus5.eventbrite.com RECORDING: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5OuDZSK6ac Please join us as Tony Anikeeff leads our discussion on security and facility clearances and how to obtain one.

The Big Data & Analytics in Government Innovation Summit is exclusive to government professionals and agencies. This is a private summit which will address the latest government challenges, strategies and initiatives relating to Big Data Analytics. Hear from those closest to these developments to learn what’s actually happening on the ground. - 20+ industry expert keynote presentations - 100+ Big Data Leaders attending - Over 25 hour...

Sequestration. The beginning of a second presidential administration. New leadership in key GSA management positions. There has never been a better time for a robust exchange between GSA and industry about the government and commercial markets and GSA’s role in helping agencies fulfill their critical missions while lowering the cost of Government. Join The Coalition for Government Procurement for a roundtable discussion of the General Se...

If you’re currently (or hoping to be) doing business in any potentially controlled commodity sector in or with Russia, you need to be aware of, and prepared for, Russia’s export controls, and this webinar can help! It puts the “RRR” in the “BRIC”, it is a top EU and USA trading partner, and it has an export control system that can be as complex as any other (if not more so)! It’s the Russian Federation...

Federal Data Center Consolidation: Meeting Deadlines and Creating Opportunities In 2010, the Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative was implemented across all government departments and armed service branches. Spearheaded by the Executive Office of the President of the United States, the FDCCI intends toclose 40% of our nation’s 2900 data centers by 2015, with predicted savings of $3 to 5 billion. The initiative is one of many stra...

The success of a nonprofit or tax-exempt entity depends largely on finding and hiring a talented executive team. Talented executives demand and require compensation packages that are commensurate with their abilities. Unfortunately, the rules for compensating nonprofit and tax-exempt executives are very restrictive and different from the methods and practices of structuring compensation policies and packages applicable to for profit companies....

In difficult fiscal times many budget officers and municipal managers begin the process by a rather simple approach: revenues are down 10%, we need to cut the budget by 10%. Then they wait for the battles to begin, internally with department heads, externally with council members and other public stakeholders. This live audio conference will provide budget preparers with a comprehensive framework for preparing the budget to meet the realities...