While commercial mass notification systems have been around for more than a decade, the attempted bombing in New York’s Time Square in May and major disasters like Hurricane Katrina have highlighted the need to leverage newer technologies for the rapid notification of people and organizations. These seminal events brought forth a large number of businesses that sought to grab a piece of the notification system market. One of the challeng...

Operations, Maintenance, and Commissioning July 1, 2010 First Thursday Seminar #6 Operations, Maintenance, and Commissioning provides an overview of operations and maintenance (O&M) best practices with a focus on corrective, preventive, and predictive infrastructure requirements and commissioning for existing buildings. Date: July 1, 2010 Time: 1:30 ET Length: 90 minutes Instructor: Ray Pugh; Pacific Northwest National Laboratory FEMP Exp...

The Government relies on the internet to distribute and provide access to information for citizens, staff, other agencies, contractors, etc. But the Internet’s shortcomings can critically affect day-to-day government tasks as well as national security. This webcast will cover how Akamai’s technologies are centered on mitigating the shortcomings of the internet to ensure optimal security and performance of websites, content delivery...

Mocana, which secures the “Internet of Things,” protects the 20 billion non-PC devices that are increasingly connecting to networks across every sector of our economy including Federal and Medical. These devices already outnumber workstations on the Internet by about five to one. Each device represents a comparatively easy way to infiltrate the rest of the network as hacks, malware and viruses grow more numerous and sophisticated....

While Congress debates making telework programs a requirement in federal agencies, the Office of Personnel Management is launching a telework pilot program. The bill under consideration would eventually require 20 percent of the eligible federal workforce to telework about one day per week. And OPM’s Results-Only Work Environment program allows 400 federal employees to decide when and where to work, as long as they meet high performance...

As a result of the ‘Federal Data center Consolidation Initiative’ Government agencies are facing the challenge of reducing the cost of their data centers through consolidation and virtualization. While virtualization provides many benefits, the virtual infrastructure has different monitoring requirements than the physical. Join SolarWinds Head Geek and Air Force Veteran Josh Stephens to discuss affordable, effective and efficient S...

Protect your IT assets and meet FISMA and other regulatory compliance requirements Q1 Labs QRadar delivers intelligent log management and the net result for customers is that threats and frauds that were missed in the past are now detected, physical or virtual. A massive and accurate prioritization of data occurs to make overall security response more effective. The value of intelligence and context goes beyond detection and data reduction be...

Integrated QMS Solution to ISO 9001:2008 Compliance June 10th, 2010 1:00-2:00 pm (EST) Organizations around the globe are deploying quality management methodologies based on ISO 9001 or related specifications developed uniquely for their industries. These standards and guidance documents leverage a process centric approach for quality systems with a focus on customer satisfaction and continuous improvement. Are you required to obtain complian...

TOPIC: Legal Update for EEO Professionals Disability claims tend to be the most complicated. Jeanette will break down the legal elements of a disability discrimination claim, including failure to accommodate, in light of the recent Americans With Disability Amendments Act. Easy to follow investigator tips, including what questions to ask and what documents to request, make this session helpful to both new and seasoned investigators alike.

Join INPUT’s Angie Petty for an online presentation that will provide detailed insight to help federal, state, and local contractors answer the question: “Where are the IT opportunities related to enactment of the health care reform legislation?” What You Will Learn: Major elements of the health care reform bills Understanding its impact on federal, state, and local agencies Market technology trends driving Health IT and exis...