For government agencies, there is a constant and growing tension between the need to share data and the need to protect it. On one hand, not sharing data is generally not an option: Agencies need to have the ability to put information into the hands of those who need it. On the other hand, they need to ensure that data is accessible only by authorized individuals. Often, agencies have worked around this problem by outfitting employees with mul...

NCMA Tysons Webinar "Subcontracting on a Commercial Item Basis to Reduce Risk and Increase Profit" This course will teach you how to benefit from conducting Part 12 Commercial Item subcontract procurements. From streamlining requirements, to reduced regulatory risk and a reduction of administrative costs, leveraging part 12 procurement methods to subcontract is a widely under-utilized procurement method that can save your company time, money a...

Understanding the New ITAR Brokering Regulations New brokering rules go into effect October 25, 2013. In the midst of all the understandable attention regarding export control reform, the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls has published the first major overhaul of the ITAR's brokering rules since they originally went into effect in 1997. In this webinar, Scott Gearity of the Export Compliance Training Institute tackles the revised ITAR Part...

Though some federal agencies have made progress in shared service adoption and at least nine federal shared service providers (FSSPs) have emerged across various lines of business, widespread concerns over the implications of shared services are slowing further implementation of the 2012 Federal IT Shared Services Strategy. With these concerns in mind, Accenture Federal Services and Government Business Council undertook an in-depth study to be...

As a federal employee, searching for the right health insurance can be confusing, but there are tools and strategies available to help. At the start of 2014 open season, join Tom Shoop, Vice President and Editor in Chief of Government Executive, in conversation with government healthcare expert Walt Francis, author of the annual CHECKBOOK's Guide to Health Plans for Federal Employees, as he explains the details of available insurance plans, an...

SolarWinds IT monitoring and management products have been built to scale to the largest and most highly distributed environments without compromising the affordability, ease-of-use, and power that have made them some of the most widely used products in the industry. With the use of SolarWinds scalability engines you can scale your monitoring and management capabilities to hundreds of thousands of network devices, servers, or applications. ...

Government contracting can be a lucrative strategy for small businesses looking to grow, but it can also be an expensive endeavor for those that are unfamiliar with the regulations enforced by federal agencies.What many small businesses may not know is that there is an organization in Washington dedicated to protecting small companies from unfair federal regulatory enforcement actions. The Office of the National Ombudman (ONO) works to assist...

Federal agencies are being asked to eliminate silos of IT operation and implement consolidated and shared commodity IT functions while meeting cloud computing mandates and initiatives. Join this webcast to learn about an efficient, flexible and affordable cloud architecture comprised of best-of-breed solutions to include next-generation backup and storage products all within your agency’s existing infrastructure. Recognizing cloud comput...

This live webinar will review some key guidelines from sections of U.S. EPA, American Water Works Association, and the Foundation for Cross Connection Control and Hydraulic Research University of Southern California. Water purveyors are responsible for the delivery of safe water to their customers. Cross connection control is recognized as an essential element in maintaining the integrity of the distribution system. Agenda Highlights of the S...

Export Controls on Encryption Technology: 2013 Update New regulations published by BIS in June of 2013 (view notice) reflect a multilateral agreement to classify certain components as “mass-market.” As usual, the rule is complicated and limited in its application. Find out if your company can benefit by attending this webinar.October 1, 2013 1:00 PM EDT Topics to be covered: Fundamentals of cryptography for the export compliance pr...