Location and Date: Wednesday, November 14, 2012 The Hamilton Crowne Plaza Washington, DC1001 14th Street NW (14th & K)Washington, DC 20005Phone: 202-682-0111Metro: Metro Center (Red Line); McPherson Square (Blue and Orange Lines)(map and driving directions) Costs Government Attendees Government Subscribers - included in subscription; log in to register and reserve your seat Government Member Pre-Registered (before 11/13, 12pm) - $20 Govern...

Presentation Topic: Government Acquisition: Trends and Techniques Join AFFIRM for a lively program and discussion on Thursday, December 8 on "Government Acquisition: Trends and Techniques". To launch the program, Nancy Suslov will share highlights of the analysis of the GWACs and IDIQs, and Schedules that was recently released by TechAmerica as part of their 47th annual federal market forecast. A lively discussion moderated by Wyatt Kash, AOL...

Presentation Topic: The Changing Role of the Federal CIO Join AFFIRM for this lively panel of Federal CIOs on November 16. Led by moderator, Francis Rose, Federal News Radio, the CIOs will explore the August 6th “CIO Memo” from OMB Director Jacob Lew that makes some sweeping changes that will impact the government agencies and contractors alike. The panelists will address the four main provisions and the impact on the roles and re...

“How are you greening your agency?” will bring you up to speed on how agencies are managing the requirements of Executive Order 13514. Join us as we hear Senior Sustainability Officers across the federal government discuss their challenges, successes, opportunities and best practices in greening their agency. You will hear about: The requirements for Executive Order 13514 and other major energy and environmental requirements impact...

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Like Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, there's a love/hate relationship between our government and Web 2.0. It's on again, it's off again, it's on again...Well, given productivity and security/privacy concerns, govies are never going to spend all day hanging out on facebook. But that doesn't mean that Web 2.0 does not have an important role to play in government. A series of agencies are building out Web 2.0 communities inside the firewall...