Shale gas is increasingly becoming the buzz word in the energy sector. The rapid boom of the shale gas industry in the US has transformed the world gas market outlook. This has spurred interest in shale gas possibilities in countries like Canada, Europe, Asia and Australia. Although shale gas in only at its exploratory stage in the UK, the benefits of it are being underscored by the government. However the environmental impacts of shale gas ca...

Due to the recent mandated changes in the Affordable Care Act, and the skyrocketing costs for employers to provide insurance benefits to its employees, the health insurance market is undergoing a radical transformation. Experts predict that by 2018, 40 million people will have enrolled in Private Health Insurance Exchanges. Private Exchanges allow employers to control benefit costs through defined contribution platforms, while providing employ...

THIS IS A CONFERENCE THAT HAS SOLD OUT FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS! The 2014 Executive Leadership Conference goals are simple: Connect great people with great ideas to inspire Leadership and Innovation in Radically Changing Times. In government today, an emerging collaborative ecosystem is transforming how, and with whom, people work. This requires that we adopt new approaches to carrying out agency missions and providing citizen services. ELC...

The 2014 Executive Leadership Conference goals are simple: Connect great people with great ideas to inspire Leadership and Innovation in Radically Changing Times. In government today, an emerging collaborative ecosystem is transforming how, and with whom, people work. This requires that we adopt new approaches to carrying out agency missions and providing citizen services. ELC’s Premise: Technology Both Addresses and Poses Our Toughest C...

An Orion Hiring Conference is your chance to interview the best military job seekers, selected specifically for your open positions. You will be presented with prescreened, qualified and suitably matched veterans that are interested in your available opportunities. You will interview up to ten candidates in a single day, all in a private and professional interview setting. We carefully select our hotels to enhance our clients’ experience...

Join NCSI for an In-Agency Technology Expo Los Alamos National Laboratory October 27, 2014 Each year NCSI produces over 100 tabletop technology expos at U.S. Department of Defense and Intelligence and Federal Agency locations around the world including the Pentagon, National Security Agency, Ramstein Air Base, and the Defense Intelligence Agency to name just a few. Our technology expos are typically four (4) hours in duration and attract 20 to...

This basic level introductory course will benefit those who have no background in LNG who need appreciation of how the LNG business works, & how they contribute to the big picture. It provides a framework that participants can build on as their career grows. Key Learning Outcomes Understand the oil and gas industry structure Understand the LNG project lifecycle Discover contemporary issues and industry trends Discover technical aspects of...

The panel will discuss and illustrate the working relationship between the Navy’s 10th Fleet, Resource Sponsor and the Acquisition communities. The AFCEA Washington, DC monthly luncheon series draws between 350-400 senior officers and IT professionals from across the Department of Defense, armed services, intelligence and civilian agencies to discuss topics of interest to the DOD IT community ranging from IT networks to mobility to cyber...

The 2012 Program Protection Workshop identified metrics as one of the top 5 issues that challenged the system security community in addressing Kendall’s 2011 memo directing document streamlining and a holistic approach for delivering trusted systems.In 2014, the SSE Committee kicked of a metrics project. The metrics breakout session at the May 2014 PPP Summit and Workshop defined characteristics of a good metric and authored a project ch...

We are pleased to invite you and your colleagues to attend SANS Network Security 2014 at the magnificent Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, on October 19-27. Network Security is your annual networking opportunity! SANS will bring you the best in network security training, certification, and up-to-the-minute research on the most important topics in the industry today. http://www.sans.org/info/157935If you have attended this event in the past, then you...