Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are placing increased emphasis on implementing an effective "information security continuous monitoring (ISCM) program" for all government and contractor run IT systems. This will be accomplished by DHS and OMB increasing the annual FISMA reporting requirements and NIST issuing NIST Special Publications (SP): I...

Special Keynote: The Honorable Michael Sheehan, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict SOF SymposiumBalancing Special Operations Forces to Meet Emerging Global ChallengesThe symposium will focus on improving readiness through cohesive planning, training, doctrine, and policy that support the most appropriate and most effective use of special operations forces.Confirmed Speakers Include: The Honorable M...

Overview Topics Will Include Accommodating a Mobile Workforce Capacity Management Meeting Customer Needs Electronic Record Retention and Discovery Project Management A Prescription for Success Dashboarding and Performance Management Workplace Trends A New Direction? Modernization Approaches and Lessons Learned IT Skill Sets of the Future How Much of Your Personal Information Is Online? ITs Role in Business Transformation Purpose This event is...

Objectives »»Learn to see new opportunities for creating value for citizens and customers, for removing waste from every process, and for creating more rewarding jobs for employees »»Understand how lean thinking can be applied in every type of office and service activity in local government »»Choose the lean pathway that is right for you and create your own action plan for implementing lean in your organizat...

International insights and consumer confidence in the eCommerce opportunities in Turkey. Case studies and expert views on the e-commerce market and its development. 27-29th November With the Turkish economy set to grow faster than 6% this year, Turkey is an increasingly attractive market to international investors avoiding the economic turbulence in Europe and the US. Add in a young, dynamic population who spend a lot of time online, very high...

L2 Federal Resources presents an exclusive contracting webinar... LIVE WEBINAR | Tuesday, November 27, 2012 | 1PM Eastern Affirmative Action for Federal Government Contractors: What You Need to Know Federal government contractors, subcontractors and suppliers must adhere to a specific set of regulations governing employment practices and procedures. Failure to comply with the regulations can lead to monetary liability or even the cancellation...

With the public’s continued focus on value and affordability, higher education finds itself at a critical juncture. Cost pressures and increased global demand for access have given rise to innovations that have unleashed new delivery models into the education marketplace. Such innovation is required if universities are to thrive, compete, and bring new relevance and meaning to the value of college in the 21st century. On November 27, the...

Broadband technologies power the country’s digital infrastructure and have become essential platforms for 21st century communications and commerce. One of the most important economic and policy issues facing the new administration is whether U.S. regulation of broadband platforms will help or hinder the kind of innovation, investment, competition and economic growth the country needs to climb out of the economic decline it has been exper...

If an easier way to find and win federal contracts existed, would you be interested? The Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) were created to reduce the administrative burden for Government and Industry, and to create additional government contracting opportunities for small business concerns. It says so in the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR). While the process for issuing and awarding these requirements is streamlined, finding and wi...

Private-Public Roundtable Discussion of the “National Strategy for Global Supply Chain Security: Implementation Findings and Recommendations Report” The rescheduled Industry Leaders meeting of the “National Strategy for Global Supply Chain Security: Implementation Findings and Recommendations Report” and the SECRET-level ODNI briefing on the Global Supply Chain Threat Assessment will be held on Monday, November 26, 2012...