The politics of change Change has been slow to come in Mexico, but 2012 could be a tipping point. Over 1,700 elected positions will be filled at the federal, state and local levels, including the presidency, federal congress and the mayor of Mexico City. But five years into a crippling drug war, a convincing security strategy has yet to be put forward. And in an economy heavily dominated by monopolies and oligopolies, new rules for increasing...

Attend an upcoming National Contract Management Association (NCMA) National Education Seminar! The COR Member of the Acquisition Team: The Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) Guide to Performance and Quality The "COR Member of the Acquisition Team” National Education Seminar (NES) is designed to better illustrate the important role that the contracting officer’s representative (COR) plays in ensuring that the contract speci...

Wednesday, November 7, 2012 1:00PM EST Effective export compliance plans require implementing procedures appropriate to your company’s product line and business model. Join us for a discussion on the ways to create a written plan which will result in a useful tool for your company’s employees instead of a dusty binder on a bookshelf. ECTI’s export compliance webinar will focus on the best ways to attack the problem of develop...

This event is now at full capacity. It will be webcast live on this page. Click here to register for a webcast reminder. This year’s presidential and congressional elections are likely to be close—perhaps very close. They will have a profound impact on the nation’s future course in both the domestic and foreign policy spheres. The outcome of the November 6 election will raise important policy and political questions: What was...

Join Project Performance Corporation (PPC) and ENC Strategy (ENC) for an expert seminar on realigning federal websites for customer content and service delivery. EO 13571 and the Digital Government Strategy establish two new mission goals for all federal agencies: Providing efficient responses and enabling self service (to all stakeholders but especially citizens) Enabling access to government information (especially for mobile users) These ne...

The U.S. Chamber’s U.S.-Iraq Business Initiative (USIBI) is partnering with the U.S. Business Council in Iraq (USBCI) to organize a high-profile Supplier’s Conference in Basrah, Iraq on November 7, 2012. During this conference, representatives of participating companies will meet the governor of Basrah, other key Iraqi officials, Iraqi business leaders, and U.S. government representatives in Basrah. The economic data bears out tha...

Abundant natural resources, a young work force and a large and growing domestic market, combined with an improving investment climate are just a few of Indonesia's strengths, and most believe the country's vast economic potential is primed for takeoff. The challenge for international businesses is to find effective ways to work with this important emerging market, and to maximize the benefits afforded by the nation's rising prominence and econ...

This webinar consists of an overview on government spending within the GSA/VA MAS program and how to maneuver through the various government sites to check profitability within this contracting vehicle. (This session is being offered complementary, valued at $300)

SAVE THE DATE FOR NCMA'S 31ST ANNUAL GOVERNMENT CONTRACT MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE (GCMC) NOVEMBER 5–6, 2012 · RENAISSANCE DOWNTOWN HOTEL · WASHINGTON, DC Join us for NCMA's 31st Annual Government Contract Management Conference (GCMC), November 5–6, 2012, in Washington, DC at the Renaissance Downtown Hotel. GCMC has long been known as the most comprehensive conference for government contract professionals. Last year's ev...

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...