Special "Early Bird" Registration Government Employees: $995(Federal, State or Local Government Issued ID) EARLY BIRD Special Reduced Rates in Support of Government Budget Reductions: Now $695 until June 29th! ($300 = 30% Registration Fee Reduction) Team Rate for Government: Send a government team to learn together. Register two government employees from the same office at the same time and the third person registers at 50% of the current gove...

General Services Administration (GSA) Schedule Contracting for In-House Counsel Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credits are now available for the Coalition’s General Services Administration (GSA) Schedule Contracting for In-House Counsel training scheduled for June 27, 2013. Attendees can earn 6 CLEs for the course with the Virginia State Bar. The GSA Schedule, including the delegated VA Schedules, is a $50 billion contracting program t...

Understanding the significance of strategic sourcing to a federal agency’s mission and procurement objectives is critical information for any current or emerging acquisition leader. This past December, the White House propelled this concept to the forefront—issuing Memorandum M-13-02, Improving Acquisitions through Strategic Sourcing, designed to build on the Administration’s prior savings successes and “ensure that all...

Both the executive branch and Congress have recognized the need for improved interagency collaboration to reduce duplication, overlap, waste, and fragmentation. Join the George Washington University Center for Excellence in Public Leadership and FedInsider News for a day of learning and networking around Multi-Sector Leadership with a focus on Analytics & Organizational Excellence. This event will draw federal, state & local, associati...

President Obama has declared that the "cyber threat is one of the most serious economic and national security challenges we face as a nation" and that "America's economic prosperity in the 21st century will depend on cybersecurity." Federal employees are invited to join us for an interactive discussion on security of information systems, which is rapidly becoming one of the foremost focal points of the United States and other countries. Critic...

The Council on Federal Procurement of Architecture & Engineering Services (COFPAES), invites you to attend a workshop on "Qualification Based Selection (QBS) Contracting for A/E Services" on Tuesday, May 14 in Washington, DC. This class, to be taught by Bruce Ware, US Army Corps of Engineers, will provide the elements of the acquisition of firms via the 40 USC 1101/10 USC 2855 and FAR part 36.6 QBS process. This U.S. Army Corps of Engineer...

LEARN WHAT MANAGERS & PRACTITIONERS REALLY NEEDTO KNOW ABOUT PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS & DATA MININGGet up to speed in data mining faster and more effectively than with any other training program available. Leverage highly valuable and impactful prospective insight from within your existing data through an intensive course series with over 20 years of innovation.If you want to learn what really works in predictive modeling and why you shoul...

Join us as ACM Fellow Dr. Larry Davis discusses an intro and history of Computer Vision, with real life applications such as unmanned aerial vehicles and wide field vehicle detection systems. Agenda: 6:30 - Refreshments 7:00 - Announcements 7:15 - Lecture 8:15 - Q&A 8:45 - SIG-BEER Happy Hour Abstract: The field of computer vision was started in the 1960’s, in large part driven by applications in document image analysis (mail sorting...

Registration Fees: Government Employees: $1,195 (Federal, State or Local Government Issued ID) Special "Early Bird" Reduced Rates in Support of Government Budget Reductions: Now $995 until March 16th Special “Bring-an-Associate” Registration (for Government Only): Register one government student and a 2nd student from the same office within an organization can register for 50% of the standard fee. – We want to encourage lear...

Special Reduced Registration Fee$795 for Government Special Reduced Registration Fee$895 for Industry Overview of the Workshop: The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 25 Point Plan for IT Management Reform requires the use of a Modular Development Methodology and many Agencies are deploying an Agile Project Management methodology. This workshop is designed to help your organization answer these questions: How do I ensure I don’t burde...