The 6th Annual IT Security Automation Conference, hosted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, in conjunction with the Department of Homeland Security, National Security Agency, and Defense Information Systems Agency, will focus on the breadth and depth of automation principles and technologies designed to support automation requirements across organizations in multiple sectors. This 3-day event includes tutorials, conference...

Join us for NASCIO's 2010 Annual Conference, Innovation and Opportunity: Transforming Government Through IT. With a strong program, excellent venue and so many emerging issues to address, we expect excellent participation in this year's event. NASCIO conferences provide a unique opportunity for state government and corporate members to discuss the issues facing the information technology field in the public and private sector. These events off...

WHAT'S COVERED The vast majority of BI professionals are excited about the prospects of data mining, but are fully mystified about where to begin or even how to prepare. Of those who did initiate a modeling initiative, a recent data mining industry survey of predictive modeling practitioners reports that 51% of data mining projects either never left the ground, did not realize value or the ultimate results were not measurable. Despite its elus...

Since the beginning of humankind, there has been an economic connection between people and land. Whether it's for food, water, shelter, or economic reasons, people rely on land to survive. By understanding their relationship with geography, a society's people can make informed decisions about how its land can fulfill basic human needs and serve as a stable economic foundation. Today, geographic technology data and analysis are being applied to...

Creating Winning Proposals Seminar Tuesday, September 28, 2010 Join us for our proposal writing seminar coveringeverything you need to create winning proposals. This is a LIMITED CAPACITY event - prompt registration is encouraged. Featuring: Beth Wingate Managing Director, Proposal DevelopmentLohfeld Consulting Group, Inc.Creating winning proposals for government contractors Beth Wingate has more than 22 years' proposal development, managemen...

If your firm is considering going after government contracts, or has recently been awarded a government contract, then you need to understand the risks involved under DCAA's audit rules. Federal contractors with systems built on generic software tools with extensive workarounds, especially small to medium sized firms using popular software like QuickBooks, are at risk of DCAA compliance failure. Those firms with cost accounting and internal co...

To keep Congressional staffers up to date on the current economic situation, the Mercatus Center hosts quarterly briefings that survey the current economic scene. Special attention is paid to inflation, GDP, unemployment, and interest rates. Hosted by Dr. Bruce Yandle, one of our most popular speakers, these quarterly briefings are free of charge and open to all senior congressional staffers.

Join Eric Gregory, Sr. Vice President, Capture & Proposal Management at CACI for a breakfast briefing on Tuesday, September 28 as he shares the simple strategies he developed to set his capture and proposal team on the road to productivity and operational efficiencies. Increasing competition and cost control efforts are driving companies of all sizes to adopt ways so they can do more with less. The most likely path is to use technologies t...

The amount of data any organization has to work with increases daily, and government agencies are no exception. In addition, you have a mission to accomplish, and constant pressure to contain costs. The answer to these challenges lies in data center consolidation and relocation. Data center consolidation is a key strategy in the Federal IT playbook. The Obama administration is betting on data center consolidation to reduce costs, lower energy...