Project Management for Results October 4-8, 2010 | Arlington, VA Earn 35 PDUs and 30 CPE Credits! Featuring Two Interactive Forums:Project Management for Results• Initiate, Plan, Execute and Close Out a Program• Track and Manage Projects with Greater Accuracy • Master the Process of Closing and Executing Projects• Describe the Organizational Influences that May Affect Your ProjectEarned Value Management • Understand an...

In this roundtable discussion with federal IT pros, InformationWeek Government will explore the opportunities and challenges of creating private clouds in government data centers. Federal CIO Vivek Kundra wants government agencies to adopt cloud computing as a way of cutting costs, gaining efficiencies and quickly introducing new capabilities to federal employees and the public. Commercial cloud services are one way to do that, but government...

Unlock the Potential of Lean Six Sigma for IT Discover innovative solutions to link Lean Six Sigma to the information technology functions of your organization Transform and Streamline your IT Processes Incorporate Six Sigma methodology into your current business systems and align with your strategic plan Discuss the Advantages of Linking Six Sigma and ITIL Together Understand the difference between the two approaches and discover the benefits...

Forge partnerships with a community of military antennas experts! IDGA’s 6th Annual Military Antennas Summit is a forum on the challenges, requirements, and potential solutions for the development and deployment of efficient antenna systems for the military. With the growing emphasis on joint operations and interoperability, the Department of Defense is continually exploring ways to foster interdisciplinary communications and integration...

Auditing and Evaluating Government Program Performance Featuring Two Interactive Courses: Performance Auditing: Achieving Maximum Impact • Create successful strategies to improve performance auditing • Develop relevant program measures to better improve program objectives Program Evaluation: Developing and Performing High-Priority Evaluation Activities • Learn to determine if a program is a accomplishing its intended outcomes ...

IDGA’s 6th Annual Military Antennas Summit is a forum on the challenges, requirements, and potential solutions for the development and deployment of efficient antenna systems for the military. With the growing emphasis on joint operations and interoperability, the Department of Defense is continually exploring ways to foster interdisciplinary communications and integration. This summit promotes the development of military RF systems by p...

The Homeland Security Division incorporates the six critical mission areas identified in the National Strategy for Homeland Security: Intelligence and Warning, Border and Transportation Security, Domestic Counterterrorism, Protecting Critical Infrastructure and Key Assets, Defending Against Catastrophic Threats, and Emergency Preparedness. The Homeland Security Division focuses on the protection and security of the assets, information, facilit...

States have promised public workers a secure retirement, but recent events and new studies have shined light on an acute crisis. Public pensions are radically underfunded and fundamental reform is no longer an option but a necessity. State policy makers can no longer avoid addressing this shortfall with many public employees approaching retirement. The future fiscal stability of states is inextricably intertwined with the retirement security o...

Learn how Amazon Web Services (AWS) offers the Federal Government a scalable, cost-effective, flexible, and secure cloud computing platform. This half-day event features a keynote presentation from Amazon.com CTO, Dr. Werner Vogels, in which he will detail how the AWS on-demand resources, combined with Amazon Virtual Private Cloud, empower you to use your choice of operating system and programming tools to move your government applications int...

Implement Performance Measurement Practices to Empower Change in Social Services Organizations Develop and utilize performance measures to evaluate progress and increase program outcomes Strengthen Grants Management and Performance-Based Contracting Techniques Create, implement and maintain performance-based contracts and learn proven methods for winning grants that are designed for social and human services improvements Navigate Through Trans...