Learn how to streamline IT procurement with a free NITAAC training. Compete and manage your IT requirements quickly and easily when you choose a NITAAC Government-Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) . Our training specialists will demonstrate how GWACs enable you to leverage buying power, and how NITAAC's online ordering systems can increase productivity.A team of Contract and Program Specialists can help you at any point in the process, from pre...

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) will host a live First Thursday Seminar webcast on Rethinking Operations & Maintenance for High Performance Buildings on June 6, 2013. Experts Sarah Jensen of FEMP and Michelle Slovensky of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory will offer training about engagement programs for key stakeholders – including building owners, operators, and occupants ...

Attend an upcoming National Contract Management Association (NCMA) National Education Seminar! Cost Estimating and Contract Pricing This seminar offers best practices and answers important questions in cost estimating and contract pricing. What should a product, service, or integrated business solution cost? How much is it worth to the buyer? What is the appropriate rate of return or profitability for a product or service? What constitutes a f...

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...

Objectives »» Review and explain the important provisions of the Freedom of Information Act »»Gain understanding and familiarity with The Open Meetings Act »» Grasp the implications of ethical leadership and actions in government »» Gain familiarity with Robert’s Rules of Order Description Are you, as a public official, concerned with what you must and must not do under Freedom of Informati...

Attend an upcoming National Contract Management Association (NCMA) National Education Seminar! Contract Negotiations Based on Gregory Garrett's publication Contract Negotiations: Skills, Tools, and Best Practices, this seminar provides a comprehensive treatment of contract negotiations, with a compelling discussion of what skills, tools, and best practices are needed to become a master contract negotiator. Attendees will learn: Contract negoti...

The NIH Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center, NITAAC, is now holding free trainings for all those involved in the purchase of information technology products, services and solutions. Earn 2 CLPs as you learn about our government-wide acquisition contracts (GWACs): ECS III for products, CIO-SP3 for services/solutions and CIO-SP3 Small Business for services/solutions with socioeconomic set-asides. You’ll find NITAAC GWA...

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 specia...

Perhaps they were mis-hired to begin with. Or, perhaps they were promoted well past their ability; perhaps they simply don't want to do what's required... You just don't know and you're spending a ton of your time analyzing the "why" and the "what. Perhaps you're thinking is "I'm spending my time for no return, when I could be spending it on someone else for recognizable value." Dr. Stephanie shares success strategies on working with the un-co...

We invite you to SANS Austin 2013 in May. Our course offerings include courses from IT Security Essentials to our cutting-edge Virtualization and Private Cloud Security course. You will also find incident handling, forensics, and security policy and leadership training. Courses are taught by real-world practitioners who are the best at ensuring you not only learn the material, but that you can apply it immediately when you return to the office...