The public sector environment is fundamentally different from that in which private-sector organizations operate, thus different accounting and financial reporting practices have developed for governments. This two-hour internet training will provide a basic introduction to the conceptual and practical ways in which generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) for governments differs from that used for private companies. It will familiarize...

Many dam failures have been averted by dam owners and engineers taking quick and effective action to intervene and stop an active dam failure from progressing. The focus of this webinar is to present the most common failure modes at dams and provide information on actions that can be taken to prevent or delay each failure mode. Case studies will be used to show examples of successful interventions. Actions that could potentially do harm and ma...

The federal government is fast approaching the midway point in its push for the fully electronic recordkeeping mandated by M-19-21. And while most agencies have made significant progress in identifying the myriad systems business processes that must change, translating those assessments into action remains a daunting challenge. This year's COVID-19 crisis, continued churn at the executive level and the uncertainty surrounding FY 2021 funding h...

With the evolving demands required of today's IT infrastructure, it's crucial for system integrators to implement enterprise automation that is repeatable, traceable and less prone to human error. GitOps takes DevOps best practices used for application development, such as version control, collaboration, compliance and CI/CD, and applies them to modern infrastructure automation. Tune in on December 8th to learn how your team can leverage Red H...

This webinar will focus on how TIC 3.0 and Zero Trust Security come together to best protect and defend the cloud. Listen as topic experts discuss how we need to be thinking differently about security, risk, & governance. How does the Federal Government address both Zero Trust Security and TIC 3.0? Here subject matter experts will explore how these security practices have been affected by the remote workforce, and how these challenges shou...

As regulations expand and data is collected and managed in new ways, the evolution of privacy best practices has become the foundation that strong organizations are built upon. With more than 80 countries enacting privacy laws, organizations are left with the task of developing data practices and upholding the trust of customers. Barriers in comprehension, resources and support makes it hard to implement adequate privacy solutions.

We are in a perimeter-less world where data no longer resides, and people no longer work within defined boundaries. A zero-trust framework is an approach to cyber security and risk management that safeguards the environment no matter where data and people are. It is about knowing your resources, both IT and data, and facilitating access to these resources by verifying everything and trusting nothing. This webcast will explore the zero-trust fr...

Financial-sector activities – such as consumer and commercial banking, funding, liquidity, and insurance services – were identified by the Department of Homeland Security, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, as National Critical Functions. Those functions are so vital to the United States that any disruption, corruption, or dysfunction would have a debilitating effect on U.S. security, the national economy, and/or pub...

*Registration is open until December 7th The worldwide government market is enormous by any standard, over $10 trillion annually, and is an extremely complex environment for suppliers to navigate. Barriers to entry in public procurement are recognized across the globe, but perhaps no other system has demonstrated such complex and persistent barriers as the US Defense Acquisition system. Countless studies performed over multiple decades have id...

Our acquisition community has come a long way in a short time. In recent months, we’ve embraced full-time work from home, virtual collaboration with industry, remote requirements development, video proposals, technical demonstrations, and source selections from afar. We used prize competitions and challenges, FAR flexibilities, and non-FAR authorities to find new suppliers and award contracts quickly. We took advantage of our profession...