SANS Exceptional Training comes to Reston in AprilWe are pleased to invite you to SANS Reston 2016, April 4-9. This event features comprehensive hands-on technical training from some of the best instructors in the industry and includes several courses that will prepare you or your technical staff for DoD 8570 and GIAC approved certification exams. Start making your plans now to attend SANS Reston 2016.Are you ready to immerse yourself in the m...

We are pleased to invite you to attend SANS training in the capital of the State of Georgia! We are bringing our top courses and top instructors to Atlanta on April 4-9. With one in 1,200 candidates qualify globally to join our faculty, SANS instructors the foremost experts and the best at ensuring you will not only learn the material, but that you can also apply it immediately when you return from your training.All of our courses at SANS Atla...

THIS IS NOT A TACTICAL TRAINING COURSE Given today's ever-changing threat environment, preparing for and training employees to cope with active threats and workplace violence should be a key piece of an organization's emergency action plan. A Unique Training Opportunity The Cedar Rapids Police Department, and the National Protection and Programs Directorate Office of Infrastructure Protection are hosting a one-day Security Workshop to enhance...

2016 Government Social Media Conference & Expo Thank you for making the debut GSMCON event in 2015 a success! GSMCON 2016 planning is in the works for April 6-8, 2016 in Reno, Nevada. The Government Social Media Conference & Expo (GSMCON) is the only major social media conference for U.S. city, county and state government. Download the GSMCON2016 Executive Summary (pdf- updated Oct. 22). Registration is open! Collaborate with a networ...

The US Department of Energy Federal Energy Management Program is pleased to announce the First Thursday Seminar Data Center Energy Efficiency Best Practices that will air on Thursday, April 7th, 2015 from 1:30 to 3:00 pm EST. This seminar will cover why energy-efficient data centers are critical, energy-efficiency opportunities, and energy management improvement processes. Topics include best practices for acquisition, benchmarking, performanc...

Join us on April 7th for the 27th Annual Federal 100 Awards Gala at the Marriott Marquis in Washington, DC, as we recognize 100 government and industry leaders who have played pivotal roles in the federal government IT community. Professionals from government, industry and academia will be honored for going above and beyond to make a real difference in the way technology was bought, managed and used in the federal IT community. This elegant bl...

Agencies are taking a digital-first approach to improving the public’s experience in interacting with and obtaining services from the government. The U.S. Digital Services Playbook provides guiding principles to address the whole experience for citizen services online. The Playbook is drawn from successful practices from the private and public sector. One of the tenants of these standards is the use of data that measures how well these d...

This year’s program “Shaping the Next US” is sponsored by ACT-IAC’s young leadership group, NexUS. NexUS is comprised of young professionals working together to assist each other in becoming the next generation of federal technology leaders. Every day there are new statistics about how the generation born between 1980 and 2000 and how they are changing the way the workforce works: - They are IMPACTFUL - 75% of the workf...

It is important for all Military Leaders at both the senior and Junior level to be aware of what assets are available and how to best deploy these assets to support the mission when operating in a CIED environment OVERVIEW This two day course will discuss in depth all the CIED enablers that are available for your consideration to deploy. It will discuss different equipment as well as trained assets within the Brigade that can be called upon to...

Disrupt Speakers will challenge traditional thinking in order to identify innovative CVE solutions to disrupt the agendas of violent extremist groups. Reimagine Conferees will be encouraged to take a different look at the problems to countering violent extremism and define gaps in methodologies. Redefine Attendees will map the state of the art in CVE and set the new research agenda to further advance the evolving foundation of the CVE field.