The OpTac International SWAT and Critical Incident Management Program will be held May 21-22, 2015 in Asheville, North Carolina. An effective law enforcement response to critical incidents involving armed suspects can determine whether someone lives or dies. The OpTac International SWAT and Critical Incident Management Program is based on the book, SWAT Operations and Critical Incidents: Why People Die, written by Stuart A. Meyers, and include...

How are agencies leveraging real-time analytics in a data-intensive government? The Internet of Things and explosions of big data are increasing the volume, variety, and velocity of information. This is driving the need for real-time data analytics in areas such as risk management, fraud detection, network monitoring, and intelligence and surveillance. Agencies have “right now” decisions where real-time insight can affect national...

Hiring federal employees was never an easy process, and both hiring officials and staffing specialists often become frustrated by its challenges. Adherence to the federal government’s merit system principles is sometimes seen as an obstacle to hiring the right talent to accomplish an agency’s mission. All too often it seems like the line manager and the human resource management staffer are talking past one another. In today...

VIP GlobalNet, LLC invites you to attend their 5TH annual conference, produced by Advanced Science and Technology Associates, LLC. Join radiological, nuclear, and explosive (RNE) community experts ranging from RNE system end-users such as the Army, the National Guard WMD Civil Support Teams, and the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Community, RNE related product companies, RNE research and development efforts, and U.S. government RNE acquisition ef...

Many federal agencies have begun adopting Agile principles and Lean methodologies with the goal of reducing risk and accelerating successful delivery of their IT investments. Across government departments and within their respective agencies, most efforts along this path of adoption include some of the guiding principles of Scrum. The maturity of these efforts varies widely from one agency to another, and even within the same agency among dif...

The ATARC Federal Cybersecurity Integration Summit will be held on Wednesday, May 20 at the Renaissance Washington in Washington, D.C. This educational one-day symposium will feature cybersecurity subject matter experts from the Federal government and academia on panels with topics such as Information Sharing Across the Cyber Domain; Security: The Cornerstone of Federal IT; and The Future of Cybersecurity. (Agenda) The MITRE-ATARC Cybersecuri...

According to Gartner, citizen-centric government requires fundamental changes in information technology. Cloud computing provides the critical infrastructure, mobile-devices reach individuals directly, data fuels information, and security and privacy are mandatory. How do military and civilian agencies embrace emerging technology to meet their missions? Join your military and agency peers to explore innovative strategies and technologies your...

The OpTac International Tactical Command Program will be held May 18-20, 2015 in Asheville, North Carolina. This program provides attendees with realistic guidelines and practical exercises to prepare for and enhance their command of Special Weapons and Tactics teams. Classroom presentations and tabletop exercises provide a detailed understanding of raid planning and execution, command post operations, legal and ethical decision-making, critic...

The SMU Geothermal Lab is hosting our 7th international energy conference and workshop, Power Plays: Geothermal Energy in Oil and Gas Fields, May 18-20, 2015 on the SMU Campus in Dallas, Texas. Over 200 individuals in field operations, project development, technology, finance, engineering and resource assessment from the geothermal, oil, gas and renewable energy sectors are expected to attend. The conference goal is to connect attendees with t...

Be part of the Middle East’s only government-focused contact centre event from 17-20 May 2015 in Dubai, UAE, which will facilitate high-level strategic discussions and share peer-led case studies addressing the biggest challenges in delivering a world-class customer experience in the contact centre. Why attend? 1. Gain local and international insights that you can’t gain anywhere else: We have pushed the boundaries to bring togethe...