The Federal Reduction-in-Force Procedures course teaches participants the procedures to be followed when faced with separation or downgrading an employee because of a Reduction-in-Force (RIF). Course content includes defining the competitive area; assigning competitive levels; determining retention levels; releasing employees from a competitive level; separating employees by RIF; and addressing RIF notices, RIF appeal rights, retirement, compe...

The Federal Reduction-in-Force Procedures course teaches participants the procedures to be followed when faced with separation or downgrading an employee because of a Reduction-in-Force (RIF). Course content includes defining the competitive area; assigning competitive levels; determining retention levels; releasing employees from a competitive level; separating employees by RIF; and addressing RIF notices, RIF appeal rights, retirement, compe...

The Human Resource Competencies for Federal Supervisors course is designed to help new supervisors acquire the skills they need to make effective Human Resource Management decisions. The course provides the knowledge and skills-base essential for establishing a solid foundation for making human resource management decisions and supports federal supervisors in meeting critical human resource management competencies. The design includes a wide v...

The National Retail Federation Loss Prevention Advisory Council lists reducing shrinkage costs and increasing employee safety as their top two priorities. On the brick and mortar side, loss prevention programs have dealt with physical threats for years. However, in online retail the 2014 PwC Global State of Information Security survey shows that over 31% of retailed have experienced expensive customer data breaches and an even higher percentag...

What Will You Learn- Strategies and techniques other organizations are using that actively engage their employees and staff- Habits of highly effective security awareness programs- Top human risks- What communication methods are the most effective- What other organizations are doing to effectively measure change in behavior- How organizations are making the most use of their limited resourcesWho Should Attend?This summit is for people that alr...

The 5th Annual Billington Cybersecurity Summit: Innovations in Cyber Resiliency will be held on Sept. 16 at the Capital Hilton in Washington DC and is the leading Fall forum on cybersecurity. It will feature Admiral Michael Rogers, Director, NSA and Commander, US Cyber Command; Michael Daniel, Special Assistant to the President and Cybersecurity Coordinator and over 25 other distinguished experts. With last year’s summit at capacity, Bil...

Overview of the Workshop: Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) – Training for Government to Avoid the Frustration of Not Awarding a Contract the Government Knows May Not Meet its Best Long Term Program and Cost Interests. Almost every discussion with government CXOs, Program Managers, Contracting Officers and other Managers revolve around the challenges of evaluating proposals and selecting contractors based upon Lowest Price Tech...

Businesses (Small/Minority/Women/Veteran-Owned) are welcome to participate with our monthly series that is supporting the businesses within the Washington, DC Metropolitan area. Our subject for September 2014 - Simplified Acquisition with the Federal Government agencies. This is an opportunity on how to gain access to the Federal Government via Purchasing that does not require a formal RFP/RFQ/RFI. To be prepared for this event we are asking t...

Challenge your thinking on internal accountability and controls and learn how to lower the risks of wrongdoing in your orgaanization. AGA's Internal Control and Fraud Prevention Training will bring together leaders in government, academia and private industry to discuss the latest discovery techniques and lessons learned from various schemes. The event offers 14 hours of CPE training to help you solve real internal control problems and elimina...

Please join FPMI and the Federal Management Institute for a Labor and Employee Relations Symposium. This two-day event will offer a variety of informative sessions geared towards Federal LR and ER professionals. Session Topics Include: Building Interest Based Relationships Beyond Mediation: An Introduction to Multiple Methods for Conflict Resolution Performance vs. Conduct; Walking the Fine Line Handling ULPs Effectively Merit Systems Principl...