The GovCon Accounting Summit is a virtual learning experience for government contract accounting professionals. Join us for three days of educational sessions. You’ll have an opportunity to learn from industry leading accountants, attorneys, and consultants on a variety of government contract accounting topics and see some of the latest software tools in action during live demonstrations. Register by June 1st to take advantage of early-b...

A 2-Day Hands-On Workshop Course Description: Conveying technical content effectively to customers and end users is a critical skill to help advance the Agency’s mission and the government employee’s professional status in today’s complex government environment. This workshop will demonstrate step-by-step the how-to process and techniques to plan, create and edit technical documents. Participants will develop critical skills...

The Department of Defense's cloud strategy aims to transform virtually every aspect of the warfighting effort, and has resulted in a rapidly growing ecosystem of both general-purpose and fit-for-purpose clouds. Some of those efforts are unique to DOD, reflecting the scale, missions and austere operating environments of military operations, while others are readily transferrable to most any agency. All, however, hold valuable lessons for those...

As agencies push their modernization and digital transformation efforts forward, they know that the foundation of the work must focus on the network level. Right before the pandemic hit, the CIO Council provided a white paper to help agencies lay out a plan for their next generation networks. It discussed how new and emerging technologies will change networks of the future and predicted increased use of 5G wireless networks and software define...

OVERVIEW By the beginning of 2021, NIST will have released the finals of many Risk Management Framework (RMF) standards: SP800-53 Rev 5 – Security Controls SP800-53B – Security Control Baselines, Privacy Framework SP800-160 Vol 2 – Systems Security Engineering SP800-161 Rev 1 – Supply Chain Risk Management SP800-171 Rev 2 – Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) and High Valued Assets (HVA) Revisions to the NIS...

As DOD continues the roll-out of its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program, both government acquisition professionals and the contracting community are scrambling to understand and implement the certification requirements. Join us to learn the latest on what is required and what may be ahead for acquisition and contracting executives concerning cyber certifications and audits as government and industry experts share their insights...

Two years after the White House issued an executive order creating a national strategy for artificial intelligence, agencies are moving past pilot projects and are looking for the next level of AI in government. Although some of the most visible projects are at NASA, DOD and IRS, many agencies are working on developing AI projects that support services, improve mission effectiveness and decision making and automate repetitive tasks. There is a...

As technology evolves, so do the threats to its security. The remote work shift caused by the continuing pandemic has pressed security teams to reassess how they verify and allow access. Zero Trust is a strategy, not a product, which reimagines the way access is granted to users, to data and to applications. Devices, which used to be central to identity, now include personal computers and home internet connections, which are not government iss...

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will host a VIRTUAL EEO Seminar, "Workplace Transformation- Light At The End Of The Tunnel And Along The Way", on March 31, 2021 from 12:00 pm – 3:10 pm EST. This highly informative and interactive seminar, featuring some of the EEOC’s most senior leaders, and other well-known and highly esteemed and sought-after speakers, will provide employers and employees in both the priva...

As the global pandemic continues and countries wait for a vaccine, estimates about when federal employees will return to their offices in force range from Summer 2021 to Never. Many organizations have discovered the advantages of telework and now plan on expanding its use, even when there is not a snowstorm or health crisis. Although some jobs require on-site personnel, the Office of Personnel Management said that 42% of federal employees are...