With the continuing uncertainty and accelerated change that defines our current era, companies are being challenged to think about and prepare for the skills and capabilities they will need for the future. At the same time, the demographics and competitive arena present challenges in securing and retaining the critical job groups and talent needed to drive strategy. Workforce planning is more and more top of mind to the senior and talent minde...

For June 14th, The ASBC is pleased to welcome Ms. Kimberly Ball of the USAID Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization who will facilitate a discussion about current FY11 opportunities, what USAID's fiscal year end will bring given the late budget and the future of small business participation at USAID. Don't miss it! The ASBC's of Government Contracting™ provides practical and up-to-date information on running a business an...

Agenda Monday, June 13 8:00 amRegistration and Morning Refreshments 9:00 amOpening Remarks 9:15 am Opening Keynote Open Roads Open Minds: An Exploration of Creative Problem Solving Steve Uzzell, Renowned Photographer Steve Uzzell is a veteran National Geographic photographer and one of the nation's leading corporate photographers. Steve's award-winning approach to his photographic work is driven by the philosophy that an open mind allows sol...

In 2009, President Obama signed several executive orders tasking the government to reduce energy consumption and fossil fuel useage. As the nations single largest user of energy, the government is trying to lead by example. However, a large percentage of the energy used by the government is in the 500,000 buildings that they own. In FY2008, the government spent more than $7 billion of their $24.5 billion energy bill on facilities alone. This m...

In its FY2010 Report to Congress on the Implementation of The Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002, the U.S. Office of Management and Budget noted the number of Federal cyber incidents had increased approximately 39% from FY2009, while total incidents nationally decreased. More that 41,000 of the 107,000 malicious attacks reported by the US-CERT in FY2010 were specific to Federal agency operations. It is undeniable that the thre...

Cloud Computing is a major initiative across all government agencies from federal to state and local. However, there are still a lot of questions as to what solutions actually make up the cloud and how they fit into agency environments. How do you determine what products you need? How do the layers of the cloud fit together? This webcast series will provide general knowledge of exactly what cloud computing is along with individual focus on Iaa...

Stay Informed...On the Reform It’s essential for export compliance professionals to stay up to date with the continuously changing US export regulations. When the president released the Export Controls Reform Initiative last year the industry took notice. So far some regulations have changed and the Administration has publishes several proposed changes to the regulations that no doubt will enter into force before you know it. The Adminis...

Two Ways to Participate: Watch the Live Broadcast Online Watch the event online as Cricket presents from Washington D.C. A lucky online viewer from each broadcast will be selected to win an iPad 2®! Join us online or in-person on June 7 as world IPv6 expert Cricket Liu, author of several books on DNS and IPv6, presents a variety of IPv6 topics, including: IPv6 basics Setting up forward- and reverse-mapping with AAAA and PTR records Running...

As the economy begins to slowly recover it essential to look ahead to the different kinds of leadership that will be required for organizations, whether they are public or private, to meet their objectives. The new economic reality requires executives to do more with less which means bench strength and the development of high potential employees has never been more critical to success. It is essential that organizations understand the quality...

Agenda Monday, June 6 8:00 am Registration and Morning Refreshments 9:00 am Opening Remarks Elliot Schlanger, Chief Information Officer, State of Maryland 9:15 am Opening Keynote Open Roads Open Minds: An Exploration of Creative Problem SolvingSteve Uzzell, Renowned PhotographerSteve Uzzell is a veteran National Geographic photographer and one of the nation’s leading corporate photographers. Steve's award-winning approach to his photogra...