All the data in the world is useless if you can’t manage it.With as many as 200 billion internet-connected sensors and devices expected by 2020, we’re fast approaching a world of big data – the Internet of Everything – but making the most of it requires advances in data governance.For federal agencies, this explosion of data represents both a major challenge and opportunity: How can they ensure the availability, usabil...

Overview: Hiring federal employees was never an easy process, and so it is especially frustrating to both line managers and HR offices when a new hire might leave after just a year or two. In today’s budget environment, with hard or soft hiring freezes, and early out and buyouts becoming ever more common, it is especially important that once a job offer has been accepted that the hiring manager be able to retain the new hire for a reaso...

About the Splunk Fundamentals Bootcamp – Designed as an introduction to the capabilities, interface and basic search and reporting of Splunk. Emphasis is placed on investigation and discovery through demos and hands-on labs culminating in a customized situational dashboard. Previous experience with Splunk is not required. Where: Live Hands-on WebEx WebinarWhen: Check the GTRI Events Page for upcoming Bootcamps. Time: Wednesdays 11 a.m. ...

You've just found the "perfect" opportunity on www.fbo.gov, or someone sent you an RFP notice in your email today! (Okay, the lead time is a little short, but, boy, this is right up your alley.) Sound familiar? This really happened last week to our guest, Anne Chambers, CEO of Red212 out of Cincinnati. She'll join me and we'll take you through that experience. She'll share her thinking, and you can vote on what YOU would have done! Get the who...

Join ACT-IAC, the Small Business Administration and the HUBZone Council in a collaborative strategy session the HUBZone Huddle: Strategy, Solutions and Next Steps. The “Huddle” will bring together HUBZone companies, government agency and large business to learn and strategize about initiatives to promote and support HUBZone firms in federal contracting opportunities. Featured speakers will present from their vantage point the criti...

Make plans to join us for the NAGC Headquarters Open House/Happy Hour on Jan. 28, 5:00-7:30 pm. Members and non-members are welcome. This is your chance to meet the NAGC Board and staff and learn more about our organization. Light hors d'oeuvres and beverages will be provided. Bring your business card for a chance to win prizes! Free parking is available, and NAGC will provide shuttle transportation from the East Falls Church Metro Station upo...

SEMINAR SERIES in San Diego CA JANUARY 25-28, 2016 ECTI INSTRUCTORS John Black Greg Creeser Scott Gearity Stephen Wagner Jonathan Poling EAR Export Controls / ITAR Defense Trade Controls Seminar Series at the Doubletree San Diego Downtown 1646 Front Street San Diego, CA 92101 USA REGISTER NOW DOWNLOAD SEMINAR BROCHURE EAR & OFAC Controls SEMINAR SEMINAR AGENDA ECoP® EAR renewal credits = 4 JAN 25-26, 2016 USD $1175 ITAR Controls SEMINA...

The federal IT enterprise is changing. Under pressure to improve the agility and scalability of IT services, federal agencies are looking to take a new approach to their enterprise infrastructure. They need the ability to rapidly provision resources—compute, storage, networking, software—to meet constantly shifting workload demands driven by cloud, mobility, big data, and related solutions. The traditional approach of dedicating re...

Take Your Spreadsheet Skills to the Next Level! Many government employees use Microsoft Excel® only occasionally for updating figures on a monthly report, creating a budget, or preparing mailing lists. Being comfortable using Excel is a great skill to have, but becoming a more knowledgeable user is even better. We have put together some power-user tricks and will have an Excel® expert walk through the learning process with a step-by-st...

About the Splunk Security Bootcamp – Should be attended by people specifically interested in applying Splunk to the Security domain. Both core Splunk and Splunk for Enterprise Security will be used in the lecture and hands-on lab. This class does not cover Splunk interface basics so it is helpful to have an understanding of Splunk basics before attending. Where: Live Hands-on WebEx Webinar When: Check the GTRI Events Page for upcoming Bo...