Big Data is exponential growth of data being collected today. Last year IBM reported that 2.5 exabytes of data was being created on a daily basis. As massive amounts of information become more readily available, the government has the opportunity to transform this data into intelligence, enabling agencies to make better decisions and meet their mission objectives. In today’s budget-constrained environment, a Big Data strategy can help go...

Please Join Jennifer Schaus & Associates & Over 200 Government Contractors at The John F Kennedy Center for a HOLIDAY NETWORKING EVENT. ATTIRE: Formal or Business (NO JEANS) All Ticket Sales Are FINAL John F Kennedy Center - Terrace Level - KC Cafe

Federal Financial Systems Summit* FREE for AGA Government MembersAGA is hosting a complimentary* event that brings together federal financial managers and private sector executives for the fourth year to discuss the near-term and future prospects of federal financial management systems in a budget-constrained environment. $100 for non-AGA member government professionals (Join Now! Membership for an ENTIRE year is $90 which includes other compl...

CDC and Virtual Events Declines in budgets have negatively affected the public health community making it hard to participate in traditional meetings, trainings and events. The concept of developing immersive Virtual Instances (VIs) of in-person gatherings, making them feel more real, interactive and useful; as well as delivering them within a fully accessible, secure environment, has been the mission of the recently formed Virtual Platform In...

While the GSA Schedules program is one of the most effective ways to sell to the government, there is as much misinformation as there is truth floating around the contracting community. Deltek’s Washington Management Group explores what it takes to sell to world’s number one consumer—the federal government—during the free webinar We Have a GSA Schedule, Now What? Experts clear up the misconceptions and help get you star...

Since 1970, the National Environmental Policy Act has been the cornerstone for environmental protection in the United States. To implement NEPA, federal agencies must prepare environmental impact statements or environmental assessments to study the impacts of their proposed actions. Unfortunately, some federal agencies, their consultants and affected citizens do not fully understand the regulations, legal interpretations and practices for pro...

Eliminating the Pitfalls: Steps to Virtualization in Government Presented by FedInsider, WTOP, and Federal News Radio 1500 AM, this complimentary one-hour video training webinar will explore how agencies are tackling the pitfalls inherent in virtualization to fulfill Administration initiatives like cloud adoption, data center consolidation, .greening of I.T., and telework. Virtualization is at the heart of these programs, and government...

The GSA Multiple Award Schedules Program is one of the most widely used federal contract vehicles and may also be used by state and local governments to purchase commercial services and products. These contracts continue to be the go-to source for federal buying, with almost $40B in sales in FY12, and are a common point of entry for commercial and emerging companies new to federal contracting. However, many myths still exist about the Schedule...

Please join us for a detailed look at Deltek First for Government Contractors, the only government contractor-specific, SaaS solution suite serving the complete Project Lifecycle needs of small and mid-sized organizations. Leveraging the world's most trusted accounting and project management software, Deltek First is designed to grow with your organization. Fast-growing, smaller government contractors can better maximize business performance a...

The Intersection of Customer Service and Security in the Cloud For the past two years, agencies have been making the jump to the cloud. Many first made the jump to the cloud for back-office systems, such as email or Web hosting. But more recently, agencies are seeing value in putting mission critical IT systems in the cloud. At the same time, federal chief information officers still are coming to terms with how cloud providers secure their pub...