The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) announces that its e-Training Core Course, Federal On-Site Renewable Power Purchase Agreements, has been revised and updated. This refreshed eTraining course provides Federal energy and facility managers and contracting officers with up-to-date knowledge and best practices for developing an on-site renewable power purchase agreement (PPA) on a Federal site, and inclu...

Some of the topics covered at the conference will be: Exploring your GSA Contract, how the buyers see it, how they search and how you are displayed to the buyers. We will view your competitors, what have they got that you don’t have, who is getting the sales and why. This segment will include viewing GSA Advantage, using Sales Queries on the Vendor Support Center site and learning how to use this information for marketing. What can you d...

Developed for commercial transportation officials, representatives of federal agencies, staff of non-governmental relief organizations and emergency managers, this course is instrumental in understanding how any organization involved in the accident response can most effectively support the family assistance efforts. NTSB Transportation Disaster Assistance specialists, clinicians and other professionals will present a variety of disaster respo...

Singapore 2015 CLICK HERE FOR FULL SCHEDULE OF SEMINARS SEMINAR SERIES in SINGAPORE MARCH 23-26, 2015 EARLY REGISTRATION DISCOUNT BEFORE FEBRUARY 23, 2015! ** Back-to-back seminars on compliance with reformed United States Export Control Laws (EAR / ITAR / OFAC) for companies located in Asia or elsewhere outside of the United States. ECTI INSTRUCTORS John Black Greg Creeser Scott Gearity Donald Pearce EAR / OFAC U.S. Commercial & Military...

Facilitation is a skill that promotes effective and efficient use of time, people and energy and provides a deliberate process that leads to specific outcomes. If you work with teams or citizen or staff groups you will gain strategies that will make those meetings productive. This workshop features multiple opportunities for each participant to practice new tools and receive feedback. Participants leave with invaluable core facilitation skills.

The work of government today—at every level—is no longer the sole purview of public employees. Rather, the mission of any given agency or unit of government is accomplished by a complex mix of human resources from within and outside that agency or unit…from private contractors and non-profits, to non-government organizations (NGOs) and even individuals operating as independent agents…in other words, a multi-sector wor...

This workshop has been especially developed for the decision makers, so that they can formulate policy that translates into plans and procedures that provide for the safety and well-being of personnel. Course curriculum focuses on protecting personnel, the facilities they work in and the information systems they use. Students will learn what constitutes suspicious behavior, how and what to report, Counter-surveillance techniques, what actions...

This Week's Class:Is My RM Car Factory-Certified and Under Warranty for High Speed and Extended Miles? Class Information WHEN: Tuesday March 24 at 2pm ET | 11am PTWHERE: In the comfort of your own officeCOST: FREEMORE INFO: Event Website REGISTRATION: Register for Free Now Class is now in session, and we want you to matriculate at Records Management University! So, come to our virtual campus, get set up in your virtual dorm room, and take a s...

As government agencies pursue OMB’s Cloud First policy, Federal CIOs are taking a hard look at issues like vendor lock-in, contract incongruity, data ownership, and reporting and policy compliance. Coupled with the Federal CIO’s recent Digital Services Playbook with its Default to Open mandate, agencies are looking to move to the cloud using more agile, open approaches. This briefing will discuss the use of modern technologies such...

Overview of the Workshop: Information systems security is considered one of the top priorities for most CIOs and agency heads. There are many pieces to security management, compliance and reporting requirements. The new FISMA regulation emphasizes on the importance of including an Information Security Continuous Monitoring (ISCM) program as part of agencies Information Technology (IT) Security Program. With new FISMA requirements on one hand...