The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) presents its latest e-Training Core Course, ESPCs: Five Phases to Success! This training provides an introduction to the fundamentals of an Energy Saving Performance Contract (ESPC), an alternative financing vehicle that allows Federal agencies to complete energy-savings projects without up-front capital costs and special Congressional appropriations by partnering wit...

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. With FISMA requirements, OMB requirements/DHS reporting requirements and NIST special guidance and standards (which are mandatory for compliance), many executives, managers and staff often have questions about what to do, how to compl...

The OpTac International Critical Incidents: Negotiating with the Mentally Ill Program will be held August 25-27, 2014 in Hagerstown, Maryland. This program provides contemporary negotiations, communications, and psychological strategies for critical incidents involving mentally ill individuals. An emphasis is placed on the tactical negotiator team concept, identifying various mental illnesses, police-assisted suicides, multi-lingual/cross-cult...

Seminar Information: Learn to fully comply with Letters of Credit requirements. Get involved in the set-up process, learn the basic terminology and significance of various documents, and learn how to prevent and handle discrepancies. Learn how to insure that you receive payment for your shipments, how to get paid faster and how to lower bank fees. Registration includes a copy of "Export & Import Letters of Credit" reference book. Classes E...

The Fundamentals of Product Classification in the Era of Export Control Reform August 26, 2014 ECoP®EAR or ITAR renewal credits = 1 Determining your product’s export classification is one of the most important steps toward export compliance. How else will you know what restrictions might be on any given international transaction if you have not assigned the correct ECCN or USML Category? Export Control Reform has created an environm...

Power Seminars and KM Systems Group - a nationally acclaimed Earned Value Management expert – presents a Program Management One-Day Training Workshop: When: Friday, August 22nd 2014 Where: 1331 G ST, NW Washington DC, 20005 Government programs are increasing their effectiveness and efficiency through Agile Development and Earned Value Management. These Government programs are now requiring industry-recognized standards and regulations. L...

Register for our Earned Value Management (EVM) Series in August – Take one and get the other 50% off This two day training workshop is offered by Power Seminars and KM Systems Group - a nationally acclaimed Earned Value Management expert. You can choose either a one day option or two full days. EVM is arguably one of the most important tools you will need to execute a project correctly so don’t miss out on this great opportunity. P...

The USENIX Security Symposium brings together researchers, practitioners, system administrators, system programmers, and others interested in the latest advances in the security of computer systems and networks. The Symposium's technical sessions program will offer refereed papers, invited talks, and panel discussions, including: Wednesday's Keynote Address, "Phone Phreaks: What We Can Learn From the First Network Hackers?" from Phil Lapsley,...

Set Your Course for 127.0.0.1 Visual Studio Live! has set the course for 127.0.0.1 – and we want you to join us. From August 18 – 22, 2014, developers, software architects and designers will land in Redmond, WA at the idyllic Microsoft headquarters for 5 days of cutting-edge education on the Microsoft Platform. Join us on this special journey to explore topics covering all-things WCF, ALM, Web Development, Data Management, Visual S...

FedScoop’s 6th Annual Lowering the Cost of Government with IT Summit. This event will bring together government and industry IT leaders to discuss the best ways government can become more efficient and save money through the use of innovative technologies. The discussion will focus on customer engagement, security, mobility, open source and a variety of other best practices for lowering the government’s cost of doing business.