In this roundtable discussion with federal IT pros, InformationWeek Government will explore the opportunities and challenges of creating private clouds in government data centers. Federal CIO Vivek Kundra wants government agencies to adopt cloud computing as a way of cutting costs, gaining efficiencies and quickly introducing new capabilities to federal employees and the public. Commercial cloud services are one way to do that, but government...

OSHA's Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response rule at 29 CFR 1910.120 regulates cleanup sites, TSDs and emergency responders. Sections 1910.120 (e) and (p) require workers engaged in hazardous waste operations and workers at TSDs to receive at least eight hours of refresher training annually. Emergency responders must receive annual training of sufficient duration and content to maintain their competencies. This eight-hour refresher...

Congress has established a National Office for Cybersecurity at the White House, now requires federal agencies to conduct independent audits of their information security programs, and has established new policies for agency acquisition and procurement. Two years ago, Congressman Mike McCaul co-founded the first-ever House Cyber Security Caucus to address these areas of oversight and inconsistency. Join Congressman McCaul in a moderated discus...

The importance of IT in solving information-sharing and open-government issues is putting federal CIOs in the driver's seat at many agencies. With a new focus on data, cloud computing and information security, federal CIOs are increasingly given a major role in executing their agencies' missions.Join Allan Holmes, Executive Editor of Nextgov, and a panel of top federal CIOs as they explore how federal Chief Information Officers are impacting y...

Join us for this live webcast with featured speaker Thom Rubel of IDC Government Insights and Michael Rowley of Active Endpoints. Listen to their perspectives about the opportunities government agencies - federal, state and local - have to develop "smart applications" to improve service delivery and efficiency, and how a standards-based Business Process Management System (BPMS) can provide the technology to enable this kind of innovation. The...

IDGA’s 6th Annual Military Antennas Summit is a forum on the challenges, requirements, and potential solutions for the development and deployment of efficient antenna systems for the military. With the growing emphasis on joint operations and interoperability, the Department of Defense is continually exploring ways to foster interdisciplinary communications and integration. This summit promotes the development of military RF systems by p...

Governments around the world today are delivering more efficient, effective and accessible services to their citizens, despite dealing with constantly changing new technologies and modes of communication that expose them to unprecedented cyber security risks. Policy leaders and program managers are confronted daily by major security, privacy and trust challenges from both policy and implementation perspectives. Identity management, access and...

Online Trust & Cybersecurity Forum Washington DC Sept 22-24 Celebrating our 5th Anniversary, the 2010 Online Trust & Cybersecurity Forum at Georgetown University will highlight practices to build consumer trust and help protect your business from abuse and exploits. Sessions are designed to provide a framework, practices and technologies to maximize consumer trust, brand reputation and data security. Participants will receive prescript...

Personnel who are expected to stop, contain, and clean up on-site releases are required to have 24 hours of initial training. Personnel who are involved in cleanups at waste sites-including Superfund sites, RCRA corrective action sites, or even voluntary cleanups involving hazardous substances-must have 40 hours of initial classroom instruction. Satisfy your training requirements with this comprehensive class that provides in-depth instruction...

Clear Government Solutions and Computer Literacy World present the "CLEXO Team". The CLEXO Team has stratigically put together an array of cloud computing demonstration centers on display for the Federal, State and Local Government officials and purchasing offices. Anyone interested in coming to Cloud Computing Industry Day MUST contact Ms. Braxton. Attendance is limited and admittance will only be permitted to Federal, State and local Governm...