The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) has finished updating the "Internal Control Integrated Framework (ICIF) in 2013. This training seminar covers the best practices for establishing and sustaining internal control for any organization including public companies under Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX). This one-day seminar includes sustaining SOX compliance and the latest guidance from the SEC, PCAOB, COSO and COBIT....

To protect the health and safety of attendees, this event has been moved to online-only due to COVID-19 concerns. New dates: 7/27-7/29/2020 World Congress is the National Contract Management Association's largest training and networking event for contract management, procurement, and acquisition professionals from government (federal, state, and local); industry; and academia. Join more than 2,000 fellow participants for networking and trainin...

To protect the health and safety of attendees, this event has been moved to online-only due to COVID-19 concerns. New Date: 7/28/2020 The Inaugural Tampa Cyber Security Summit connects C-Suite & Senior Executives responsible for protecting their companies’ critical infrastructures with innovative solution providers and renowned information security experts. Full Day Admission includes a Catered Breakfast, Lunch & Cocktail Recepti...

The National Board of Directors (NBOD) and I are pleased to announce the first Virtual Leadership Summit for government employees scheduled for July 20 – 24, 2020. This training is just for you; no per diem, no travel, just TRAINING at a low registration rate! Following increased and overwhelming concerns about the COVID-19 virus, FEW remains resolved that your safety is our priority and the best way to proceed during such an unprecedent...

Improve your business acumen by taking the first-ever education program specifically designed for tomorrow’s business-minded technology leaders. The TBM Executive Foundation course provides senior IT leaders and finance managers the essential knowledge that drives business transformation within IT by running a successful Technology Business Management (TBM) program. Over 4500 IT and Finance leaders have already participated in the course...

Agencies are improving their cybersecurity posture to some degree, particularly as they develop better basic cyber hygiene and modernize their legacy systems. At the same time, bad actors are getting better at finding new ways to attack and access federal IT systems. On top of all this, agencies now face new challenges presented by the coronavirus, like securing a distributed workforce. This SNG Live Virtual session will bring together federal...

Welcome to FEDSpace, presented by Active Navigation. With the release of the Federal Data Strategy Action Plan, 2020 ushers in a new decade for federal data governance. Join us as we dive deeper into the action plan and discuss what it means for government agencies.

Today, even the largest purpose-built security appliances can't decrypt all SSL/TLS traffic without impacting network performance. And with encrypted traffic increasing significantly, you have an inspection gap that limits the effectiveness of many security features. If you virtualize the security stack, you create an architecture that is completely flexible to the features and inspection you need. But, it must be turnkey so you can streamline...

Registration is now open for BbWorld 2020! This is our flagship, annual conference where professionals like you come together to learn, share, brainstorm, network, and celebrate. This year, the event will be virtual and free. And, you don’t have to be a Blackboard customer to take advantage of this year's event. Our Government-focused track will help keep your agency mission-ready with online sessions addressing: Remote-learning best pra...

In almost any conversation about DevOps (or DevSecOps), the topic of culture will come up. Why is culture so important when it comes to technological paradigms like DevOps, Cloud Native, SRE, etc.? In this edition of DNF: Deconstructed, we talk with Nathen Harvery of Google to better understand the role of culture in adopting a technology shift.