Acquisition Training for the Real World Fall 2021 Become an expert on GSA’s tools and digital services and how they can help improve your acquisitions Gain skills to improve the government’s buying power and reduce contract duplication Find out the latest information on Federal Marketplace initiatives Earn CLPs to maintain your certifications Acquisition Training for the Real World Fall 2021 is a two-week series of virtual training...

In 2009, Data.gov was launched. Over 7 years ago, the first person to hold the title Chief Data Scientist was hired by the White House. Around this same time, agencies started to hire the first CDOs in order to establish ownership and accountability for harnessing insight from data, ensuring compliance, and making efficiency gains in the use and dissemination of data. In other words, effective data governance was identified as a key initiative...

Growing IT complexity means performing even routine operations can unduly tax agency IT resources – in fact, managing the potential billions of dependencies exceeds human capacity. Using artificial intelligence to automate IT operations (AIOps) makes the impossible possible, enabling IT teams to effectively manage complex environments without piling on new tasks or yet more training – and allowing them to focus on higher value work...

The Continuous Diagnostic and Mitigation (CDM) program has matured and broadened its offerings and full deployment of agency dashboards is on the horizon. In the last year, however, ominous high profile breaches in commercial and critical infrastructure networks have highlighted the continued importance of strong cybersecurity across federal networks. In the wake of the pandemic, federal IT managers are faced with an increasingly complex cyber...

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to dominate news headlines, your health, wellbeing, and safety - along with that of our clients, partners, employees and people in the communities where we live and operate - are always top of mind. To that end, we’re canceling our upcoming in-person OptivCon event in SoCal on November 4, 2021. This was a hard, but necessary decision to ensure we’re doing our part to limit the spread of COVID-19 a...

Digital experiences and interactions matter now more than ever. Constituents expect the public sector to deliver fast, compelling content across all devices and channels, but it can be challenging for employees to create, find, and repurpose the right content, for the right context, at the right time, especially with most of the workforce teleworking. Join this complimentary webinar to explore how, with a content velocity mindset, your agency...

In this webinar, explore the most common issues in negotiating terms & conditions between prime contractors and subcontractors in the government contracts arena. Whether you’re performing as the prime contractor or a subcontractor, each role carries its own challenges and risks. Join experienced practitioners to explore the top issues that primes and subs face when negotiating subcontract terms and conditions. The webinar will provid...

Governments everywhere and at all levels should be applauded for finding ways to meet their citizens’ needs during the pandemic. While many agencies had continuity-of-operations plans in place, no one imagined that every agency would have to act on them at the same time. What made it possible, of course, was the rapid spread of cloud-based technology that enabled government employees to work from their own homes, frequently using their o...

Over the last 18+ months, countless organizations have been required to implement eLearning and virtual trainings as their primary mode of teaching. As more and more organizations are actively preparing for a post-pandemic world, now is the time to look back on these events and learn from the COVID-19 pandemic with the goal of building the next generation of highly effective online learning experiences. Numerous organizations are integrating d...

As tax continues to play a bigger role in supporting strategic decisions and driving value, tax talent has hit a crucial turning point. In response, tax leaders are targeting accelerated transformation of the function’s operations. We’ll discuss: Tax Transformation Trends series, a study with insights from 300+ global tax and finance leaders The hurdles tax leaders face while transforming, recruiting, and retaining talent Other tal...