Since the launch of the 2012 Big Data Initiative, where the government invested over $250 million in Big Data throughout its federal agencies, we have seen the benefits and opportunities in this technology. Everywhere from border control, to health care records and scientific research, Big Data is playing a pivotal role in accomplishing critical missions and objectives. The amount of data the government faces is at its highest ever and less th...

With Deltek Cobra, Deltek’s Cost and Earned Value Management Software, it’s easy to solve the challenges that could potentially put you in hot water with the government. Deltek Cobra is an easy-to-use, powerful system for managing project costs, measuring earned value and analyzing budgets, actuals and forecasts. Complete with an intuitive interface, helpful wizards and government compliance reporting, Deltek's Earned Value Managem...

Help keep your agency or client ahead of the curve and away from the EPA consent decree steamroller when it comes to the operation and maintenance of the sanitary sewer systems by becoming aware of recent innovations. Many agencies are at a crossroads when they look at their sewer systems. On the one hand, the federal agencies, such as the EPA, are issuing consent decrees for overflows at an accelerating rate; the funds that agencies have are...

Government Mobility: Bridging the Gap between Desktops and Devices According to Pew Research Center, 91 percent of American adults own cell phones and 56 percent own smartphones. These users are ready to access government data anywhere and anytime. How are agencies using virtualized desktop integration to deploy secure mobility? Federal, state and local government professionals are adopting mobile devices to streamline internal processes, impr...

Developing Winning Proposals – Proposal Preparation Techniques and Tips About the Program: Developing Winning Proposals, a one-day course designed to provide you with the nuts and bolts you need to review a request for proposal (RFP), put a proposal team together, and develop the detailed cost estimates you need to convince a customer that you can best satisfy their needs. This seminar is designed for everyone involved in the development...

Improve your personal and professional productivity with this 12 hour class. In just one weekend you will increase your reading speed 3 to 5 times or more and increase your comprehension and recall and learn techniques to organize complicated material for future use in reports and presentations. This is the same class that is offered on site at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ft Monmouth, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Ft Bragg, NASA Glenn Research...

SANS is returning to Arizona in February for SANS Scottsdale 2014! We are bringing our top IT security courses to the Hilton Scottsdale Resort & Villas, February 17-22, 2014. Register and pay early and save.Put the skills you'll learn to practical use and join more than 51,000 GIAC certified professionals who make the IT security industry safe! Visit the GIAC Roadmap for more information, and register for your certification attempt today.E...

THIS IS NOT A TACTICAL TRAINING COURSE Does your organization have a plan for an active shooter event or hostage taking? Given today’s ever-changing threat environment, preparing for and training employees to cope with workplace violence should be a key piece of an organization’s incident response planning. A Unique Training Opportunity Rose State College, the Oklahoma Office of Homeland Security, and the National Protection and Pr...

Don’t miss IDGA’s largest Biometrics event to date with over 35 sessions dedicated to the current and future trends of the biometrics community. Learn from key decision makers and technology experts on the future of securing our war fighters, citizens, government employees, and borders. Now in its 7th annual edition, IDGA’s Biometrics for Government and National Security is ranked among our best attended events year after yea...

This summit is unique from the rest as it allows you to look at both sides of the Cloud - the fluid and functional aspect of Cloud services for government agencies, as well as with the tactical capabilities learned from the private sector. Innovative New Focus for 2014 * Enabling an Enterprise-wide, Data Centric, Cloud Computing Environment through the Policy Machine * Using the Cloud for "Big Data" Analytics * Adopting the Cloud: Lessons Lear...