Don’t miss this All-Star speaker lineup, information-packed, interactive forum – designed to help you transform the way you communicate with your citizens! Social Media for Government Communications: How To Engage Citizens & Increase Transparency Using The Latest Web 2.0 Technologies February 11 – 12, 2013 in Washington, DC ****Register by December 19th for an early-bird discount of $400!! WHY IS THIS EVENT ONE YOU CAN'T...

FedScoop’s Agile Government Summit will be held on February 13, 2013, at the Renaissance Hotel in Washington, D.C. This event will bring together the brightest leaders from government and industry to discuss ways government can be more agile and how to best leverage innovative technologies and new approaches to achieve this goal. The Agile Government Summit will feature speakers and keynotes from federal agencies, including the White Hou...

Tech Data Export Controls 2013 Update--There Are No Easy Answers Doing business in 2013 is tough, needless to say. But, doing it while trying to comply with export control rules largely crafted 20-30+ years ago is down right hard. Despite government adjustments to certain aspects of the technical data export control rules, export compliance challenges are growing and changing at a pace far faster than the government changes the export control...

Latest information on FedRAMP, Cloud Security and the Government Cloud Initiative. Since OMB announced its 25 Point Plan to Reform Federal IT, CIOs throughout government have taken up the challenge of transforming Government via Cloud Computing. Primary Instructor: Melvin Greer Senior Fellow and Chief Strategist, Cloud Computing, Author of Cloud Computing Book, Cloud Security Alliance Advisory Board Member, and Industry Thought-Leader contribu...

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 The College of St. Scholastica and the National Protection and Programs Directorate Office of In...

Budget cuts, increased competition and fluctuating compliance rules mean you will need to be on top of your game in 2013. Outcomes from 2012’s fiscal cliff negotiations and other longer-term changes in contract use are defining the market landscape. How can you better position your organization to win more in the New Year? Join Deltek for 13 Government Contracting Resolutions for 2013, a comprehensive overview of the top market changes e...

Gain tactics direct from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the White House and other federal agency leaders about the new government shared services environment. AGA's NLC: Strategic Innovation for Government Leaders, is the premier education and training event for government financial managers and accountability professionals nationwide. It's a new year, with new challenges, so the time is right to invest in your professional develop...

While the authoritative guidance for accounting for contingencies stretches all the way back to Financial Accounting Standard 5 - now ASC 450 - the appearance of Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 740 in 2009 (formerly known as FIN 48) has confused the entire issue of accounting for contingencies. With FIN 48 requirements now in place for not-for-profit organizations, primary emphasis is often given to income tax considerations when prepa...

IED Search Procedures Workshop This workshop enhances participants’ knowledge of IED awareness, prevention measures, and planning protocols by outlining specific search techniques that reduce vulnerability and mitigate the risk of terrorist IED attacks. The workshop culminates in a practical application of skills during which participants demonstrate these search techniques while working together as a team. Law enforcement and private se...

Michigan’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR) grew their stakeholder subscriptions more than 400% in less than one year, from 239,000 subscriptions to nearly 1 million. A recent survey of their communications subscribers showed that 95% felt the information the MI DNR provided was relevant and interesting information that they could use. Want to know how this department is achieving their communications success – and how that s...