Have you wanted to be more involved with IAC but didn't know how? Do you want to make a difference, share knowledge, lead, teach, and get to know the key players in the federal sector IT community? If you answered yes, then be sure to attend the ACT-IAC Community Fair. This free event is open to all government and industry members and prospective members. Meet the people and the programs that make our mission possible. Make the most of your m...

Capital Planning and Enterprise Architecture have operated as two separate functions within the Federal Government since their inception. With no clear linkages between the two disciplines, Enterprise Architects and Capital Planners have rarely crossed paths outside of completing portions of the Exhibit 300 and the organizations Target Architecture… until NOW. By properly integrating the two disciplines, Senior Managers of an organizati...

This four-day course covers the key elements of the entire federal government contracting process. Introduction to Federal Government Contracting is designed to provide those new to government contracts (or those looking for a basic refresher) with an understanding of the entire government contracting process. By providing this framework, you will be able to understand how your work relates to the overall process and will be able to more easil...

In 1982, GAO released the first edition of Principles of Federal Appropriations Law – a collection of the body of law governing the expenditure of federal funds commonly known as the Red Book. Today, agency program managers, general counsel, contracts administrators and financial officers are all faced with significant challenges in meeting organization needs within current budgets. What are the rules? How are they applied in practice? W...

NCMA's 29th annual Government Contract Management Conference is going to be bigger and better than ever before! The conference continues to grow because it provides the greatest level of opportunity of any event for those in government contracting, procurement, and acquisition. Attend alongside 800 other contract management professionals from across the nation to learn about and discuss today's hottest government contracting topics. GCMC 2010...

Strategic Workforce Planning for Government Day One: Create an Effective Human Capital Plan Identify the key components and processes for creating and executing a human capital plan Day Two: Planning for the Future of your Workforce and Agency Learn how to develop the HR structures that enable your workforce to stay mission focused Day Three: Building a System to Support Workforce Excellence Create a roadmap to close the gap between the curren...

Balanced Scorecard Management for Government You Will Learn To: Create a Balanced Performance Management System Integrate balanced scorecard with mission-aligned performance measures Link and Integrate Individual Performance Plans Implement the tools necessary to engage your staff with the organizational performance efforts Build an Organizational Strategy Map Discover how to prioritize projects and resources to create successful results Devel...

Project Management for Results October 4-8, 2010 | Arlington, VA Earn 35 PDUs and 30 CPE Credits! Featuring Two Interactive Forums:Project Management for Results• Initiate, Plan, Execute and Close Out a Program• Track and Manage Projects with Greater Accuracy • Master the Process of Closing and Executing Projects• Describe the Organizational Influences that May Affect Your ProjectEarned Value Management • Understand an...

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...

Auditing and Evaluating Government Program Performance Featuring Two Interactive Courses: Performance Auditing: Achieving Maximum Impact • Create successful strategies to improve performance auditing • Develop relevant program measures to better improve program objectives Program Evaluation: Developing and Performing High-Priority Evaluation Activities • Learn to determine if a program is a accomplishing its intended outcomes ...