Overview According to recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) estimates, losses from waste, fraud, and abuse in federal programs cost the government upwards of $90 billion annually. President Obama has made reducing these losses a major priority of his administration. On November 23, 2009, the President Obama issued Executive Order 13519, “Reducing Improper Payments and Eliminating Waste in Federal programs.” On March 22, 20...

The National Security Agency invites you to attend the first NSA Trusted Computing Conference and Exposition hosted by the Trusted Computing Division of the NSA/CSS Commercial Solutions Center (NCSC), in partnership with the High Assurance Platform® (HAP) Program Office. The theme for this year's event is Using the High Assurance Platform® to Create Security in a Connected World. Cybersecurity vulnerabilities increasingly threaten nat...

Attend this conference to learn how to develop an effective identity management strategy and roadmap -- from policy to implementation -- along with helpful solutions, tools, tips and guidance to get started, including: Understanding the key technologies – how they work, costs and benefits, strengths and weaknesses – through various identity credential case study examples Overcoming the common obstacles of deploying the various cred...

Join the “who’s who” of logistics at the leading event for senior-level defense logistics professionals! IDGA’s Military Logistics Summit 2010 will provide you with updated DoD mission priorities and the information you need to support major deployment, re-deployment, and distribution operations. The event will bring together the thought leaders and decision-makers in logistics, sustainment, and readiness operations to...

Workshop Description Workshop addresses key issues for government managers and staff for the successful management of electronic records today: E-discovery requests, stubborn cultural issues, grappling with the variety of web content, the working relationship between records managers and IT, enduring collections of paper records, and groundbreaking work in e-records management. Workshop will also present an overview of current NARA policies a...

In this interactive course with a live instructor, you will gain the knowledge you need to manage hazardous waste in accordance with the latest regulatory requirements. While meeting your 40 CFR 265.16 training requirements, you will learn how to properly classify and accumulate hazardous waste, how to ensure your waste containers meet EPA and DOT requirements, how to avoid hazardous waste manifest errors, and how you must prepare for and resp...

The 3rd annual "C4ISR, CyberSecurity, Robot Platforms & Sensors Conference" will be held Sep. 14 & 15, 2010. The San Diego Chapter of ISSA holds its annual Security Conference on Sep. 14 in conjunction with The Security Network. The Mission of The Security Network is to advance security by “Fostering Innovation through Collaboration” worldwide. The non-profit, non-partisan The Security Network promotes rapid commercializati...

GOVERNING’S Summit on the Cost of Government is an invitation-only gathering of public officials to confront the structural problems in government and explore the path forward. After the recession, where do states go from here? What are the smart strategies to accelerate recovery, restore stability and create sustainable growth as governments go through a fundamental reset of the way they do the public’s business? The answers matte...

The Video Revolution Class Format: Webinar Instructor: Michael Rosenblum, Rosenblum TV Date Tuesday, September 14, 2010 Time: 1:00 – 2:30 PM ET Fee: $50 federal, state, or local U.S. government $75 non-government Description Small, inexpensive, and easy-to-operate digital camcorders and desktop and laptop editing software have changed the face of video and television production. What used to be expensive, complicated, and difficult is n...

Consumer commodities (ORM-D) and limited quantities are subject to somewhat less stringent regulations than other hazardous materials. However, this does not mean that DOT doesn't regulate them. And when you ship them by air, they are subject to more stringent regulations established by IATA and ICAO. Regulatory relief is also granted to sample shipments, materials that are transported by private motor carriers in support of a business, and sm...