We are pleased to invite you to attend SANS information security training in the capital of the State of Georgia! We are bringing our top courses and top instructors to Atlanta on May 30- June 4. With only one in 1,200 candidates qualifying globally to join our faculty, SANS instructors are the foremost experts and the best at ensuring you will not only learn the material, but that you can also apply it immediately when you return from your tr...

You may have noticed that bid protests are rising rapidly in the federal contracting arena, as are the number of protests being sustained by GAO and the Court of Federal Claims. Both of these trends can have enormously negative consequences for your agency. So how can you avoid bid protests in the first place? Find out why bid protests occur and learn the steps you can take to prevent them in our Seven Steps to Avoid Bid Protests training cour...

The Administration’s commitment to modernize the Federal government’s aging IT systems is strong. Recent executive action calls for government to transform and modernize its information technology, protect Federal networks and critical infrastructure, and secure the nation through deterrence, international cooperation and a well trained workforce. This video webinar will explore the how’s and why’s of agency modernizati...

After attending this unclassified Workshop, students will be able to oversee design and construction of a sensitive compartmented information facility (SCIF) which meets official government requirements for a secure area where classified information is handled. The stringent physical security requirements; such as, access control systems, thickness of doors, the strength of concrete and the use of alarms, and acoustical controls which prevent...

Hybrid cloud is critical to government IT transformation, which means storing data on-premises and in the cloud. Keeping up with ever-changing IT environments presents myriad challenges for organizations. Please register today and join us for the Microsoft Azure Government DC Meetup, Managing the Changing Hybrid Cloud Environment in Gov, on Wed., May 31, from 6 - 8:30 p.m., at 1776. We are excited to feature Brian Harrison, cloud solution arch...

We are pleased to invite you to SANS Northern Virginia - Reston 2017, May 21-26. This event features comprehensive hands-on technical training from some of the best instructors in the industry and includes courses that will prepare you or your technical staff for DoD 8570 and GIAC approved certification exams. Start making your plans now to attend SANS Northern Virginia - Reston 2017.Here's what SANS alumni have said about the value of SANS tr...

How intellectual property rights are allocated between the government and contractors and grantees often drives proposal strategy, contract pricing, and the overall direction of many programs. This webinar will provide an overview and examine recent developments in the wide range of intellectual property issues currently facing the procurement community, while also looking at potential changes on the horizon. Takeaways: The different types of...

For our May speaker series, the APMP-NCA chapter is pleased to present a full panel of current and previous Federal Government proposal evaluators. These panelists will provide answers to the proposal evaluation questions you have been dying to ask! This panel will address how the Government approaches evaluation. Are there response techniques offerors should avoid? What methods of response help the evaluators? Does language matter? Do they ca...

Anticipation is growing as the Trump administration gears up to release a proposed fiscal 2018 budget on May 23. The budget is expected to show balance within 10 years, in part through sweeping cuts to mandatory spending and robust growth estimates connected to a new plan to cut taxes. With far reaching consequences across industries and agencies, Bloomberg Government experts will break down the president’s budget request on May 24.

The Federal Government is one of the largest producers of data in the world. Big Data is transforming every agency across Government and many have already appointed Federal Chief Data Officers (CDO’s) in response to OMB guidance. Federal agencies are using Big Data to transform government mission in scientific discovery, environmental and biomedical research, education, transportation and national security. Melvin Greer, Director Data S...