Proper implementation of FITARA by government agencies holds the promise of transforming the way government IT is managed, helping to drive improve mission delivery effectiveness and efficiency. Over the past nine months, The American Council for Technology and Industry Advisory Council (ACT-IAC) has had a working group of more than 50 volunteers work to support FITARA implementation through: IT Management Maturity Model development – pr...

During Fiscal Year 2015, Simplified Acquisitions: - were leveraged by sixty-one department-level contracting agencies last fiscal year; - accounted for a record-setting $20 billion in goods and services spending in FY2015; - are generally reserved for small business concerns; - have realized an average spending increase of one billion per fiscal year since FY2009; - saw 70% of the dollars awarded to standalone contracts versus established cont...

The cyber threat landscape facing Government is increasingly sophisticated and heterogeneous. The new threat environment requires a new defensive approach that will apply speed, agility, precision and scale to the problem. This new approach must automatically integrate threat intelligence, industry best practices, and emerging cyber technology to deliver rapid threat detection, analysis and response. The 3rd annual FireEye Government Forum wil...

The cyberattack risks faced by government, military and intelligence organizations have never been greater. Yet the digital life of citizens and war-fighters alike demand delivery of business communications electronically, securely, and reliably.This briefing will explore the trends that are spurring digital transformation in government while driving down cost, preserving privacy and stemming security risks. We’ll also explore how agenci...

Engineers should be key players on your export compliance team. Give your engineers the essential knowledge necessary to be valuable, informed — and willing — participants in your export compliance. Pending NCBFAA NEI = 1.5 CES California CLE Credit Approval (1.5 Credit Hours) Pending Learn More ECoP®EAR or ITAR renewal credits = 1 Export compliance requirements create burdens for engineers and compliance professionals. It...

Ortus Solutions is pleased to announce that we’ll be bringing a ContentBox CMS 3.0 FREE relax & learn workshop to the Washington DC area. The idea behind this workshop is to relax, have a few drinks (on the house) and learn what you can achieve with the newest version of ContentBox, a modular CMS. About ContentBox ContentBox is a professional open source (Apache 2 License) modular content management engine that allows you to easily b...

GITEC Summit 2016: Better Government Through Better IT - Road to 2020 Register now and reserve your complimentary government registration! Industry registrations are also available for purchase on our website. The GITEC Summit is a “must attend” conference. If you are an IT leader in the government, industry or academia, the Summit is the premier forum to share ideas, challenges and solutions surrounding the development, implementa...

This program is the second in a series entitled, "Doing Business with the Department of Defense." So far in FY2016 according to USA Spending.gov, the three branches of service, Navy, Army and Air Force have awarded over $37 Billion in new contracts through 100,000+ transactions. Each branch currently has awarded over $11 Billion individually. These account for about 25% of all transactions from DoD agencies so far. These three branches are the...

For 17 years, AFCEA Bethesda has supported charitable giving, including raising more than $6.75 million for charities benefiting the health, welfare, and education of children. The successful history of our A Night for the Children Gala and the generosity of the government contracting community enabled AFCEA Bethesda to help our receiving charities achieve significantly strong financial foundations. As we look to broaden our impact on the grea...

The US Department of Energy Federal Energy Management Program is pleased to announce the First Thursday Seminar Data Center Energy Efficiency Best Practices that will air on Thursday, April 7th, 2015 from 1:30 to 3:00 pm EST. This seminar will cover why energy-efficient data centers are critical, energy-efficiency opportunities, and energy management improvement processes. Topics include best practices for acquisition, benchmarking, performanc...