Federal Program and Project Managers assigned to major acquisitions are required to earn the Federal Acquisition Certification for Program and Project Managers (FAC-P/PM) at the senior level. Companies seeking to support government IT programs can gain a competitive advantage by understanding – and solving – their Federal clients’ P/PM and acquisition challenges. To meet the needs of both government and Industry members, ACT-...

Reduce Risk & the Administrative Nightmare: Key Management for Storage Encryption Explosive data growth, sophisticated data breaches, government regulations, and data storage requirements have caused agencies to deploy a combination of storage security solutions. Often, agencies rely on vendor-specific key management, which leads to fragmented, unsecure key stores and policies that need to be managed and maintained individually. Disparate...

While nearly all government IT departments are being asked to deliver increased services with less funding --- the costs and latency constraints of traditional disk-based storage systems used in the past result in high costs and erratic performance, particularly for databases, virtualized servers, and virtual desktop applications. Solid-state, flash-based storage promises relief from the ongoing purchase cycle of massive, expensive, low-perfor...

The Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization, is proud to present the 13th Annual DOE Small Business Forum & Expo to be held in Tampa, Florida from June 10, 2014 to June 12, 2014. The event will feature plenaries, educational workshops, a large Exhibit Hall, as well as business matchmaking sessions. Over 1,200 attendees will represent all levels of Federal, state, and local government agencies, t...

This five-day course provides a comprehensive look at congressional processes and organization, and at how Congress affects the daily operations of every department and agency in the executive branch. The Congressional Operations Seminar, which we have been conducting for more than 40 years, is the first course most participants take with GAI. Like most Government Affairs Institute courses, the Congressional Operations Seminar is conducted on...

How to Get Data Mining Off the Ground and Into OrbitA Free One-Hour Live, Interactive Web EventProduced by The Modeling Agency“Guidance & Results for the Data-Rich, Yet Information-Poor”Presented by TMA Senior Consulting Staffhttp://www.the-modeling-agency.com/data-mining-webinarWHAT'S COVEREDThe vast majority of BI professionals are excited about the prospects of data mining and predictive analytics, but are fully mystified ab...

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! Join us for the 2nd Annual Federal Summit, as IT and management executives from government and industry tap the full potential of today’s computing environment to drive innovation, reduce operating costs, and deliver better mission outcomes and customer satisfaction. Featuring Keynote Speaker: Gen. Keith B. Alexander, USA (Ret.)Former Commander, U.S. Cyber CommandFormer Director, National Security Agency/Chief,...

Continuous Monitoring & Identity Access for Secure Networks Two of the most critical initiatives under way to protect sensitive federal and military networks from outside and inside threats are continuous diagnostics and mitigation (CDM) and identity/credential/access management (ICAM). Federal information security professionals are increasingly adopting CDM and ICAM approaches to protect their critical networks as cyberthreats continue to...

The Maryland Municipal League's Annual Convention is the premier training and exhibition event for Maryland's local government officials. Hundreds of city and town officials will gather June 8 - 11, 2014 at the Convention Center in Ocean City, Maryland to visit the 200+ exhibit booths and learn what new products and services your organization has to offer.Attending MML’s 2014 convention could pay big dividends to you and your company! Co...

Join ThunderCat and ecosystem partners, Pershing Technologies, Riverbed and NexSan on June 10th for a complimentary breakfast seminar at the Denver Sheraton West Hotel. During this event, team ThunderCat will provide valuable information needed for commercial businesses and government agencies to substantially increase productivity, lower OPEX costs and become more responsive to end users by leveraging the powerful benefits of VTC and video st...