The Governing Georgia Leadership Forum brings thought leaders from Governing's award-winning editorial team, Georgia state and local government, and around the nation to you.Governing's Georgia Leadership Forum will feature interactive discussions on the topics most important to Georgia. Interact with your peers and hear from experts on best practices and innovative solutions on the issues that matter to you.The day will focus on the important...

Overview of the Workshop: Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) – Training for Government to Avoid the Frustration of Not Awarding a Contract the Government Knows May Not Meet its Best Long Term Program and Cost Interests. Almost every discussion with government CXOs, Program Managers, Contracting Officers and other Managers revolve around the challenges of evaluating proposals and selecting contractors based upon Lowest Price Tech...

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...

Export Controls 101: Starting at the Beginning May 20, 2014 Instructor: Felice Laird ECoP®EAR or ITAR renewal credits = 1 Understanding the 1000+ pages of US export control regulations isn’t easy—you don’t want to just sit down and start reading the rules. What you need is someone to explain the basics to you because you need to know what the rules say and mean before you start reading them. This webinar has just what yo...

Register today for GFOA’s 108th annual conference, The Future of Government Finance, on May 18-21, 2014, at the Minneapolis Convention Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Cy Wakeman to deliver Tuesday keynote address to GFOA conference delegates Top reasons to attend: Technical sessions (including in-depth preconference seminars) that offer comprehensive coverage of all the latest developments, trends, and best practices in each major face...

Why is understanding Agile and EVM so important for Government Projects? Agile development methodologies are rapidly growing in popularity in the federal government for major IT investments. This is largely driven by the desire to meet customer mission critical requirements faster and deliver business value. However, the complexity of government programs presents several challenges when deploying and utilizing an agile development methodology....

Please Join Jennifer Schaus & Associates for a 2 Day Hands-On GSA Schedule WorkshopCoffee, lunch & beverages will be served throughout the day.Pre-Requisite: Participants should bring their laptop or i-Pad device.Participants should meet the basic requirements for GSA Schedules: * 2 Full Years (24 months) Of Signifant Business Revenues = Balance Sheet & Income Statement;* Items that are sold commercially;* Invoices for EACH item be...

Where the federal government will spend its contract dollars over the next few years will continue to shift. While there are still new policy-driven opportunities, there are also challenges in keeping under budget caps and still starting new programs. The 2015 budget implies shifting tends in acquisition, from project planning and financing to procurement and sustainment. Does the government have the skills to execute the budget? And do contra...

A SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM IS DETERMINED BY THE VALUE AND ACCESS OF INFORMATION. The event will be presented by Don Styer, Director of Innovation and Paul McMullen, Discovery Informatics Product Manager. Proper analysis of your teams’ resources, performance and output is a critical component of managing an efficient and effective program office or PEO. Discovery Informatics, WBB’s suite of decision support and business discovery solution...

FOSE has the longest legacy of any event servicing the government technology community and continues to provide a dedicated meeting grounds for IT professionals — from government and private industry —to take advantage of in-demand training, networking and professional development opportunities. The FOSE Conference | May 13-15 Spend 1 day or 3 days at the FOSE conference and leave with actionable information, covering a broad spect...