Join The Coalition on October 24 and 25 for its two day Fall Training Conference, Continuing the Dialogue. This training conference will address acquisition policy, the federal market and Excellence in Partnership. Thought leaders from government, industry and academia will give us their perspectives on changes that have occurred and are expected in the federal government’s $250 billion multiple awards contracting program. Well recognize...

Join Plan B Technologies, Inc. (PBT) for a half-day of lively panel discussions, Q&A and tabletop whiteboard demos from 6 leading tech manufacturers.At PBT we have the luxury of being exposed to a multitude of data center scenarios. Take advantage of our engineers’ experience and perspective as they discuss:Proven Quality of Service Concepts for Performance,Management, Security & ScalabilityCritical Infrastructure Components ...

New Special Reduced Registration Feeand Team Rates$1095 for Government New Special Reduced Registration Fee$1295 for Industry Overview of the Workshop: The OMB Circular, No. A–11, Part 7 PLANNING, BUDGETING, ACQUISITION, AND MANAGEMENT OF CAPITAL ASSETS says that all major projects will be managed using EVMS as defined in the Capital Programming Guide. That the information will be used to report to status against OMB 300 programs. EVM is...

Do you handle any part of the travel management process or need insight into the procurement side of managed travel? Gain valuable procurement insights and best practices at GBTA Procurement Symposium 2012. GBTA has partnered with the Institute for Supply Management™ (ISM) to present the GBTA Procurement Symposium 2012 - October 23-24, Los Angeles, CA. This event features up-to-date insights, tools, best practices, and strategies to help...

AFCEA Bethesda is pleased to announce an innovative educational symposium for government and industry participants who are or want to be on the cutting edge of smart technology and sustainability. The goals of the event are to make the business case for sustainability, show "big data" applications for energy management, highlight accomplishments with smart building technologies, illustrate saving from effective Federal fleet management, data c...

With a rising federal debt, the overwhelming doom and gloom of sequestration, along with additional budget cuts, contractors feel that the upcoming federal election may present challenges that contractors have never had to face. Register now for a free virtual roundtable to hear a panel of experts discuss the candidates, early indicators, and how you can prepare for potential changes. Questions to be discussed: How much would change from a bud...

Objectives »»Understand the basics of negotiating public sector collective bargaining agreements »»Gain insights into union positions and perspectives »»Learn about various collective bargaining strategies Description Fraught with legal and human resource conundrums labor and management relations can be a difficult area to navigate. Learn negotiation fundamentals as workshop leaders in this session of the Ci...

The CYBERSECURITY CONFERENCE & EXPOSITION provides government and private industry with advanced technologies and strategies that address global information security threats including cybersecurity, information assurance, network assurance and systems assurance. This two-day conference and exposition will feature keynote presentations, in-depth case studies, networking opportunities, and much more! Check back soon for additional informatio...

This two-day event provides a forum for showcasing best practices in securely migrating to next-generation computing platforms, developing cloud infrastructures, and optimizing existing architectures through the virtualization of servers, storage and desktops. The event will be held October 22-23, 2012 at the Grand Hyatt Washington in Washington, D.C. Who Should Attend Senior level government and non-government executives, CIOs, CTOs, program...

AFCEA Bethesda is excited to announce this year's Fifth Health IT Day is moving back to the Bethesda North Marriott and Conference Center. Health IT Day is expected to bring together more than 700 senior-executives and IT professionals from across industry and federal agencies such as the Department of Health and Human Services, the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health,...