Objectives »»Learn to see new opportunities for creating value for citizens and customers, for removing waste from every process, and for creating more rewarding jobs for employees »»Understand how lean thinking can be applied in every type of office and service activity in local government »»Choose the lean pathway that is right for you and create your own action plan for implementing lean in your organizat...

Join TargetGov for our annual Veterans’ Webinar/Teleconference. Veteran business owners (and those who work for them) have a billion dollar market in the US Federal Government and Military. Learn how to effectively market yours business and find opportunities. To honor those who have served our country this webinar/teleconference is being offered at no cost. Included with the webinar/teleconference is the exclusive TargetGov e-book creat...

Objectives »»Understand different strategic planning approaches and techniques and their attendant advantages and disadvantages »»Become familiar with strategic plan implementation and follow-up and how strategic planning fits into other organizational functions, such as budgeting and accountability »»Learn how to conduct strategic planning using interactive learning simulation exercises, or “learning...

Attend an upcoming National Contract Management Association (NCMA) National Education Seminar! The COR Member of the Acquisition Team: The Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) Guide to Performance and Quality The "COR Member of the Acquisition Team” National Education Seminar (NES) is designed to better illustrate the important role that the contracting officer’s representative (COR) plays in ensuring that the contract speci...

SAVE THE DATE FOR NCMA'S 31ST ANNUAL GOVERNMENT CONTRACT MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE (GCMC) NOVEMBER 5–6, 2012 · RENAISSANCE DOWNTOWN HOTEL · WASHINGTON, DC Join us for NCMA's 31st Annual Government Contract Management Conference (GCMC), November 5–6, 2012, in Washington, DC at the Renaissance Downtown Hotel. GCMC has long been known as the most comprehensive conference for government contract professionals. Last year's ev...

Advanced Internal Controls in Government has been POSTPONED due to Hurricane Sandy. Details on new date coming soon. Government Employees: $995 Special "Early Bird" Reduced Rates: $795 until October 12th (Federal, State or Local Government Issued ID) Includes instruction, presentations, Training Workshop Notebook, and continental breakfasts, morning and afternoon refreshments, and luncheon at the Willard.Group: " Learn Together" Registration....

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...

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...

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...