The Human Capital Challenge February 7th, 2012 Even amid a growing debate about the size, scope, and price of the federal workforce, government agencies are working to quicken hiring processes, fill mission-critical jobs, and improve retention rates. These focused efforts demonstrate the importance of the government's human capital challenge, regardless of political climate. How are agencies handling hiring reform initiatives and attracting wo...

MarCom Connections is hosting its monthly social network event at Clydes @ Chevy Chase. In February, we are hosting our Color Code Mixer where attendees of various industries come mingle in a casual atmosphere. Registrants will have color coded name badges categorized by industry and there will be table topic cubes throughout the venue that is sure to inspire conversation. We will have invited guests from various industries and the government...

Combining the unique and evolving IT infrastructure requirements of government entities, IT engineers and administrators are challenged on a daily basis. Being tasked with with ensuring networks, servers and applications are running at peak performance while maintaining security and reducing operating costs is no easy feat. In this webinar, we will provide some top tips for satisfying these needs, such as: Monitoring network performance and tr...

Heeding The Call for Records Management Reform:How The President's Initiative Will Change How We Manage Records Today at2pm ET|11am PT Records Management in Agencies across the board will see a major paradigm shift in 2012 in the wake of President Obama's Memorandum on Managing Government Records. Join Feith Systems this TODAY at 2pm ET as we present a round table with the Feith Government Records Management Team in this critical new webinar w...

A half day seminar on the fundamentals of government contracting The federal government procurement process presents a steep learning curve for individuals and companies new to the market. This seminar provides the essentials that will help you get a faster start to pursuing opportunities and growing your business. What You Will Learn: Structure of the federal government Federal budget process Federal buying cycle and selling approaches Key op...

GTRA’s “GOVTek Executive Government Technology Awards” Gala February 2, 2012 - 6:00pm - 11:00pm Newseum - 555 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW - Washington, DC Overview GTRA’s “GOVTek Executive Government Technology Awards” gala is a celebration of government and industry IT leaders whose vision, innovation and remarkable accomplishments have improved the way government delivers services, interacts with citizens, sha...

New Lighting Technologies is the first of seven trainings scheduled on the first Thursday of each month from February through August 2012.* Understand the uses and benefits of spectrally enhanced lighting (SEL) and solid-state lighting (SSL). Learn the best deployment opportunities, correct applications, project examples, and measurement and verification protocals. Learn how to: Select optimal lighting solutions based on quality baseline data...

SANS is pleased to announce the opportunity to kick start your 2012 training with Community SANS Long Beach featuring one of our top-selling courses, Network Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking. This event will be led by Los Angeles based SANS Certified instructor Jim Shewmaker. For more information and to register, visit (http://www.sans.org/long-beach-2012-cs/). ********************************************************************** TRAI...

Dice and Targeted Job Fairs invite all professionals with Engineering/Information Technology/High-Tech backgrounds to attend the upcoming Technology, Engineering & Security Clearance Career Fair in Tysons Corner, VA on January 27th. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------DC/Northern Virginia Career FairFriday, January 27th, from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PMCrowne Plaza Tysons Corner1960 Chain Bridge RoadMcLean...

SANS is pleased to present MGT 525: IT Project Management, Effective Communications and PMP Exam Prep for Security Professionals and Managers at Community SANS Columbus, January 23-27, 2012. This class will offer 36 CPE hours delivered over 5 days (Monday to Friday). For full course details and to register visit (http://www.sans.org/columbus-2012-cs/) Also, Save over $300 when you register by December 14 The SANS MGT525 Project Management and...