The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) will kick off First Thursday Seminars with the live webcast Solid-State Lighting: Highlighting indoor Applications on April 4, 2013. Experts Naomi Johnson Miller and Jeff McCullough of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory will offer training about new solid-state and LED lighting developments and best practices, as well as Federal priorities, and tools and resources...

Join us for a series of one-hour training sessions to examine to the current policies, trends, executive orders and technology for establishing an interactive dialogue with constituencies and effective online collaboration. April 2: Delivering Engaging Communications to Citizens Across Devices and Platforms Today’s citizens expect engaging content on the devices they choose to use, so why not turn this expectation into a benefit for your...

Fiscal cliffs and sequestration are looming. At the same time government programs and agencies have fewer resources and are challenged to stop fraud and effectively investigate fraudulent activity. As revenues drop and fraudulent activity increases due to weak internal controls, agencies are looking to technical capabilities to help investigate and gather evidence. Attend this session to learn about the challenges and opportunities in fraud re...

On March 1, automatic sequestration cuts took effect for the U.S. federal government. The cuts are evenly split between domestic and defense programs, with half affecting defense discretionary spending (weapons purchases, base operations, construction work, etc.) and the rest affecting both mandatory (Social Security or Medicaid) and discretionary domestic spending. As federal, state and local governmental entities work to enact the budget cut...

The age of big data has officially arrived in government. Storage systems are near capacity as the amount of information the federal government captures has increased exponentially since 2000, and is projected to double every year going forward. This new information, effectively captured, managed, and analyzed, has the power to enhance profoundly the effectiveness of government. Yet government CIOs and their staffs must rise to the big data ch...

In today’s global economy, nations and development programs alike can make progress against their goals by engaging in collaborative, scalable, and mutually beneficial partnerships with the private sector. We’ll discuss: • Macroeconomic and political factors increasing the importance of public-private collaborations and creating shared value for all stakeholders involved. • Identification of private sector priorities and...

Join us for a series of one-hour training sessions to examine to the current policies, trends, executive orders and technology for establishing an interactive dialogue with constituencies and effective online collaboration. March 26: Streamlining Benefits Enrollment &Services Selection to Save Time and Costs Enrollment processes are required for a variety of government services. Explore how other agencies have efficiently created, supporte...

High Speed Guard Secure Messaging for Mission Critical Systems From satellites and sensors to industrial control systems and electronic health records, the need to securely and rapidly transfer messaging data between and within systems and sensivity levels is possible with the inclusion of High Speed Guard.Raytheon Trusted Computer Solutions brings you a powerful and flexible solution that can be easily configured for any type of mission, whil...

Please join Jennifer Schaus & Associates for an informative webinar with guest speaker, Nancy Wigal of Security Clearances, LLC. Nancy has extensive experience in the government sector and will educate the audience about security and facilities clearances, addressing many common questions.

Join the Coalition and McKenna Long & Aldridge for a one hour lunchtime webinar on Foreign Sourcing and the Trade Agreements Act. This webinar will cover the restrictions on the sale of foreign made items to the Federal Government. Attendees will become informed of the statutory, regulatory, and contractual restrictions, and become knowledgeable of their compliance obligations. Instructors will highlight potential penalties for noncomplian...