Please join IBM and immixGroup for an educational briefing on Tivoli Endpoint Manager-built on BigFix technology. IBM Tivoli Endpoint Manager combines endpoint and security management into a single solution that can enable your agency to see and manage physical and virtual endpoints-servers, desktops, roaming laptops, and specialized equipment. This briefing will discuss: Continuous Monitoring and Remediation - Learn how federal customers are...

The Administration for Children and Families, Children’s Bureau (CB) is pleased to announce that the 10th Annual National Child Welfare IT Managers’ Meeting will be held May 23-26, 2011 at the Waterview Conference Center, Arlington, VA! The meeting is hosted by the State Information Technology Consortium (SITC), under a contract with the CB. The theme for this, the 10th annual meeting, is: “Profiles in Progress:Applying the R...

Come and join the discussion about challenges to the workforce to incentivize candidates to pursue disciplines in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Preparing STEM candidates is only one aspect of concern. The overall problem is the number of experts available and realistic employment opportunities in their fields. Industry is responsible for connecting skilled workers with jobs that will benefit from their skills. The defense c...

There are few topics that attract more attention in Federal Government acquisition than how to improve the effectiveness of information technology (IT) acquisition. Given the volume of annual investment, the need to streamline and better manage acquisition activities, and requirements to obtain information on the continuous changes in contracting methods, governing Federal Acquisition Regulations, and other regulatory guidance, to stay current...

Analysis of Alternatives (AoA)—Key to Successful Programs In 2009, the GAO studied 32 Department of Defense (DoD) acquisition projects and found that 69% of the projects with weak AoA studies had major cost and schedule overruns, while only 22% of those with strong AoA efforts missed their targets. AoA success goes beyond the acquisition of weapon systems and shows similar results for any new project, program, process, policy, or other o...

Join INPUT for a Federal Executive Breakfast featuring Teri Takai, Chief Information Officer, Department of Defense (DoD) to learn about DoD’s FY 2011 technology infrastructure plans and initiatives. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates appointed Teri Takai as Department of Defense Chief Information Officer in October 2010. Previous to this role, Takai served as the CIO for the state of California. In her role as the DoD CIO, she will b...

TiE DC presents dinner and networking with keynote speaker Todd Park. He will share insights on President Obama's healthcare reform agenda, how technology is enabling implementation, and opportunities for small businesses. April 18 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. Top of the Town 1400 14th Street North Arlington, VA 22209 Free for Charter Members $35 for Members $50 for Non-Members Registration: https://www.123signup.com/register?id=vynsc

Introduction to FAR is intended for students interested in gaining a basic understanding of how to most effectively use the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and will get the student on track with the latest changes. Although the FAR is a very detailed and complex regulation, contracting parties in the federal Government marketplace must know the terms and conditions of the contracts they enter into. This course will improve the ability of...

Professionals throughout government are facing daunting challenges posed by the impending tsunami of “Big Data.” You need to know how to collect, secure, process, analyze, and act on critical information, and how to update current architectures to handle the flood. Attend the inaugural TDWI Government Summit, a one-day, intensive education event designed for busy government executives and those who provide vital data management ser...

Cloud Solutions Architecture 101 Cloud Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) provides tremendous new opportunities to realize business value through capital and operating cost savings. At the same time, Cloud IaaS characteristics mean that traditional approaches to systems and solutions architecture are in many ways outmoded. Modern Cloud solution architectures take advantage of the unique characteristics of Cloud services to provide greater effi...