"Develop Winning Price Proposals" Most competitive cost/price proposal volumes miss playing a significant role in improving an offerer’s probability of winning. In fact, many times, when the price is right, there are still losses which can be attributed to poor preparation of the price proposal. Companies who attend this session will learn new ways to gain advantage over the competition and win more opportunities. You will learn new winn...

Space: The Next Frontier of Export Control Reform June 25, 2014 Webinar Instructor: Scott Gearity ECoP®EAR or ITAR renewal credits = 1 The long-anticipated revisions to ITAR and the EAR controls on spacecraft are finally here. For years, the satellite industry pushed for relief from a burdensome and antiquated export control system. Now, that effort has finally paid off with substantial reforms to both the ITAR and the EAR which will direc...

"Bringing home the opportunity" This class is for people who are or will be proposal managers. It provides detailed instruction on the Design-iT proposal process, created to help you develop more intriguing, compelling proposals that distinguish you from the competition. The process addresses the complete proposal life-cycle from win strategy to final document creation, but with an emphasis on creative storytelling and stunning document presen...

The Chief Financial Officers Act requires all Federal agencies to produce a clean financial statement on their budgets. The 2017 deadline for the military services is still four years away, and the Marines entered 2014 as the first to reach that milestone. Federal leaders face expanding mission requirements and shrinking resources, and internal controls and robust management are the necessary underpinnings of success. Relying on examples from...

"Getting ready to win - over and over again" The class presents a detailed capture process and provides instruction on how to effectively develop new business opportunities and position for a winning proposal effort. A Capture Record template is used to organize the presentation, and is made available to each participant. The class can be taken by anyone involved in the capture process, or by those who must either oversee or support the proces...

The Department of Homeland Security plays a leading role in mandating the Federal Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) program to provide agencies visibility into their networks and identify cyber threats. Many agencies have implemented a number of security tools, and they are moving toward new methods to aggregate and analyze the collected data for a holistic picture of their security posture. Join us for a discussion between public an...

GTRA Technology Council Meeting - Government IT Security CollaborationJune 22 - 24, 2014The Lansdowne, Leesburg, VA The GTRA Technology Council Meeting brings together an elite group of federal IT leaders who believe in the importance of executive-level collaboration and information exchange to support the transformation of the federal government through IT. Collaborative discussions will focus on the critical issues currently facing the commu...

This workshop will differ from past IC ITE events by exploring the mission implications and benefits that IC ITE will bring to the Community. We will dive into the original scope of IC ITE, hear from those implementing and fielding the capabilities, and learn more about the strategy that is making IC ITE a reality. REGISTER NOW USGIF Member: $325Non-Member: $425Government/Military: $50Academia: $50 Agenda at a Glance (subject to change) 0800-0...

On March 4, 2014, the U.S. Government’s Office of Science and Technology Policy released a Request For Information on Big Data. This RFI came in response to President Obama calling for senior government officials to review how Big Data will affect the way Americans live and work, and the implications of collecting, analyzing and using Big Data for the economy, privacy and public policy. The Federal Big Data Summit: Solving Real Problems...

Transformative Technologies: Cloud, Big Data, Security, and Mobility in Government The rise of Cloud, Mobility, Big Data, and Security is shaking up IT today, and its impact is accelerating. By 2020, we’ll grapple with 30 billion devices, 40 trillion gigabytes of data, 10 million mobile apps for 8 billion people. Agencies must embrace emerging technologies now, or find their ability to support the mission lagging. This one-day educationa...