Abstract: Government and industry must understand the rules of engagement as both parties enter into contract negotiations. Key Take-aways: Understanding FAR Part 15. Using the appropriate types of exchanges. Competitive discussions. Interested in learning more about the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)? Join NCMA for our first three-week FAR Webinar Series! Earn 4.5 CPE hours by attending all three webinars or 1.5 CPE hours for each indi...

Government agencies have a combination of policy, technology and workforce requirements to address when mapping the framework for mobile security within their agencies. Security options are available at both the hardware and software levels and include encryption, rooted trust, kernel protection, and containerization. While crafting their security set-ups, technology staff also has to remember that users – real, live people – have...

Whether created maliciously or unwittingly, insider threats can result in grave damage to national security interests. Traditional methods of detection rely on monitoring structured data, such as system access logs. However, critical insights that can help thwart an attack lay hidden in massive volumes of unstructured data. Unstructured data represents typically 80% of available information and typically remains unobserved and underutilized. C...

Interested in learning more about the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)? Join NCMA for our first three-week FAR Webinar Series! Earn 4.5 CPE hours by attending all three webinars or 1.5 CPE hours for each individual webinar. There is no limit to the number of people who can participate in each webinar. This discounted series allows an entire staff to be trained for one low cost, and with 14-day unlimited access to the webinar streams. Sign...

The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) is an intimidating document. It is more than 2,000 pages in length and consists of sets of rules organized in the form of unique numbering, definitions, supplements, conventions, and deviations. This webinar provides a basic understanding of the FAR’s purpose, structure, and use. As a result of participating, attendees will be better equipped to identify and understand the FAR’s rules. Key T...

The ATARC Federal Mobile Computing Summit will be held on Tuesday, October 4, 2016 at the Grand Hyatt in Washington, D.C. This educational one-day symposium will feature subject matter experts from the Federal government and academia participating discussing the latest tools and trends in mobility. (Mobile Summit Agenda) The MITRE-ATARC Mobile Symposium will discuss and white-board various mobile "challenge areas” and produce a White Pap...

This webinar is designed to help alleviate some of the stress and unknowns that arise with an upcoming contractor purchasing system review (CPSR) performed by the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA). We’ll discuss the actions taken by the CPSR team for a review, as well as the actions required from the contractor before, during, and after. Hear about the steps and timelines for all parties involved. The administrative contracting...

Federal agencies have been encouraged to “cloudify” what they can to save resources and drive innovative new ways of serving the citizen. Most public and private sector organizations are pursuing the twin sirens of lower operating costs and greater agility by focusing on migrating applications and data to the cloud. This discussion will focus on strategies that government agencies are employing to capitalize on their culture, techn...

Don’t let reporting requirements for government contracts catch you by surprise. Join us as we share experiences from the field, techniques for success, and best practices for partnering across your organization to “get it done.” Live Virtual Training | Beginner - Intermediate | 1.5 CPE/CLP | 90 minutes | $55 member/$69 non-member | Included in the Virtual Training Subscription Description: Don’t let reporting requirem...