Task Force Groundbreaker: Simplified Acquisitions Federal agencies leverage multiple acquisition methods to acquire the goods and services needed to support mission-related activities and business operations and your knowledge of these methods and how and when they are implemented are among the factors that determine your chances of success. In FY2010 federal agencies processed over 600K contract actions totaling nearly $11B using Simplified...

January is Water and Environmental Testing (WET) Month and we are pleased to offer you an exclusive invitation to an important free educational webinar series for Water and Environmental Testing Laboratories. The WET webinar series will be conducted over five consecutive Tuesdays from January 4th to February 1st from 1-2 PM EST, delivering the information you need to manage your laboratory processes and respond to the most current regulatory a...

Monday, January 31, 2011 8:30 Continental Breakfast and Registration 9:00 Understand the Employee Performance Management Process •Discover why traditional planning processes often fall short of delivering results •Identify the characteristics and requirements of a successful employee performance plan •Review planning processes and helpful techniques for execution •Assess the differences between manager and employee performa...

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 o...

The Federal Contractors Roundtable provides a highly-relevant forum where business leaders and industry professionals can discuss current and upcoming legislative, agency-specific policy and regulatory changes impacting how they find and win government sector business. January 2011 Topic: Simplified Acquisitions and the Continuing Resolution (CR): Business Opportunity? This open discussion forum focuses on the current challenges of running a B...

Join Adobe in Madison on Thursday, January 27th, to learn how Adobe can help your agency transform everyday citizen and employee interactions, while leveraging your existing IT infrastructure. Discover how your agency can benefit from enterprise applications that blend electronic forms, process management, document security, document generation, and comprehensive web content management to modernize your day to day activities. Our solutions hav...

It can’t hurt to satisfy your curiosity! Join DLT Solutions, Google and Micore Solutions for a hands-on Google Apps Workshop. During this workshop you will learn how Google Apps for Government allows you to grow and scale your organization's IT infrastructure. Date: Thursday, January 27, 2011Time: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00pm Location: New Horizons Learning Center, Classroom D1331 F Street, NW, Suite 420Washington D.C., DC 20004** Metro acc...

This program will enable participants to understand: What is metadata? Why is it important? The importance of metadata in a world increasingly filled with technology Why has metadata been a difficult topic to address in the past? Advance registration required: To reserve your seat, or for more details please visit http://www.ieee.org/richmond IEEE is the world's largest professional association dedicated to advancing technological innovation a...

January 25, 20118:30 Conference Registration and Continental Breakfast9:00 Keynote Address: The Changing World of Immigration and Border ControlThe US has always been concerned with securing our nation’s borders and implementing sound immigration legislation. Today, Immigration and Border Control Managers have access to 600 million dollars for the improvement of their programs, higher new officers, and incorporate new technology into the...

Building Partnerships to Address Military Power Sources of the Future As more and more energy is needed on today’s battlefields, it becomes increasingly essential to share knowledge and integrate resources to provide warfighters with power sources that are efficient, reliable and easy to transport and utilize. From ruggedized computers to communications systems to GPS to remote sensing and video, soldiers are carrying cumbersome loads of...