Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) of 2010, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is mandated to establish a new Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMI) in 2011. The mission of CMI is to develop innovative ways of providing and paying for health care that have the potential to reduce costs while preserving or enhancing health care quality. In the spirit of that new mandate, the World Congress wi...

Module 1: Defining the Program Learning Objectives; Domains from the Exam Spec Key Definitions; Key Points About the Definitions What is Program Management; Managing Multiple Projects as a Program Portfolio, Program, and Project Interactions; Top-Down and Bottom-Up Approaches; Program Management and Project Management; Program Management and Portfolio Management The Program Management Office Projects, Programs, Portfolios Program Manager Knowl...

Find Government Market Success with a GSA Schedule Getting a GSA Schedule is one of the fastest, least expensive ways to start doing business with the Federal Government. Join FedSources for our GSA Schedule seminar to discover how you can find more government market success through the schedules program. Featuring: Patrick Morrison Director of Client Services, WMG If you have ever wondered: What is the GSA Schedule Program? Why should we have...

INVITATION TO ATTENDThe National Association of Government Contractors and the Washington Redskins invite you to our annual networking reception Networking with Primes 2011 at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland on January 20, 2011 at 6:30 p.m.You and your colleagues will have the opportunity to network with major government prime contractors and subcontractors in a casual atmosphere in the luxury suite area of FedEx Field. Bring plenty of busi...

Jennifer Schaus & Associates host a monthly *3rd THURSDAYS* Government Contractors (no-charge) Networking Event from 5:30-7:30pm at the Kennedy Center, Foyer Level, Millennium Stage Area. All professionals are welcome. For more info & to register http://JenniferSchaus3.eventbrite.com

On October 7, 2010, the U.S. Small Business Administration published a final rule effective February 4, 2011, aimed at expanding federal contracting opportunities for women-owned small businesses (WOSBs). The Final Rule sets forth procedures authorized by the Small Business Act to help ensure a level playing field on which WOSBs can compete for Federal contracting opportunities, while helping achieve the existing statutory goal that 5 percent...

Mark your calendar today for the 10th Annual Kansas Workforce Summit to be held in Topeka, Kansas, January 19 and 20, 2011, at the Topeka Capitol Plaza! A DO NOT MISS annual forum for community leaders and chamber representatives, legislators and government officials, employers, educators, and local workforce board members to take action to address the new realities facing the workforce and economic development issues in Kansas. Taking Educati...

In this highly structured four-day short course - specifically tailored to the needs of busy engineers, scientists, managers, and aerospace professionals - Logsdon will provide you with cogent instruction on the modern guidance, navigation, and control techniques now being perfected at key research centers around the world.The various topics are amply illustrated with powerful analogies, full-color sketches, block diagrams, simple one-page de...

This event is sold out! We have scheduled a second session on Thursday, January 20th. On October 7, 2010, the U.S. Small Business Administration published a final rule effective February 4, 2011, aimed at expanding federal contracting opportunities for women-owned small businesses (WOSBs). The Final Rule sets forth procedures authorized by the Small Business Act to help ensure a level playing field on which WOSBs can compete for Federal contr...

Monday, January 10, 2011: Career Development Top Callout: Learn How to Take Control of Your Career8:30 Registration and Continental Breakfast 9:00 Perform a Self-Assessment and Self Analysis •Identify your professional strengths and weaknesses •Develop a list of current position responsibilities and those you would like to take on in the futureUtilize Your Personality Test Results •Understand other personality types to better ma...