The practice of land surveying often requires a surveyor be prepared to effectively communicate an opinion in court. The surveyor must be prepared to present their opinion and analysis in a clear, understandable, and concise manner. This live webinar will focus on the process, preparation, payment, and presentation techniques you need to know to better understand how to handle depositions, answer questions, prepare exhibits, and communicate ef...

This live webinar will involve a detailed discussion of Form 990, UBI tax issues and practical solutions utilized by leading practitioners in the field. If you are involved with 990s, you know the effort it takes to complete the form accurately. With renewed emphasis on the filing due to IRS audit activity and sophisticated contributor analysis, this program will go through the respective parts of the form in detail, and provide tips on comple...

GSA e-Tools Myth Buster Webinar A 4th Quarter Refresh to Increase your Market Share Part I – August 15, 12:30 – 1:30 Part II – August 22, 12:30 – 1:30 This Two Part webinar series will help meet your objective to increase sales! Learn to successfully navigate GSA e-tools. Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions and learn about how GSA e-Tools benefit your company. You will hear how the Federal market place...

Citizen Engagement is a hot topic and citizen engagement initiatives are popping up at federal, state and local government entities. This webcast will take an in-depth look at two creative companies that engage members of the public with federal, state and local government in novel ways. This webcast will be a joint presentation by one of the founders of PopVox, a company that verifies, aggregates, and simplifies communication with Congress on...

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) will host a live First Thursday Seminar webcast on Rethinking Operations & Maintenance for High Performance Buildings on June 6, 2013. Experts Sarah Jensen of FEMP and Michelle Slovensky of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory will offer training about engagement programs for key stakeholders – including building owners, operators, and occupants ...

In a large, complex federated Department that spends over $2 billion a year on IT, how does leadership gain decision-making consensus to optimize technology investments and effectively deliver to the agency mission? Chris Smith, former CIO of USDA, will share his experience while leading one of the largest federal government transitions to cloud computing. Learn how USDA was able to Improve visibility and consensus of agency priorities Develop...

Does your company use analytics to measure the health of its government bid pipeline? Most firms don't and it retards their growth. Next Thursday's webinar on bid pipeline management is designed for company and business development executives. In the session, Ed Saltzberg will demonstrate how to establish bid pipeline metrics and use them to meet financial goals. You will learn a basis for allocating marketing and bid & proposal funds with...

Are you interested in applying for a GSA Schedule contract? If so, Pathways to Success is a GSA course whose certificate is a requirement for any of the solicitation packages. Jim Concannon, an experienced MAS Contracting Officer, will lead participants through the course with goal of completing the end-of-course knowledge assessment and obtaining the required certificate. You will earn 1.5 CLPs by attending a CPIC Forum Webinar and COMPLETING...

This month's Federal CPIC Forum educational webinar will provide information from a Memo Draft recently released for comment by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Here is a summary of the information we have at this time:OMB analyzed the results from the FY12 PortfolioStat sessions, solicited agency feedback and incorporated insights from the Federal Chief Information Officers (CIO) Council to identify noteworthy management practices....

Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) & Best Value (BV): Finding Common Ground in Government Acquisition The FAR states that ”an agency can obtain best value by using any one or a combination of source selection approaches.” Under “Lowest Price, Technically Acceptable (LPTA)” (FAR 15.101-2), the relative importance of technical, past performance and cost or price elements of a proposal may vary and past perfor...