Microsoft is hosting the fourth annual State & Local Government Summit virtual conference and expo in partnership with American City and County next month. This year's event, The Real Impact of Lean Government - Proven Approaches to Delivering Services Without Compromise, brings together industry thought leaders, local government executives, and partners in a 6-hour interactive session. You'll have the opportunity to learn about practical...

The Merit Systems Protection Board has long held that your agency does not have to tolerate unauthorized absences or even authorized extended absences if they impact the efficiency of the service. But you do have to handle these situations just the right way so your actions aren’t overturned. Find out how from renowned HR and employee leave expert Marilyn Mattingly. For 90 minutes, she’ll focus exclusively on showing you how to pr...

Overview Speakers will discuss effects on the Supply Chain, Breakdown of the Changes, Impact and link to AES filing for exporters, Binding ruling process and protest procedures, Documenting compliance and estabilishing reasonable care BE PREPARED: Changes go into effect January 1st, 2012 Join us on Wednesday October 5th at 1:00pm EST. COST: $40. Recording and informational handout-outs available for future reference Opportunity to ask individu...

In this rapidly increasing pace of change you have less time than ever to make your professional mark. Personal Branding creates a platform from which to express your strengths and the value that you deliver. Your brand is not created but rather it is unearthed. Your credibility, ability, visibility, personality, and personal style all make up your brand. It differentiates you from others in this ultracompetitive environment. In this workshop...

You’ve heard the buzz around cloud computing: that it's much faster and less costly than traditional software. But just how much easier could it be? Join us as we show you how to build enterprise-scale cloud applications on Salesforce.com, five times as fast and at half the cost, and implement them across your organization without buying, installing or maintaining any hardware or software. During this webcast, we will show you how to: Ge...

Join DLT Solutions, Google and Reperio Concepts for a live presentation and demo of “Using Google Search for FOIA” on Tuesday, October 4, 2011. The Google Search Appliance has been adapted to improve the speed and accuracy for processing Freedom of Information Act responses. Date: Tuesday, October 4, 2011Time: 2:00pm ET | 11:00am PT Eliot Danner, Principal at Reperio Concepts, will demonstrate how the Google Search Appliance will...

If you are waiting for the release of the Request For Proposal (RFP), it is most likely too late to qualify the opportunity for a "bid/no bid decision". Your competition has already identified key stakeholders, signed teaming agreements, and began the strategies for the proposal response. Our webinar will provide a those tactical pointers to gather market intelligence prior to RFP release that will help your capture team in achieving higher pr...

Please register for Fundamentals of Budgeting and Indirect Rate Development for Government Contractors on Friday, September 30, 2011 8:30 AM - 11:00 AM MDT at: https://student.gototraining.com/8l17l/register/7274547387287606272It’s that time of year! Get a jump start on your 2012 budget and indirect rates--- Come review the fundamentals of putting together your fiscal and your indirect rates budget. I. Why / when to budget? II. Zero base...

The Fort Detrick Business Development Office (FDBDO) offers a series of free webinars geared to educate novice and experienced contractors on various federal contracting issues such as marketing, capture management, insurance requirements, and proposal writing. The next webinar is the first segment of a two-part series, “Grants 101: Part 1 Understanding the Process and Finding Resources” is scheduled for September 29, 2011 from 12:...

On August 29th, MeriTalk announced the results of the Uncle Sam at Your Service: The 2011 Federal Customer Experience Study, underwritten by RightNow. To conduct the study, MeriTalk surveyed 1,000 Americans to identify current customer perceptions and set a benchmark for Federal service improvement. The associated Webcast will address how the Federal government interacts with Americans from a customer service perspective and offer advice from...