The first of a year-long series of national teleconferences to win federal contracts starts January 27, 2010. These teleconferences are hosted by the National Alliance of African American Chambers (NAAAC) & TargetGov and are open to all entrepreneurs nationwide. “Given the economy and the reality of today's business environment, it is essential that Black enterprises increase their revenues and customers. Being successful in Federal...

Webcast: The Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 (FISMA) mandates that each federal agency develop a program to provide information security for data and systems that support the agency's functions. And while agencies have had varying success meeting the demands of FISMA, the Obama Administration has ushered in a new wave of information security proponents eager to bolster these programs and create a new, higher level of cybers...

Government Adoption of Open Source on the Rise Attendees of this webcast learned about the advantages of open source for business intelligence, such as: Reliability and security Reduced dependence on expensive proprietary software Non-restrictive licensing that enables rapid provisioning Lower licensing costs and lower total cost of ownership The ability to customize software for new missions and changing situations

With a new administration, tightening budgets and growing technology needs, federal agencies are looking for new ways to help reduce costs and increase efficiency. INPUT's examination, delivered in the report Emerging Technology Markets in the U.S. Federal Government, 2009-2014, details five areas that are poised to emerge as game-changers across the federal government over the next five years: Cloud Computing Service-Oriented Architecture (SO...

TargetGov's Government Construction Contracting Teleconference Extraordinary Growth Potential If You Know the Ropes! Attend this teleconference to • learn what construction bonds are and who must be "bonded" • learn the differences between and costs of bid bonds, performance bonds, and payment bonds• learn what agencies are responsible for these opportunities• identify the upcoming pipeline for opportunities • identify...

Webcast: The Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 (FISMA) mandates that each federal agency develop a program to provide information security for data and systems that support the agency's functions. And while agencies have had varying success meeting the demands of FISMA, the Obama Administration has ushered in a new wave of information security proponents eager to bolster these programs and create a new, higher level of cybers...

Webinar: The purpose of the Open Government Directive is to improve transparency, participation, and collaboration. The directive requires significant website innovation for all departments and agencies. This overview will cover how open standards and semantic web technologies can help aid transparency. The Webinar will also demonstrate how Drupal's ecosystem of features and contributors provide a rich social publishing platform for collaborat...

Federal rules now require institutions to manage their data so it can be produced quickly and completely if demanded by district court cases. In this session Deputy CISO David Matthews will use his first-hand experience to provide your organization up to date information and documents on: Compliance with Federal Electronically Stored Information (ESI) standards; Real life case studies and examples - Do's and Don'ts; Actual e-Discovery document...

Webcast: The Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 (FISMA) mandates that each federal agency develop a program to provide information security for data and systems that support the agency's functions. And while agencies have had varying success meeting the demands of FISMA, the Obama Administration has ushered in a new wave of information security proponents eager to bolster these programs and create a new, higher level of cybers...

The first round of reporting from the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act is in and the results are in...sort of. Join us for a one-hour complimentary web conference for an insightful look at where the money is flowing, how well the reporting is going, and our analysis of where things are headed in the coming year for the U.S. government information technology world. Note: Slides and a replay recording will be available after the live event....