"Hackers" - individuals who enjoy the intellectual challenge of creatively overcoming and circumventing limitations of systems to achieve novel and clever outcomes.If this sounds like you, then please join us for SANS Pen Test Austin 2016 in Austin, TX from April 18.Every organization needs skilled people who know how to find vulnerabilities, understand risk, and help prioritize resources based on mitigating potential real-world attacks. That'...

Contract changes are inevitable and must be anticipated and properly managed. They can involve everything from the interpretation of the statement of work to the minutes of a meeting. Changes can impact the success of your contract, as well as the relationship between the parties. This seminar will address what constitutes a change, how changes arise, who is authorized to issue and respond to changes (and how to respond), knowing when and how...

The U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency’s new operational role in the cyber domain as network defender creates a formal relationship between DISA, U.S. Cyber Command and the command’s military service components. The goal is to improve security, but a successful strategy depends on a matrix of participating organizations adapting technical solutions and adopting enterprise management to improve efficiency, security and reliabil...

Agencies are challenged by tight budgets, complex procurement rules, and rigorous security requirements. But, government needs the latest technology to fulfill their mission, and cloud adoption offers the path forward. This webinar will look at how agencies are addressing these challenges from both a mission and administrative services perspective as well as from an acquisition standpoint. Join this panel discussion to hear an insightful conve...

Contracting officers don’t always receive specific, “hands-on” training related to source selection. Instead, they must learn through on-the-job training that provides invaluable insight into the best practices for surviving the evaluation process. This webinar will dive into lessons learned, tricks of the trade, and practical tips for those involved with source selections. Attendees will walk away with advice and suggestion...

Agencies are taking a digital-first approach to improving the public’s experience in interacting with and obtaining services from the government. The U.S. Digital Services Playbook provides guiding principles to address the whole experience for citizen services online. The Playbook is drawn from successful practices in both the private and public sector. One of the tenants of these standards is the use of data to measure how well these d...

🏫 🎓 📚 RECORDS MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY Presents 📚 🎓 🏫 FREE WEBINAR: Building Your Records Management Ship: Putting Your Technology Together Tuesday April 19, 2pm ET / 11am PT | or On-DemandFree Live Online Session | CRM & IGP Credit Approved This session is part of the Spring semester of Records Management University. Registering will sign you up for all classes, but you are free to attend just...

Agencies today are adopting an open source first policy, modeling OMB’s new Digital Service Playbook. With the White House’s release of its draft Federal Source Code Policy this month, all software will be shareable across government to save taxpayer dollars and promote collaboration and innovation. The widespread adoption of open source has accelerated the reach and scope of the open hybrid cloud solutions for use across governmen...

Two concentrated days on how to understand and use the Federal Acquisition Regulation in your daily contracting activities including in-depth analysis of the FAR system, the key contract clauses and contract forms. Provides comprehensive coverage of the FAR for new users and an advanced treatment of specific issues for experienced contract professionals. Course includes an explanation and demonstration of how to use the FAR online for research...

GATHER YOUR INCIDENT RESPONSE TEAM - IT'S TIME TO GO HUNTINGOver 80 percent of all breach victims learn of a compromise from third-party notifications, not from internal security teams. In most cases, advanced threats have been present in an organization for months prior to detection, yet those organizations are still caught by surprise when the breach is discovered.Adversaries continue compromising hundreds of enterprise systems even though i...