Hosted by MeriTalk in partnership with OMB, this forum is an opportunity to hear first-hand from agency CIOs and the people who drafted the legislation to discover the details you didn’t know and the path forward as we get one step closer to FITARA implementation. FITARA’s the hot thing in Federal IT. Not just another buzz phrase, the new CIO empowerment law requires that agencies’ top IT execs sign off on all IT procurements...

APICS has another great opportunity for acquisition and logistics professionals to expand their knowledge on Supply Chain Risk Management. This professional development seminar will be presented by Christopher Tafe, National Program Manager and Special Agent for DHS, ICE and Irvin Varkonyi, President, Supply Chain Operations Preparedness Education (SCOPE). Attendees will receive credit for their APICS SCRUM Certificate. Federal Acquisition Pro...

For decades, networks have been viewed as merely the pipeline or transport mechanism of government information. This stagnant role of networks is changing as new capabilities are delivered through software and virtualization. The future of the government data center includes open, software-defined, user centric networks. This webinar will capitalize on information from the Federal Forum 2015 and provide insight into the changing role of the ne...

SANS exceptional cybersecurity training comes to Boston in August.You are invited to take SANS exceptional training when we return to Boston this August with an awesome training lineup on August 3-8. We are bringing our top courses and best instructors who will ensure that you not only learn the material, but that you can apply it immediately when you return to the office.Put the skills you'll learn to practical use and join nearly 65,000 GIAC...

Held on the campus of the Colorado School of Mines August 3rd to the 7th, 2015. This 5-Day course is designed to give a sound basis for beginning engineers new to the field and to introduce engineers and technicians to the fundamentals and principles for sound working knowledge of cryogenic engineering. Begins with a brief review of Thermodynamics but quickly moves into practical principles of cryogenic fluids and gases, materials, equipment,...

Other dates and locations available for immediate registration. Reviewed and verified by the Federal Acquisition Institute (FAI) as meeting the training requirements for FAC-COR Level II. Moving beyond the basics covered in COR Level I Training, this hands-on, interactive 5-day course builds on your experience, deepens your understanding of the acquisition process, and takes your skills and capabilities to the next level. It is taught by train...

The Center for Southeast Asian Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is offering an exciting workshop open to K-12 teachers, English as a Second Language teachers, principals and other administrators, and librarians interested in learning more about the history and current lives of the Hmong who have come to Wisconsin over the past several decades after aiding the US during the Vietnam War. The workshop will feature presentations, act...

Other dates and locations available for immediate registration. Reviewed and verified by the Federal Acquisition Institute (FAI) as meeting the training requirements for FAC-COR Level II. Moving beyond the basics covered in COR Level I Training, this hands-on, interactive 5-day course builds on your experience, deepens your understanding of the acquisition process, and takes your skills and capabilities to the next level. It is taught by train...

Contract changes are inevitable and must be anticipated and properly managed. “Contract Changes, Disputes, and Terminations—Mastering the Fundamentals” is a one-day National Education Seminar (NES) designed to provide the information you need to handle any and all ambiguities, differences of opinion, or potential and real conflicts between the parties. These can arise by verbal discussion, letter, the proposal, the basic cont...

High-level competition creates some of the most difficult of all bidding dilemmas. When it comes to winning federal contracts in today’s hyper-competitive markets, business as usual will no longer cut it. While some strategies will improve a company’s chances of success, some can pack a bigger punch than others. Effective bid management is a means to successfully and systematically coordinate company submissions, to lead to the bes...