This event will cover use of GSA Government Wide Contracts and GSA Schedules. Particular emphasis will be placed on US Citizens & Immigration contracting and best practices in conducting evaluations under these contracts. The first part of the day will be a 2 hour session on Government Wide Contracts and the second part of the day will be a 2 hour session on GSA Schedules. The class is being offered in person and via web ex. This class off...

Join us and learn how GSA can support your Green Purchasing requirements and watch the live demo of our latest eTool...GSA's Reverse Auction. “Green purchasing” or “sustainable acquisition” refers to purchasing products with specific environmental or energy attributes. In this course, we'll examine additional options for minimizing the environmental impact of acquisitions. GSA has launched its government managed Reverse...

Public-private partnerships are increasingly being used to facilitate private and municipal redevelopment initiatives. Learn about the need for public private development and the process in which it is achieved. Study specific techniques and practical tools available, cutting-edge issues and up-to-date legislation required to succeed in this unique development field. Benefits for You Explore different projects that are suitable as P3s Recogniz...

Webinar training on GSA Advantage: This course is open to civilian or military personnel. This course will demonstrate how to use the GSA Advantage! and provide step-by-step instructions on the various ways to conduct search in the system, submit an order, register, maintain profile data, and the system features available for market research ensuring a streamlined ordering process. Attending this training will also give you 1 CLP point. By usi...

Big Data is exponential growth of data being collected today. Last year IBM reported that 2.5 exabytes of data was being created on a daily basis. As massive amounts of information become more readily available, the government has the opportunity to transform this data into intelligence, enabling agencies to make better decisions and meet their mission objectives. In today’s budget-constrained environment, a Big Data strategy can help go...

“Advancing Operational Energy to Ensure Readiness, Efficiency, and Stability” The DoD is the biggest institutional energy consumer in the world, with over 75% deriving from “operational energy” (OE): the energy required for training, moving, and sustaining military forces and weapons platforms for military operations. Reducing the cost of power and energy needs is critical to the mission success across the Services. Wit...

All course materials and handouts will be provided to students on CD ROM. Please bring a laptop computer that is equipped with a CD ROM with you to the class. If you do not have access to a laptop, please contact the respective meeting planner as soon as possible. There will be a limited number of laptops available for use through NDIA, so please call early. Overview The Defense Systems Acquisition Management course meets the needs of defense...

Federal Financial Systems Summit* FREE for AGA Government MembersAGA is hosting a complimentary* event that brings together federal financial managers and private sector executives for the fourth year to discuss the near-term and future prospects of federal financial management systems in a budget-constrained environment. $100 for non-AGA member government professionals (Join Now! Membership for an ENTIRE year is $90 which includes other compl...

The NIH Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center, NITAAC, is now holding free trainings for all those involved in the purchase of information technology products, services and solutions. Earn 2 CLPs as you learn about our government-wide acquisition contracts (GWACs): ECS III for products, CIO-SP3 for services/solutions and CIO-SP3 Small Business for services/solutions with socioeconomic set-asides. You’ll find NITAAC GWA...

Since 1970, the National Environmental Policy Act has been the cornerstone for environmental protection in the United States. To implement NEPA, federal agencies must prepare environmental impact statements or environmental assessments to study the impacts of their proposed actions. Unfortunately, some federal agencies, their consultants and affected citizens do not fully understand the regulations, legal interpretations and practices for pro...