Transportation and Logistics food transportation food safety rules are currently being finalized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Under congressional instructions, the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) requires the FDA to establish rules to improve, audit and enforce new food transportation rules. The rules provide a significant focus on foods not completely enclosed by a container, risk reducing adulteration prevention, pers...

The U.S. payments industry is struggling with an identity crisis. Regulatory authorities are demanding that the payments industry tighten their reins on the adherence to regulations and compliance mandates; technology is enabling payments providers, banks, and networks to venture further into new frontiers; practitioners are worried about security; and infrastructures are getting old and in need of repair or replacement. The task of replacing...

The NASC annual conference, held each March, is the association's premiere event. It is designed to provide maximum opportunities for state comptrollers to network with each other and hear industry leaders speak on current and emerging issues. The conference features two and one-half days of technical sessions at which attendees participate in CPE-accredited general sessions and roundtables. The conference also includes ample time for networki...

It is impossible to imagine modern sales and marketing without visual elements—and proposals are no different. Graphics serve as one of the most important proposal persuasion elements. Professional graphics artists are not the only ones who need to learn how to conceptualize and design persuasive proposal graphics. It also happens to be an indispensable skill for capture managers, proposal managers, and proposal writers. Desktop publishe...

A variety of five qualitative and quantitative methodologies are discussed in detail during this three-day workshop. The “do’s & don’t” of report writing are covered. Field evaluations are conducted. Students will learn the differences between qualitative and quantitative risk analysis. They will use a variety of methodologies by evaluating single or multiple buildings and critical infrastructure nodes. This worksho...

Agencies are transforming the way they look at applications by turning to tools and methodologies like containers, APIs, and microservices to help them meet the mission. Application modernization for your agency could be as straightforward as migrating from a proprietary application server to an open source Java application server or your agency could be evaluating technologies to migrate a monolithic architecture and help integrate systems an...

Information security training coming to the Silicon Valley. Securing and defending your network has never been more important as attacks and breaches make the news daily. Gain the skills and tools you need to win the battle against the wide range of cyber adversaries who want to harm your environment at SANS San Jose 2017 (March 6-11). Choose from 6 hands-on, intensive cyber security training courses. Five are aligned with GIAC certifications...

Gaps, incorrect or incomplete implementation of safety functionality can delay or make the certification/approval of medical products impossible. Most activities cannot be retroactively performed since they are closely linked into the development lifecycle. Diligent, complete and correct implementation of risk management from the start of product development is therefore imperative. This course will introduce all necessary steps to design, imp...

Most specialists strongly recommend to sample every meter of the drill core or of a trench and to use multielement analysis, rather than just asking the laboratory for gold test. There are also many other types of analysis that are ignored by the industry. But even when such analyses are requested, most of the time the fed geologist is not well trained on the necessary techniques and methods to extract all the information contained in the data...

BDO USA, LLP, Wiley Rein LLP, and Professional Services Council would like to invite you to join us for a complimentary CPE-qualified program on Government Contractor Labor Law Compliance under the new administration. Hear from our panel of industry experts, including the former head of the DOL Wage and Hour Government Contracts Enforcement Branch, as they discuss the latest issues, trends and anticipated changes. Specific areas to be discusse...