WELCOME TO INTERFACE Portland 2022! IT Infrastructure is constantly changing, bringing more new challenges with it every day. From ransomware and the latest security threats to needs for increased bandwidth and storage, it’s nearly impossible to keep up to date. Our conference is designed to help. We’ve assembled a combination of Best-in-Breed hardware and software solutions, along with local experts and organizations, to help educ...

GSA Personal Property Management is hosting a series of virtual training sessions on various aspects of the program. The topic of this FREE virtual training will be Exchange/Sale Property (FMR) 102.39. This training will provide you with information about what Exchange/Sale Property means and how you can report it, how you can obtain your money as a result of the sale, how much time you have to use the money acquired, and more. In addition, yo...

Learn the Impact of ITAR, EAR, & OFAC Controls on Non-US Companies, Affiliates, and Transactions International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), Export Administration Regulations (EAR), and Office of Foreign Assets Controls & Embargoes (OFAC) Explained - complete with the latest updates on Export Control Reform (ECR) as they apply to NON-US COMPANIES: This seminar series provides both novice and experienced export compliance professi...

26 Bi-Weekly* Sessions from January 5, 2022 to December 14, 2022 Covering each Part of the Federal Acquisition Regulation and created to make the FAR approachable and thought provoking for contracting professionals at all levels. This training is delivered in an innovative talk-show format with PCI’s most gregarious instructor Steve Daoust as your host and a different subject matter expert each session. The Federal Acquisition Regulation...

As a part of The President’s Management Agenda, Priority #2 focuses on the customer experience and asks the Federal government to refine their current standards to better fit the needs of the American people. The stresses and burdens that come with interacting with the government, such as when the public needs to pay their taxes or file a change of address, need to be eliminated in order to elevate the customer experience. Strengthening...

Financial-sector activities – such as consumer and commercial banking, funding, liquidity, and insurance services – were identified by the Department of Homeland Security, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, as National Critical Functions. Those functions are so vital to the United States that any disruption, corruption, or dysfunction would have a debilitating effect on U.S. security, the national economy, and/or pub...

The regulations governing the interaction of small businesses in federal government contracting are complex and often undergoing changes. Please join us for a webinar series that explores the relevant rules and what government contractors should consider when claiming a particular size and/or status as well as considerations for entities that mentor and/or acquire small businesses. Crowell & Moring will address individually small business...

Most people in government would confirm that cybersecurity is their #1 priority right now. A hybrid work environment with its enlarged attack surface and a continuing escalation in the number and sophistication of attacks put the systems and the data that resides on them at an uncomfortable level of risk. The administration is providing new policy guidance with an executive order on cybersecurity that emphasizes Zero Trust architecture, new gu...

For corporate tax departments, automation through technology can help significantly reduce the time spent on manual activities and minimize the risk for error or missed deadlines, but it takes the right applications and their proper implementation. A technology enabled approach requires understanding the capabilities of solutions, leveraging the right technologies for the right things, and creatively applying various technologies in integrated...

Human-centered agility: Leading change in a post-pandemic world Working and living in a global pandemic during the last two years has created many workplace and human experience challenges not faced in modern times. Work life balance, mental health and resilience, remote work and the hybrid workplace have received a new focus. Agile transformation is not only important in software development, but also important to creating supportive change i...