Participants will receive a compliance plan template for use as a discussion tool as well as a starting point for developing a written plan. Effective export compliance plans require implementing procedures appropriate to your company’s product line and business model. Join us for a discussion on the ways to create a written plan that will result in a useful tool for your company’s employees instead of a dusty binder on a bookshelf...

Overview: On January 20, 2017 there will be a new President of the United States, but beneath the surface the transition period really has already begun. The last year of a President’s term poses both great dangers and opportunities for career civil servants, and the higher rank of those civil servants, the greater are both the opportunities and the risks. As outgoing political appointees focus intensely on both getting a new job outsid...

The Service Contract Act (SCA) covers the award and administration of covered contracts and is one of the most challenging acts in federal contracting. This course is taught by experts in the field, and provides attendees with a detailed comprehensive text that covers the regulations, board and court decisions and the latest compliance issues from the Department of Labor. This class provides detailed information on how to identify and mitigat...

We’re coming to Texas, but in the meantime we would like to thank those of you who joined us in Charlotte, North Carolina, at our 34th Annual Conference & Jail Expo that was hosted by Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office. This event was a big success and got rave reviews. The American Jail Association (AJA) is the leading industry organization exclusively focused on supporting the professionals who staff and operate our nation's...

Thousands of public finance professionals gather each year for this three-day conference to share ideas, develop technical and managerial skills, view new products, and network with peers. The 110th Annual GFOA Conference will be held May 22-25 in Toronto, Canada. The theme of this year's conference is Sharing Solutions and Strategies. Program The annual conference presents general sessions on Monday and Tuesday mornings that feature keynote s...

FedScoop's 6th Annual MobileGov Summit will bring together government & industry IT leaders to share current issues, trends and best practices on how to create the next generation mobile government workforce. Included in this discussion will be in-depth dialogue on mobility trends such as mobile security, civic engagement, open data innovation, applications, the mobile workforce and more. May 24, 2016 / 7:30 a.m. — 2:00 p.m.The Newse...

Focus on December 2016 OMB/NARA eMail Retention Deadline Overview: With the current headlines regarding government email retention and e-discovery, it is important to understand how the upcoming deadlines will impact your agency. This one-day Potomac Forum Workshop will focus on the activities mandated by the NARA/OMB Records Management Directive. Key executives from NARA and government agencies will discuss the directive and its implementatio...

The healthcare sector experienced 187 data breaches in the first half of 2015, a startling number on its own, but even more so when considering that it accounts for 21.1 percent of all breaches worldwide.More than ever healthcare organizations understand that technology can improve patient care, increase staff efficiencies, and reduce costs. As a result, organizations have implemented thousands of connected medical devices throughout their fac...

The theme for this year is "IT at a Crossroads: Managing Risk Through Transformation.” Attendees will have the opportunity for key transformational insights and exceptional, unique networking opportunities unlike any other! Interactive sessions will provide attendees with actionable insights into: Changing role of CIOs and where it’s heading next Government’s response to increasing customer demands Evolving cyber threats and...

Washington D.C. is one of the areas hardest hit by HIV in the U.S., with an epidemic on par with some developing nations. In D.C., approximately 2.7% of the population is living with HIV (>1% is considered a ‘generalized epidemic’), and D.C. has the highest AIDS diagnosis rate of any state in the U.S. The Council of the District of Columbia has identified medical provider education as a critical need to help address HIV, and has...