Every department in the agency is a service provider whether that be human capital, finance, or acquisition. Yet, very few have matured the service model to the level of the IT department. While service relationships with the IT organization are well defined and automated, they are often inefficient, unstructured, or non-existent in other service domains. This webinar will explore how government leaders are leveraging IT service expertise to e...

Join us for the 24th Annual Government Financial Management Conference on August 11 through 13, 2014, at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, D.C. The three-day training event, sponsored by the Treasury's Bureau of the Fiscal Service, will allow you to earn up to 21 continuing professional education (CPE) credits. From a selection of 50 educational sessions, you'll learn about the latest developments and improvements in federal financial...

The world of easements may not be as impossible as you think. Do not let the intimidating complexity of easements cause you anxiety. Whether you're looking to draft, comply or fight one, our local experts will give you the know-how to succeed - without getting caught in exhausting and expensive legal battles. Attend this seminar and get practical information about easements. You will hear it all - the requirements of an easement and how to ma...

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...

Open to all. Learn how to achieve your socioeconomic goals with the GSA Schedules program. And learn how the FAR was changed to provide agencies with discretionary authority to set-aside orders against multiple award contracts for small business. One (1) CLP credit.

As 2013 came to a close, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued the long-awaited final rule to the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards, more commonly known as the “Super Circular.” Among other things, this rule streamlines eight Federal regulations (including OMB Circulars A-110, A-122, and A-133) into a single, comprehensive policy guide and affords the Federal...

Multi-tenant infrastructure is playing an increasing role in government’s drive to reduce operating costs through innovative delivery of services using information technology. This movement toward shared, multi-tenancy is the result of both new policies and emerging technologies such as: Data center consolidation is pressuring agencies to reduce their footprints, consolidate applications and data into denser, highly utilized data center...

FEMP Offers Training on Fundamentals of Life Cycle Costing for Energy Conservation 0.60 CEUs The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) presents a new e-Training Core Course, Fundamentals of Life Cycle Costing for Energy Conservation. This training provides the knowledge and skills to improve Federal economic-based decision making, determine the total cost of ownership of project alternatives, and inform decis...

Most risks facing a nonprofit are avoidable. Learn how to contain the threat before it devastates the company. This live webinar will review some key risk management issues, preventative tips and what to do if an issue arises. The live webinar will go over real life examples by explaining how to correct the issue and how it could have been avoided. Time will also be spent on mitigating risks of high profile claims that have dominated the head...

Recent initiatives by EPA suggest that Water Quality Standards will soon be driving litigation and regulatory proposals for change - are you ready? Water quality standards drive every permit condition, every effluent limitation, every watershed management plan - in every state in the union. They affect - in many cases profoundly - municipalities, industrial operations, agriculture, transportation and just about every other sector of the econo...