Get up-to-date on the critical points, readily available resources, and longer termed anticipated direction of the storm water management industry. Storm water management has long been a consideration of developers, municipalities, state and federal governments. Regulations and laws have been in effect in various forms governing the flow rate, flooding and erosive potential of storm water discharges for many years, however, the discharge of s...

There are plenty of changes underway in how the federal government operates and manages technology for improving service, including the Administration challenging government agencies to focus on effective ways to foster citizen engagement. DGI's 13th Government Customer Service Conference -- which is free for government professionals -- will explore the policies, applications and technologies involved with improving customer and citizen servic...

This 2-day, high-energy and interactive business class focuses on 4 major dimensions of winning new and recompete Federal contracts: (1) Proposal STRENGTHS, (2) Proposal Readiness (proposal thinking and proposal illustrating), (3) Proposal Writing, and (4) Proposal Knowledge Management. We will examine the criticality of articulating and illustrating STRENGTHS (not themes or discriminators) in terms that resonate with Government Source Selecti...

The World BORDERPOL Congress is the only multi-jurisdictional transnational platform where the border protection, management and security industry policy-makers and practitioners convene annually to discuss the international challenges faced in protecting not only one’s own country’s borders, but those of neighbours and friends. A high level conference delivering discussions and debate on policies, implementation and technology tha...

Miami 2014 SEMINAR SERIES in MIAMI FLORIDA DECEMBER 2014 EAR Export Controls / ITAR Defense Trade Controls Seminar Series Export Administration Regulations (EAR), International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and Office of Foreign Assets Controls & Embargoes (OFAC) Explained - complete with the latest updates on Export Control Reform (ECR): This seminar series provides both novice and experienced export compliance professionals with an...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers regulates impacts to wetlands, and can represent a significant part of a project's development - are you ready? The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers regulates impacts to wetlands, and can represent a significant part of a project's development; are you ready? Any proposed project involving wetlands or other waters of the United States is likely to require some type of permit issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Enginee...

Contrary to a current myth, a GSA Schedule contract is not required by law or regulation to obtain a government contract, but it is an excellent sales tool to obtain government business by means of task or delivery orders. A GSA Schedule is a simplified process of acquiring commonly used commercial supplies and services. But obtaining a schedule contract is neither simple nor easy, and subjects the commercial contractor to numerous laws and re...

Background The Administration is taking action to deliver improved customer service across the Federal enterprise. In April 2011 the President issued an Executive Order requiring each agency to develop a customer service plan that identified implementation steps for their customer service activities. More recently, Cross-Agency Priority Goals were announced in the 2015 Budget, including delivering world-class customer services to citizens by m...

Don’t Be RWA’ed: Get Your Licensing Right the First Time Export control reform has altered the licensing landscape for all of us. With the transition of many items and related technical information from the ITAR to the EAR, items which previously required a license from the State Department may now require a license from the Department of Commerce. Or, you may need to alter the information you present in your State Department lice...

GTRA's SecureGOV Council Meeting Invitation-Only Executive Collaboration. GTRA is an executive retreat designed to facilitate a thought provoking exchange of best practices and strategies among federal IT’s elite. Features of this meeting include: • No Tradeshow Floor • Intimate: 150 – 200 executives for quality relationship building • 50% of time spent collaborating in roundtables w/ 5-10 executives • No ...