Federal Mobile Strategic Sourcing Day, hosted by the Mobile Services Category Team and the Advanced Technology Academic Research Center, will be held on Tuesday, August 1 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Auditorium at GSA Headquarters, 1800 F St., NW, Washington, D.C. Note: Registration opens at 8:30 a.m., please arrive at least 15 minutes early to clear security. This educational event for the Federal contracting community is open to govern...

Information security training in Washington, DC from SANS Institute, the global leader in information security training. At SANSFIRE 2017, SANS offers more than 45 hands-on, immersion-style security training courses taught by real-world practitioners. The site of SANSFIRE 2017 (July 22-29) is Washington Marriott Wardman Park. Event Schedule: One-Day Course: Begins on Sunday, July 23 Two-Day Courses: Begin on Saturday, July 22 Four-, Five-, and...

Contract Closeout procedures can vary widely based on contract type, complexity of the contract, price adjustments, and numerous other factors. For example when does the contract close out process begin? What exactly are the duties of the Contracting Officer or COR? Do you know how processes change among the different types of contracts, such as Firm Fixed Price vs. Task and Delivery Orders? How do you close out a contract after a termination?...

Learn about Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement and how we can assist your federal IT acquisition with the latest IT product solutions. On Monday, July 24, 2017, from 11:15am - 12:30pm, SEWP will be hosting a Panel Presetation in Session A13 intitle "Use if GWACs" ~ Acquiring IT Services Panel discussions on the various tools used for IT acquisitions. After World Congress concludes, grab lunch on your own and then join SEWP for an aftern...

Stay out of the headlines - understand your ethical responsibilities as a public employee. From Washington D.C., to the state house and city hall, accusations of conflicts of interest and ethical misconduct are in the headlines every day. Being a public official or public employee sometimes feels like someone has painted an ethics target on your back. Sometimes the ethical lapses are due to ignorance of the many laws. Knowing the ethical laws...

The goal for this course is to provide an understanding of cybersecurity leadership focused on people and not just technology and policy. It will give you an overview of frameworks to support your risk management activities. It is highly useful to any organizational executive, or leader seeking an understanding of building cybersecurity cultures and governance.The word cybersecurity is thrown around, used and abused to scare people into buying...

Join F5 Networks and Carahsoft for a complimentary F5 Air Force Boot Camp. Wright-Patt AFB F5 Training Agenda: Set Up and Licensing TMOS and Networking Basic LTM Components Load Balancing and Monitoring Profiles and Persistence Acceleration Technologies Security and SSL Offload iRules Support and Troubleshooting iApps Device Service Clusters (High Availability) *Registration begins at 7:30am. *A complimentary breakfast and lunch will be provid...

The American Council for Technology and Industry Advisory Council (ACT-IAC) invites you to Drones in the Federal Airspace and Internet of Things (IoT) Forum on Wednesday, July 26, 2017 at the Renaissance Washington in Washington, DC.The theme, "Unleashing the Power of IoT and Drone Technology', will focus on how drones and IoT are currently being used in the federal arena and look to the endless possibilities that IoT and Drones can offer. The...

Last year, 63% of data breaches involved compromised identities. Traditionally, the Federal government has relied on Common Access Cards (CAC), Personal Identity Verification (PIV), and user name and password systems. As government settles into the “new normal” of mobile, cloud and other nontraditional access points for applications and other resources, these approaches fail to mitigate the risk. We’ll Discuss: Define the pro...

World Congress is the National Contract Management Association’s largest education event for contract management, procurement, and acquisition professionals. Individuals from government (federal, state, and local); industry; and commercial business come together for networking and training for all career levels. World Congress is what you make of it! Whether you want sessions focused on a specific topic, compelling keynote addresses, net...