*This is a two-day event that begins at 9:00am and ends at 5:00pm both days The Foundations of Proposal Management course offers comprehensive skills in proposal management. The course begins with the Request for Proposal (RFP) requirements analysis. It then proceeds to proposal planning, outlining your document, and developing a proposal schedule. It also covers preparing for and conducting a Kickoff meeting to organize your proposal team, an...

At a time of unprecedented budget reductions, now more than ever, innovative and creative solutions are needed in order to maintain national security despite a reduction in DOD acquisitions. Examining and utilizing solutions such as interoperable open architecture is part of this important conversation aimed at improving our acquisitions strategies. This event will educate acquisition professionals in a non-technical and jargon-free forum on t...

Navigate the minefields of New Jersey public contracting and procurement code with ease. Do you want to know how to minimize the looming pitfalls inherent in public contracting? Now you can - attend this seminar and enhance your knowledge of the complex and always changing system of laws and regulations involved in public contracting and procurement. You will find out not only how to effectively coordinate the public procurement process for co...

*Training Certificates will be e-mailed to attendees after the event. The Path from Legacy Systems: An Agency's Playbook to Migrate, Update, and Modernize Presented by FedInsider, WTOP, and Federal News Radio, this complimentary one-hour webinar will explore how agencies are tackling the migration of applications and email to new platforms and pushing for innovative new approaches to purchasing I.T. solution. According to Gartner, stripping ou...

The NCMA Free State Chapter Is sponsoring a Breakfast Meeting on NIST Cyber Security Guidelines President Obama's Executive Order 13636 “Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity” ordered a feasibility study by the Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of General Services and the FAR Council to “address what steps can be taken to harmonize and make consistent existing procurement requirements related to cybersecurity....

SANS returns to Washington, DC with another outstanding offering of IT security and security management courses. We know that training and travel budgets are tight, so we are offering six courses at the Grand Hyatt Washington on September 3-8.Make your plans now to attend SANS Capital City 2013 this September for the following courses and use what you learn in the classroom as soon as you return to the office: Security 301: Intro to Informatio...

Learn how to streamline IT procurement with a free NITAAC training. Compete and manage your IT requirements quickly and easily when you choose a NITAAC Government-Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) . Our training specialists will demonstrate how GWACs enable you to leverage buying power, and how NITAAC's online ordering systems can increase productivity. A team of Contract and Program Specialists can help you at any point in the process, from pr...

Concerned about how wetlands regulations are changing - and how your practices may be impacted? The last few years have seen much change in wetland regulation across the Chesapeake Bay area. The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality has stepped up its efforts to decrease the threat to wetlands with the Comprehensive Wetland Program Plan and the Water Protection Permit Program. Negotiating the multi-layered state and federal wetland regu...

Uncertain how public records and open meetings laws apply to you? Find out what New Jersey law has to say about balancing the public's right to information with the individual's right to privacy. If you're involved with a public entity or if you represent the media, you need to know the ins and outs of federal and state public records and open meetings laws. Join us for this seminar and you will get updates on recent developments in the interp...

Uncertain how West Virginia public records, open meetings laws and government ethics laws apply to you? Find out what West Virginia law has to say about balancing the public's right to information with the individual's right to privacy. If you're involved with a public entity or if you represent the media, you need to know the ins and outs of federal and state public records including best practices for record retention and open meetings laws....