2016 EnergyExchange - Federal Sustainability for the Next DecadeThe Energy Exchange is an educational and networking forum for those seeking to expand their knowledge of building operations, energy management, and sustainability in the federal sector. Organized by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Federal Energy Management Program, the Energy Exchange brings together experts from different technical disciplines to share cost-effective, act...

Federal agencies have only begun to explore the benefits of the cloud. Without a doubt, five years into the federal government’s “Cloud First” policy, cloud is delivering important results—most notably the ability to quickly deploy IT resources and scale up operations as requirements change. But in most agencies, the greater potential for transformation remains largely untapped. With the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Ac...

The 3rd annual SANS Security Awareness Summit is on, and it is bigger and better than ever before. First, the summit has been designed for experienced security awareness officers who want to take their security awareness program to the next level. Our promise is to provide actionable lessons you can take back and apply right away within your own organization, with a focus on your industry, employee base, and current maturity level. Second, we...

Two concentrated days on how to understand and use the Federal Acquisition Regulation in your daily contracting activities including in-depth analysis of the FAR system, the key contract clauses and contract forms. Provides comprehensive coverage of the FAR for new users and an advanced treatment of specific issues for experienced contract professionals. Course includes an explanation and demonstration of how to use the FAR online for research...

Information security training in Boston from SANS Institute, the global leader in information security training. At SANS Boston 2016, SANS offers hands-on, immersion-style security training courses taught by real-world practitioners. The site of our live training event on August 1-6, 2016, is the Omni Parker House, located along the Freedom Trail and at the foot of Beacon Hill, Boston Common, Quincy Market, and Faneuil Hall marketplace. SANS w...

Learn about key issues including keeping trespassers off utility or other easements. This topic will include legal and practical advice on identifying the priorities in land rights and responsibilities regarding easements and rights of way as the dominant estate and as to competing interests with respect thereto. Whether the servient estate holders, other easement holders or other third parties, determining what can, may and can't be done on...

Authentication, application security, remote access, and application portability (IPN, milCLOUD, CDC’s, public cloud) are challenges when preparing an environment to support consolidation, joint information environment efforts, and coalition/mission partner users.F5 improves application control, increases performance, provides options for security in depth, and simplifies enterprise architecture. Join F5 Networks and Carahsoft to discus...

In the last eight years, tens of millions more Americans are online, and mobile devices continue to radically change how citizens interact with government. The Administration’s digital strategy is pushing agencies to deliver better services at a lower cost, whether the mission is to support the warfighter overseas, to teach in classrooms more efficiently, or to assist in ending homelessness, and ever-smarter mobile devices are part of th...

The NextGen Summit is a place to cultivate and enable the absolute best next generation of government. Whether you’re a millennial just entering the government workforce or a manager tasked with retaining and developing talent, or a seasoned public servant looking for new resources or challenges, the NextGen Summit is where you want to be. Since 2010, the two-day summit has inspired over 4,000 federal, state and local govies to be positi...

SANS has joined forces with industry leaders and experts to strengthen the cybersecurity of Industrial Control Systems (ICS). The initiative is turning ICS cybersecurity around by equipping both security professionals and control system engineers with the security awareness, work-specific knowledge, and hands-on technical skills they need to secure automation and control system technology. Register now for these ICS skills based courses.Why Is...