Defense Health Information Technology Symposium is three day annual symposium, sponsored by the Defense Health Agency and attended by government, military and industry Information Technology professionals. It provides a unique venue for knowledge sharing, innovative ideas, discussion of lessons learned, and new developments. DHITS offers DoD Healthcare professionals a face-to-face opportunity to secure the continued success of the Military Hea...

In today’s digitally connected global environment, many organizations opt to operate virtually with a remote or partially remote workforce. This webinar is designed to improve your ability to effectively lead a remote or virtual team. During this webinar, you will examine the unique opportunities and challenges that come with remote work and explore strategies to enhance your ability to lead your team to success. Topics Covered Include:...

World Congress is the National Contract Management Association’s largest training and networking event for contract management, procurement, and acquisition professionals. 2,000+ participants from government (federal, state, and local); industry; and commercial business come together for networking and training for all career levels. This event is worth up to 20 CPE/CLP credits. View photos and the recap video from last year's event in C...

Make sure your policies and procedures are in compliance with all of the recent changes to Federal employment law. A number of significant changes to federal employment law have taken place in recent years. These changes affected employers’ obligations in areas such as hiring, wages, discrimination, and termination. During this topic, we will: (1) review significant changes in recent years; (2) take a look at the employment law changes i...

Government agencies are actively preparing their data to take advantage of emerging technologies like Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML). In the face of heightened mission complexity and data proliferation, agencies are looking for ways to maximize the value and impact of data. Application areas are accelerating as agencies turn to AI to drive cyber offense and defense, robotics and automation, transportation security, and he...

New cybersecurity risk regulations for all organizations are approaching faster than you might think. "Computers, software, programming and algorithms are all parts of a cybersecurity risk program, but it is the interaction with the "humans" that makes all the difference in the world." An effective cybersecurity risk program requires an organization to have everything from program policies to incident response plans to specific breach notifica...

Gain valuable insights on new EEO-1 law updates. There has been a tremendous amount of activity at the federal level regarding the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the EEO-1 Report. It has become abundantly clear that now is the time for employers to take steps to proactively assess their hiring, pay, and promotion practices to ensure that they are not vulnerable to equal pay claims. Similarly, it is important to stay up to date on...

Audits of "SOC" (System and Organization Controls) have been governed starting on May 1, 2017 by the application of "SSAE" (Statement of Standards for Attestation Engagements) 18. This new AICPA Standard replaces SSAE 16, just as SSAE 16 replaced SAS 70. This new standard will require the users of these reports to change their compliance programs to fit the new reporting standards. SSAE 18 is more comprehensive than the prior standards. Learn...

CompTIA A+ is the preferred qualifying credential for technical support and IT operational roles. It is about much more than PC repair. Candidates are better prepared to troubleshoot and problem solve. Technicians understand a wide variety of issues ranging from networking and operating systems to mobile devices and security. A+ supports the ability to connect users to the data they need to do their jobs regardless of the devices being used. 9...

Carahsoft, in partnership with ATARC (Advanced Technology Academic Research Center), invites you to join us at the Carahsoft-ATARC Federal Cloud Marketplace Forum, bringing together the FedRAMP community from government and industry for a day of discussions and idea exchange. Attendees of the Federal Cloud Marketplace Forum will: Hear from multiple keynotes and government and industry panels on FedRAMP trends Participate in focused roundtables...