Following the presidential election every four years, the Executive Branch goes through a massive, months-long transition; as one Administration departs and another takes office, thousands of career civil servants have to weather the inevitable turbulence that comes with it... and still keep the government running all the while. As anyone who’s been through this knows, that’s no small feat, and the 2016/2017 version may be even mor...

The GSA Federal Acquisition Training Symposium will take place May 10-11, 2016, at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville, Alabama. This event is specially designed to benefit federal government employees and military members who make or influence procurement decisions. An invaluable experience for acquisition or program managers, the training and exhibition provides you with opportunities to: Build your acquisition knowledge with our extensive, t...

Understand how to make sense of the myriad of requirements of the public records and public meetings laws in Washington. The public records and public meetings laws provide multiple challenges to local government agencies. The agency must provide training on an ongoing basis to protect taxpayers from daily penalties and legal fees, and to reduce the amount of the daily penalty if a record is inadvertently withheld. The public meetings laws red...

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 White House set a goal of raising the government wide engagement score to 67% by the 2016 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey. This workshop is designed to help Federal leaders understand how to effectively cultivate a culture of engagement that connects each employee to the mission of their organization through engagement and excellence in order to lead to higher organizational performance, employee empowerment and an effective performance...

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. The new developments and advances in multiple areas of cardiovascular disease intend to afford benefit to the millions of patients who suffer from these conditions. Progress in cardiovascular medicine moves quickly. Given this pace, it can be difficult for frontline providers to keep abreast of changes in preventive cardiology, new innovative therapeutic procedures, and...

This workshop style training course is designed based on 30 year of regulatory affairs experience in preparing more than 150 successful U.S. FDA submissions for major medical device companies. In these 2 days, the following essential elements of U.S FDA premarket submissions will be covered: History and background of U.S FDA Laws and Regulations Classify Your Device Choose the Correct Premarket Submission for your device Compile the Appropriat...

Take cybersecurity training in San Diego from SANS Institute, the global leader in information security training. At SANS Security West 2016 + Emerging Trends, we offer more than 20 hands-on, immersion-style security training courses taught by real-world practitioners and interactive bonus sessions, led by a star-studded panel on Emerging Trends in cybersecurity. With cyber-attacks and data breaches on the rise, attacks becoming more frequent,...

Join the ACT-IAC Small Business Alliance on Thursday, May 5th at the Westin Tysons Corner for Straight Talk featuring Keith Nakasone, Senior Procurement Executive with the Federal Communications Commission. Mr. Nakasone started his civil service career in 1989 specializing in the field of Procurement with an emphasis in Telecommunications and IT Services, Hardware and Software. His 26 years of experience include various positions with DoD, DIS...

Wherever you are in the mission space – IT, development, program management, research or analysis – we all have one thing in common: We strive to meet mission outcomes that will transform and improve government services. But in a world of exponential change, federal agencies must continue to be innovative, agile and informed in order to make the best possible decisions to achieve results.Advanced analytics insight is key to keeping...