In October 2015, the Office of Management and Budget released its much-anticipated Cybersecurity Implementation Plan (CSIP), a multi-pronged initiative aimed at getting agencies up to speed on cybersecurity. The strategy reflects the dual realities of the cybersecurity challenge: The increasingly diverse and sophisticated nature of today’s cyber threats, and the increasingly complex nature of the federal enterprise to be protected. A str...

Understand the applicable disclosure regulations and standards that apply to recipients of federal relief funds. Over the past several years, the federal government has required contractors and grant recipients to disclose various noncompliance to the awarding agency or face stiff consequences. These requirements have caused significant unease and tension between the contractor/grant recipient community and the federal government. For this top...

According to market intelligence firm IDC, 91% of IT organizations rely on open hybrid cloud as the de facto enterprise IT architecture. Open source is a key enabler of this rapid innovation and is driving the increased adoption of next generation technology and IT service delivery solutions. As open hybrid cloud becomes widely adopted questions surrounding security in the cloud and of open source hybrid cloud technologies in particular are pr...

For more than 11 years the EnergySec Security Summit has been the premier gathering for stakeholders in the energy sector focused on physical and cyber security. Our summits give each attendee a rare opportunity to mingle with asset owners, government agencies, researchers, consultants, vendors and academia under one roof. This year’s summit will be held at the Disneyland Resort on August 22-24, 2016. We have made arrangements for a bloc...

The NIGP Forum is the largest North American conference exclusively for public procurement. The Forum is NIGP's showcase educational event, providing an ideal environment for networking with colleagues and suppliers, attending educational workshops led by subject matter experts in the field, and being motivated and inspired by professional speakers during general sessions. Attendees can visit with nearly 200 suppliers during our products expos...

Time Event Gov-Con Presenters Day One * 7:30-8:00 Continental Breakfast (Provided) 8:00-8:30 Introduction George Bulpitt 8:30 - Noon Government Cost Accounting Government Agencies Federal Acquisition Regulations Procurement Process Cost Accounting Accounting Basics Adequate Accounting System Direct and Indirect Costs Structuring Specific Cost Pools-Indirect Rates Labor Cost Tracking Issues Travel Guidelines Unallowable Costs Equipment Billing...

What do your customers really need ... not just today but tomorrow? How can you ensure your ideas quickly come to life in the organization or marketplace? What will it take to build your advantage in a world which never stops changing? Creating great solutions is exhilarating difficult. Too often seemingly good ideas fail to excite customers, leaving organizations emotionally and financially exhausted. A paradox has emerged as a result: leader...

ABOUT THIS COURSE This two-day course will prepare functional managers and analytic practitioners to finally make sense of data analytics and take control of the analytic process. “Advancing the Analytics-Driven Organization” develops core skills for data analytics and lays the foundation for data-intensive analytic projects that deliver insight, clarity, confidence and actionable decision support. Attendees will learn the four maj...

This is the 34th offering of the Annual Summer 5-Day Cryogenics course for both non-degreed and degreed engineers, technicians, managers, operations personnel, research lab personnel, LNG associated designers and personnel, liquefaction facilites staff, cryogenic commodity transportaion, equipment manufacturers and providers, and all levels of users of cryogenics. The outline of topics in basic cryogenics includes: Thermodynamics for cryogenic...

For every organization, data breach is a major risk. It's not a matter of whether your organization will be breached; it's when, and - most importantly - how bad the damage will be. You likely have a response plan in place. In fact, your organization has purchased insurance against this eventuality. But your response in the first hours after initially discovering the "incident," which is later confirmed to be a "breach," will be crucial to mit...