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...

FBC and the Armed Forces Communications & Electronics Association (AFCEA) - Oklahoma City Chapter will be partnering once again to host this one-of-a-kind Information Technology Expo at Tinker AFB. This is the only IT Expo held at Tinker AFB each year. This annual expo allows exhibitors the opportunity to have access to information technology, communications, engineering, and contracting personnel at Tinker AFB which would otherwise not be...

The ATARC Federal DevOps Summit will be held on Thursday, August 18, 2016 at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C. Mark Schwartz, Chief Information Officer, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, will serve as the Government Chair of this educational, one-day symposium featuring government speakers and panels examining the practice of DevOps - and the complementa...

Overview: With the current headlines regarding government email retention and e-discovery, it is important to understand how the upcoming deadlines will impact your agency. This one-day Potomac Forum Workshop will focus on the activities mandated by the NARA/OMB Records Management Directive. Key executives from NARA and government agencies will discuss the directive and its implementation. Detailed review and analysis of the directive will be...

Over the next five years, nearly one million servicemen and women will return to civilian life as our military drawdown continues. Most of these veterans will be between the ages of 18 and 24, and on average, 200,000 return to the workforce every year. Technology represents a career field where these veterans are likely to excel. These soldiers have a solid work ethic, exceptional communications skills, and a proven ability to work across cult...

Task and delivery order contracts are an increasingly popular contracting vehicle among federal agencies, due to the flexibilities they offer. But contractors are being faced with increased competition and changing requirements both at the master contract and the task or delivery order level. Contractors who understand how the government uses these vehicles and how to compete at the order level will be better positioned to take advantage of th...

The SMD Symposium is the leading educational, professional development and networking event in the space and missile defense community. The symposium is widely attended by leaders and professionals from the United States and our allies around the world. It is the ideal forum for conducting business face-to-face. Participants can also earn continuing education credits. Key features of this year’s symposium included the following: Hyperson...

Understand the current Clean Air Act landscape and other current regulatory and enforcement efforts at USEPA. Clean Air Act regulations and possible rule changes affect business and commerce all over the country. They also affect the quality of life. Clients want timely and pertinent information to guide their decision making. Lawyers, engineers and consultants need to understand company specific detail, but they also need to know the "big pic...