We have a really special event brewing for you at SANS Pen Test Austin 2015, and you've gotta check it out. Every organization needs skilled people who know how to find vulnerabilities, understand risk, and help prioritize resources based on mitigating potential real-world attacks. That's what SANS Pen Test Austin is all about! If you like to break things, put them back together, find out how they work, and mimic the actions of real-world bad...

The contract closeout process starts at contract receipt and review and proceeds throughout the life of the contract. Depending on contract type, contract complexity, and several other factors, the contract closeout process can be complex. This session will focus on the contract closeout process from final delivery to final payment and identify ways to prevent delays in payments. This session will also show contractors how to apply the proper...

Please join DHG and a variety of Government Contracting industry professionals as we provide the most up-to-date information, materials, industry insight, and experience to stay ahead of the competition in this turbulent fiscal environment. This full-day event at the new Tysons Corner Center Hyatt and will feature: Luncheon Keynote address by DCAA’s Director, Ms. Anita Bales Warren Linscott, Deltek Vice President, will discuss the state...

How are agencies leveraging real-time analytics in a data-intensive government? The Internet of Things and explosions of big data are increasing the volume, variety, and velocity of information. This is driving the need for real-time data analytics in areas such as risk management, fraud detection, network monitoring, and intelligence and surveillance. Agencies have “right now” decisions where real-time insight can affect national...

Hiring federal employees was never an easy process, and both hiring officials and staffing specialists often become frustrated by its challenges. Adherence to the federal government’s merit system principles is sometimes seen as an obstacle to hiring the right talent to accomplish an agency’s mission. All too often it seems like the line manager and the human resource management staffer are talking past one another. In today...

It’s no exaggeration to say that CEIC is the biggest digital-investigations conference of its kind and the only one to offer hands-on lab sessions and training for practical skills development. From sessions on acquiring evidence from mobile devices to international e-discovery to cyber security intelligence, there’s simply no other training or seminar series available that packs so much relevant and practical information from so m...

Many federal agencies have begun adopting Agile principles and Lean methodologies with the goal of reducing risk and accelerating successful delivery of their IT investments. Across government departments and within their respective agencies, most efforts along this path of adoption include some of the guiding principles of Scrum. The maturity of these efforts varies widely from one agency to another, and even within the same agency among dif...

According to Gartner, citizen-centric government requires fundamental changes in information technology. Cloud computing provides the critical infrastructure, mobile-devices reach individuals directly, data fuels information, and security and privacy are mandatory. How do military and civilian agencies embrace emerging technology to meet their missions? Join your military and agency peers to explore innovative strategies and technologies your...

Many dread June 30th (ICS day) almost as much as May 30th (Corporate tax day). But if you are running the right system, you can extract many or ALL of the “mandatory” schedules right from that system. Be aware of your system capabilities and your needs as it pertains to YOUR submission. If you close your December 31 year-end by January 31, why not have an ICS and adjusted billings out the door by February 15?

The SMU Geothermal Lab is hosting our 7th international energy conference and workshop, Power Plays: Geothermal Energy in Oil and Gas Fields, May 18-20, 2015 on the SMU Campus in Dallas, Texas. Over 200 individuals in field operations, project development, technology, finance, engineering and resource assessment from the geothermal, oil, gas and renewable energy sectors are expected to attend. The conference goal is to connect attendees with t...