SANS Exceptional Cybersecurity Training comes to San Jose in July. We are pleased to invite you to SANS San Jose 2016, July 25-30. Are you ready to immerse yourself in the most intense computer training experience available anywhere? Do you need to become a more effective leader when implementing security improvements for your organization? Do you need a more in-depth knowledge of the theory and implementation of security in your environment?...

The mission of the Transportation Security Administration is a weighty one: in the wake of September 11, the agency was created to protect the nation’s transportation systems, ensuring freedom of movement for people and commerce while providing the most effective transportation security in the most efficient way as a high performing counter-terrorism organization. Since 2014, TSA’s Office of the Chief Risk Officer has been implemen...

Overview: Hiring federal employees was never an easy process, and so it is especially frustrating to both line managers and HR offices when a new hire might leave after just a year or two. In today’s budget environment, with hard or soft hiring freezes, and early out and buyouts becoming ever more common, it is especially important that once a job offer has been accepted that the hiring manager be able to retain the new hire for a reaso...

An ERP solution for government contractors needs to support DCAA, FAR, and CAS compliance, but it also needs to offer features that help the company achieve greater efficiencies, generate the right reports, and get the right information to allow businesses to make smarter decisions. Microsoft and PVBS have worked closely with hundreds of government contractors over the past fifteen years to ensure that our offerings have what they need to succ...

World Congress is the National Contract Management Association’s largest education event for contract management, procurement, and acquisition professionals. Individuals from government (federal, state, and local); industry; and commercial business come together to engage, educate, and experience excellence. World Congress is what you make of it! Whether you want sessions focused on a specific topic, compelling keynote addresses, network...

This educational one-day symposium will feature cloud computing subject matter experts from the Federal government and academia participating on panels. (Cloud Summit Agenda)The MITRE-ATARC Cloud Symposium will discuss and white-board various cloud "challenge areas” and produce a White Paper with recommendations for the Federal government. The following challenge areas will be discussed: 1. DevOps vs NoOps: Managing Public Clouds2. Secur...

Get practical advice to avoid common mistakes so that you can prepare useful and legally compliant NEPA documents. Since 1970, the National Environmental Policy Act has been the cornerstone for environmental protection in the United States. To implement NEPA, federal agencies must prepare environmental impact statements or environmental assessments to study the impacts of their proposed actions. Unfortunately, some federal agencies, their cons...

The Internet of Things (IoT) phenomenon is compelling, with its promise of bringing to government rapid service deployment, responsive citizen experiences, and organizational agility. Leading analysts predict that by the year 2020 the number of devices connected to the internet will exceed 50 billion. Think about public safety where surveillance systems and even public lighting minimize citizen risk and help deter crime. Transportation systems...

Course "Complaint Handling and Management: From Receipt to Trending" has been pre-approved by RAPS as eligible for up to 12 credits towards a participant's RAC recertification upon full completion. An effective complaint handling system is an extremely important part of any quality system. Manufacturers should understand that any complaint received on a product shall be evaluated and, if necessary, thoroughly investigated and analyzed, and cor...

An effective complaint handling system is an extremely important part of any quality system. Manufacturers should understand that any complaint received on a product shall be evaluated and, if necessary, thoroughly investigated and analyzed, and corrective action shall be taken. The results of this evaluation should lead to a conclusion regarding whether the complaint was valid, what the root cause of the complaint was, and what action is nece...