Senior government representatives share their agencies priorities, plans and capabilities to accelerate the medical countermeasures development pipeline and build the manufacturing infrastructure to combat emerging infectious diseases and other bioterror threats Get an update on: Plans for 2014 and beyond Combating drug resistance with broad-spectrum antimicrobials and antibiotics Developing MCMs against Rad/Chem/Nuc emergencies Role of adjuva...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers regulates impacts to wetlands, and can represent a significant part of a project's development; are you ready? Any proposed project involving wetlands or other waters of the United States is likely to require some type of permit issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. As the federal agency responsible for regulating impacts to wetlands, the Corps' regulations and the permit process can represent a significa...

FEMP Offers Training on Energy Efficiency Expert Evalutions The U.S. Department of Energy Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) presents a new First Thursday Seminar on June 5, 2014 titled Energy Efficiency Expert Evaluations: A Customized Assessment Approach. Energy Efficiency Expert Evaluations are innovative, multi-disciplinary assessments that combine the best elements of retro-commissioning and energy audits. The instructor will be Ed...

This live webinar will help level the playing field by providing property owners with expertise in cell tower leases and buyouts. The wireless industry has built more than 300,000 cell sites in the United States in the past 20 years. But many more cell sites are needed as iPhones®, iPads®, Droids and the like strain existing network capacity. New cell sites and significant modifications to existing cell sites will also be needed to mee...

The NIH Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center, NITAAC, is now holding free trainings for all those involved in the purchase of information technology products, services and solutions. Earn 2 CLPs as you learn about our government-wide acquisition contracts (GWACs): ECS III for products, CIO-SP3 for services/solutions and CIO-SP3 Small Business for services/solutions with socioeconomic set-asides. You’ll find NITAAC GWA...

In straightforward "non-techy" language the Gov Meetings Go Virtual™ course will help you:- Understand the concepts and terms of webinars and virtual meetings.- Make the business case for implementing hybrid and virtual conferences.- Select the virtual software system that is best for your organization.- Form your project team and train them on best practices.- Produce highly effective webinars or hybrid and virtual meetings.- Evaluate t...

Wetlands regulations and permitting processes are changing - how are your practices impacted? This seminar provides a comprehensive review of state and federal wetland regulations and their application in Utah. Join our experienced panel of local experts as they guide you through the permitting, mitigation and enforcement actions that you face. You will acquire the shrewd wisdom and good judgment necessary to succeed - no matter what challeng...

Transformative Technologies: Cloud, Big Data, Security, and Mobility in Government The rise of Cloud, Mobility, Big Data, and Security is shaking up IT today, and its impact is accelerating. By 2020, we’ll grapple with 30 billion devices, 40 trillion gigabytes of data, 10 million mobile apps for 8 billion people. Agencies must embrace emerging technologies now, or find their ability to support the mission lagging. This one-day educationa...

Who should attend: Government Contractors, Contract Administrators, Procurement/Acquisition professionals, Finance, Accounting and Cost Professionals, Proposal Specialists and anyone with a desire to learn. Prerequisite: Should have at least six months of contract experience, have taken the FAR Workshop or another basic FAR course before this course. What you will learn: The Advanced FAR Workshop provides an in-depth analysis of the most impor...

Data security threats continue to increase in number and sophistication. The growing use of collaborative technologies – from mobile devices and social media to virtualization and cloud computing – will continue to be one of the most significant factors impacting the security landscape. For these reasons, the federal government has increased efforts to minimize and prevent cyber security attacks, and will continue to place signific...