COURSE OBJECTIVES This seminar provides comprehensive instruction in inspection and evaluation techniques for dams. The principles, concepts and procedures taught will be readily adaptable to any organization conducting dam inspections and evaluating their compliance with current design standards. The target audience is state and federal dam owners/regulators, local and private dam owners/operators, consulting engineers and personnel responsib...

Contract changes are inevitable and must be anticipated and properly managed. They can involve everything from the interpretation of the statement of work to the minutes of a meeting. Changes can impact the success of your contract, as well as the relationship between the parties. This seminar will address what constitutes a change, how changes arise, who is authorized to issue and respond to changes (and how to respond), knowing when and how...

Overview The Defense Systems Acquisition Management course meets the needs of defense industry program managers in today's dynamic environment, providing the latest information related to: Defense acquisition policy for weapons and information technology systems including discussion of the DoD 5000 series (directive, instruction, and guidebook). Defense acquisition and reform and initiatives. Defense acquisition procedures and processes. The P...

Vanguard Security & Compliance™ is the most advanced cybersecurity educational summit dedicated to IBM®System z®. In 2015, Vanguard Security & Compliance East will feature highly regarded security and compliance experts from around the world. Experts from CA, IBM, Vanguard, and private industry will present the most current information and instruction about cybersecurity threats, protection, configuration and compliance i...

All course materials and handouts will be provided to students on CD ROM. Please bring a laptop computer that is equipped with a CD ROM with you to the class. If you do not have access to a laptop, please contact the respective meeting planner as soon as possible. There will be a limited number of laptops available for use through NDIA, so please call early. Overview The Defense Systems Acquisition Management course meets the needs of defense...

Benefits Discover how to navigate the minefields of public contracting and procurement code with ease. Do you want to know how to minimize the looming pitfalls inherent in public contracting? Now you can - attend this seminar and enhance your knowledge of the complex and always changing system of laws and regulations involved in public contracting and procurement. You will find out not only how to effectively coordinate the public procurement...