Section 889 of the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (the Prohibition on Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services of Equipment) affects every federal contractor and grantee, the entire federal supply chain and many commercial entities beyond—in every industry and around the world. As contractors and grantees work to understand the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) rules implementing Section 889, many questions...

Federal System Integrators supporting government customers across the country are leveraging Okta’s Identity Cloud Platform, a FedRAMP Authorized platform to deliver highly scalable access-management solutions to meet their customer’s mission goals and accelerate the adoption of cloud services by removing common IT and end-user barriers that enhance employee and citizen experiences. Join us on Wednesday, November 18th, for a live w...

Mobile devices, apps, networks, and cloud services are all interconnected and complex to manage, let alone, secure. Yet in today’s world of remote workers, organizations are tasked with the challenge of making mobile simple, secure, and scalable for all employees. With mobile devices at the intersection of our personal and professional, we need on-demand access to work resources as well as the immediate flexibility to manage our personal...

FOR FEDERAL USERS ONLY: FREE training on the Federal Personal Property Management Abandonment and Destruction process. Registration is required for this training - each participant will get their own unique entry URL, so you must register to be granted access to the Meeting Space. Participants will receive one (1) Continuous Learning Point for attending. GSA Meeting Space may not be compatible with everyone's system. Please test your connectio...

Federal agencies now have a fast, effective way to buy maintenance, repair and facility (MRFS) supplies and save! GSA’s dynamic MRFS purchasing channel solution can help you save an average of 8 percent more on MRFS products than previously offered in the federal marketplace. Log on for live webinar training to discover the benefits of GSA’s MRFS solution. Seize your opportunity to attend this short, in-depth webinar, for which you...

In this course, you will learn why market research is conducted, when and how to conduct market research; the regulatory nature of FAR Part 10 and how it ties into other decisions such as acquisition planning (Part 7) small business set-asides, commercial items, contract type selection and more, and how to get better results by making your data collection methods easier. The course will use real life scenarios, examples from GSA’s market...

VMware Cloud (VMC) on Amazon Web Services (AWS) is an integrated cloud offering jointly developed by AWS and WMware that delivers a highly scalable, secure, and innovative service that allows agencies to seamlessly migrate and extend their on-premises datacenters to the AWS Cloud. Agencies across the federal government want the ability to integrate their on-premises data center environments with AWS using their existing tools and skillsets wit...

Watch the hosts of the popular YouTube series SecurityFWD use Bettercap to show off ARP spoofing and DNS spoofing to redirect traffic from the resurrected Cat Fancy website to a malicious local version. They will subsequently demonstrate how you can use a Python web server to take back control of your DNS server.

The Experts Conference (TEC) is back – virtually – and for free. TEC 2020 will be the virtual Microsoft training event of the year, with practical Active Directory and Office 365 education sponsored by the leaders who have helped move, manage and secure over 336 million Active Directory users — Quest Software. Here’s your chance to expand your knowledge by connecting with Microsoft MVPs, industry and Quest experts, and...

The Virginia Department of General Services Division of Purchases and Supply is hosting the 2020 Public Procurement Summit on November 16-18. This summit will take the place of the 2020 Public Procurement Forum and will be held virtually. We anticipate the Forum returning in November of 2021. The Public Procurement Summit will include 10 consecutive live and recorded classes over three days. Participants will have the opportunity to receive 10...