Spend 90 minutes with a practicing professional—a contractor selling commercial items to the U.S. government, directly and indirectly. Learn from years of research and practice on how to navigate and negotiate commercial items and pricing. Hear the answers to the questions asked by buyers. Apply the principles and resources provided to leverage your commercial product or service. Participants will learn about: Saving on procurement costs...

Held on base at Fort Sam Houston! Earn 26 CME credits! DoD/VA Healthcare 2013 returns for its fourth year with its leading industry training forum showcasing the latest military medical technologies and providing an unparalleled educational experience for those involved in delivering patient care and support to service members and their families. 2013 speakers will include leading healthcare experts from military commands, university hospitals...

AFCEA SOLUTIONS: Critical Issues in C4I May 21-22, 2013, Fairfax, VA The AFCEA/GMU Critical Issues in C4I Symposium brings academia, industry and government together to address important issues in C4I technology and systems R&D. This year the agenda is focused on the Joint Information Environment (JIE) and supporting technologies and architectures Your registration entitles you to attend all the keynote and panel sessions. Continental bre...

Objectives »»Become familiar with essential general concepts in local governmental budgeting with a particular emphasis on Illinois »»Understand the basic components of governmental fund accounting »»Learn the fundamentals of governmental procurement Description Debits, credits, revenues, and expenses -- it must be budget season again. This workshop is designed to provide participants with working knowledge...

Attend an upcoming National Contract Management Association (NCMA) National Education Seminar! Risk Management for Complex U.S. Government Contracts and Projects Risk management, the ability to efficiently and cost effectively mitigate potential problems, is fundamental to good business in both the public and private sectors. This seminar provides a unique and comprehensive view of what it takes to successfully manage large, complex, high-tech...

The success of a nonprofit or tax-exempt entity depends largely on finding and hiring a talented executive team. Talented executives demand and require compensation packages that are commensurate with their abilities. Unfortunately, the rules for compensating nonprofit and tax-exempt executives are very restrictive and different from the methods and practices of structuring compensation policies and packages applicable to for profit companies....

In difficult fiscal times many budget officers and municipal managers begin the process by a rather simple approach: revenues are down 10%, we need to cut the budget by 10%. Then they wait for the battles to begin, internally with department heads, externally with council members and other public stakeholders. This live audio conference will provide budget preparers with a comprehensive framework for preparing the budget to meet the realities...

As part of the SHRP2 Tuesdays Webinar Series, TRB will conduct a webinar on May 21, 2013 from 2:00 p.m.- 3:30 p.m. ET that will explore Nondestructive Testing to Identify Concrete Bridge Deck Deterioration, a report and toolbox developed by the second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) Renewal Project R06A. Register now. Participants must register in advance of the webinar, and there is a fee for non-TRB Sponsor employees. A certifica...

2013 Management of Change Partnership - Change in Action May 19-21, 2013Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay,Cambridge, MD The ACT-IAC Management of Change (MOC) theme for 2013 is Partnership – Change in Action. MOC will focus on how collaboration between government and industry can provide innovative solutions to current and upcoming challenges within the public sector. This year's tracks will focus on: The Power of Innovation – This trac...

For over 30 years, energy performance contracting (EPC) also known as ESCO and energy savings performance contracting has assisted municipalities, state and federal entities with financing improvements to infrastructure. Have you been asked to reduce energy operating costs or support sustainability efforts for your entity? Are you or your organization tracking greenhouse gases or concerned about climate change? Are energy costs increasing but...