Success in government or private industry can be measured in a number of ways and can be impacted by several factors. However, the one decisive factor in any successful endeavor is leadership. Strong and decisive leadership brings all of the other factors together and is the one indispensable component that can make the difference between success and failure - greatness and mediocrity. No matter what organization you work in, you inevitably wi...

Benefits Every major public or private action that may have a significant effect on the environment and which needs a Federal permit, funding, or other authorization must go through the NEPA process. The White House Council on Environmental Quality has issued guidance on both mitigation and making the NEPA process more efficient. The former often allows otherwise problematic projects to proceed by addressing and avoiding or alleviating their e...

On Wednesday, September 5, DC ACM will be hosting a presentation on Self Cleansing Intrusion Tolerance entitled “SCIT: Using Moving Target Defense for Proactive Cyber Deterrence” given by Dr. Arun Sood, a Professor in George Mason University’s Computer Science Department and Co-Director of the International Cyber Center. See below for the agenda, lecture abstract, and speaker biography. Abstract: Virtualization technology has...

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...

Benefits Discover how to navigate the minefields of public contracting 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 process for construct...

Government Employees: $1,295 (Federal, State or Local Government Issued ID) EARLY BIRD Special Reduced Rates in Support of Government Budget Reductions: Now $1095 until August 18th Team Rate for Government: Send a government team to learn together. Register two government employees from the same office at the same time and the third person registers at 50% of the standard government rate. Industry and Contractors: $1,395 (Including contractor...

Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are placing increased emphasis on implementing an effective "information security continuous monitoring (ISCM) program" for all government and contractor run IT systems. This will be accomplished by DHS and OMB increasing the annual FISMA reporting requirements and NIST issuing NIST Special Publications (SP). T...

Benefits Use inventive techniques to get through the zoning and land development process in one piece. Go beyond zoning basics and learn what you need to know to succeed in land development. You will learn what makes a project successful and how to present an effective case in the land use process. Register today and discover new strategies for preparing complete applications, working with regulatory agencies and handling the hearing process t...

Benefits This live audio conference - conducted by one of the key contributors to the U.S. EPA's Handbook for Developing Watershed Plans to Restore and Protect Our Waters - will provide a broad overview of the watershed planning approach being used by federal and state agencies nationwide. Watershed plans address all aspects of protecting and restoring rivers, lakes, streams, wetlands, and coastal waters. They are used by drinking water utilit...

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'll find out not only how to effectively coordinate the public procurement pr...