Bringing IT Innovation to the Nation: A Public Sector Thought Leadership Conference State and local governments are back in growth mode when it comes to IT spending. These organizations, unlike the federal government, are pivoting from a period of cost-cutting to a new era of resurgence. Public sector IT integrators, contractors and vendors who focus on the nearly $60 billion SLED sector are engaged in a market now growing faster than federal...

The purpose of this 2 1/2 day meeting is to bring together corporate security leadership and industrial security leaders and policy-makers from a variety of federal agencies to address security topics of common interest. A series of panels and speakers will provide insights from diverse perspectives, enabling participants to identify critical issues and needs and to develop creative solutions to problems where they exist. Focus topics will lik...

This year marks the fourth Oregon Digital Government Summit – an event that has in its short history proven to be highly successful. Last year the well regarded state CIO, Dugan Petty retired and after a short time with an interim CIO in place, Alex Petit (former CIO from Oklahoma) is taking over as State CIO in early January 2014. Given the transition, this makes the 2014 event an especially crucial one. The summit is a draw for both st...

Course Description: One of the most pressing deficiencies in recent joint operations has been trying to achieve coordinated and cohesive operations within the Electromagnetic Environment (EME). Decades of “Lessons Learned” and interference reports have culminated in a realization that anything that operates in the EM spectrum (communicates, radiates, locates) must be effectively managed. This short survey course will review current...

The focus for this iteration of the Summit will be :“Leveraging IT solutions to Broaden the Context of Connected Health in the DoD and VA” . We will expand our discussion to look at the context of connected health in a way that addresses areas such as analytics, workflow & improved patient engagement, and what does that require from the IT tools that can help us get there? The Summit brings together active members of the DoD an...

The ERAS Society has its roots in what was called the ERAS Study Group. Comprised of leading surgical groups, the ERAS Study Group was assembled by Prof. Ken Fearon and Prof. Olle Ljungqvist in 2001 to further develop ideas put forth in the 1990's by Prof. Henrik Kehlet concerning the concept of multimodal surgical care.The ERAS Study Group soon discovered that there were a variety of traditions in use in different units. There was also was a...

Course Description: This course provides insight into the whole electronic warfare field at the systems and operational level. It uses little math beyond algebra, yet the sources of important propagation and jamming equations are made amply clear. All information needed to understand the material is explained and included in the text. Both the course and the text avoid deep mathematical coverage, explaining all concepts in practical, physical...

Would reaching 10X as many stakeholders help you meet organizational goals? Do you know how to use everyday communications to attract more stakeholders? How can your communications engage stakeholders to take action – online or offline – to truly drive mission value for your organization? If these questions sound familiar, register to join your colleagues at our 2014 Digital Communications Tour in Raleigh, North Carolina. Hear from...

Eliminate problems upfront by adhering to North Carolina recordkeeping requirements. Find out what North Carolina law has to say about balancing the public's right to information with the individual's right to privacy. If you're involved with a public entity or if you represent organizations that hold public records, you need to know the ins and outs of federal and state public records and open meetings laws. Join us for this seminar for upda...

Companies specializing in IT Security products and services are invited to exhibit at this one day Information Security Day, it is the only chance to get in front of USPTO employees at this facility in 2014. The day will feature various speakers addressing IA and security topics from the USPTO as well as other government agencies and industry. USPTO personnel are given credit toward their annual security certification requirements for attendin...