The 8th USENIX Workshop on Hot Topics in Cloud Computing (HotCloud '16) will bring together researchers and practitioners from academia and industry working on cloud computing technologies to share their perspectives, report on recent developments, discuss research in progress, and identify new/emerging "hot" trends in this important area. While cloud computing has gained traction over the past few years, many challenges remain in the design,...

Two concentrated days on how to understand and use the Federal Acquisition Regulation in your daily contracting activities including in-depth analysis of the FAR system, the key contract clauses and contract forms. Provides comprehensive coverage of the FAR for new users and an advanced treatment of specific issues for experienced contract professionals. Course includes an explanation and demonstration of how to use the FAR online for research...

Integrating Data in Silos: Solving Critical Government Operational ChallengesPresented by: Henry Chao, Former Deputy CIO, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Government agencies collect, process, and disseminate vast quantities of internal and external information. Most of it sits in silos across systems that do not communicate. The data is difficult to access and impossible to bring together to use productively to advance policy decisions and p...

An Orion Hiring Conference is your chance to interview the best military job seekers, selected specifically for your open positions. You will be presented with prescreened, qualified and suitably matched veterans that are interested in your available opportunities. You will interview up to ten candidates in a single day, all in a private and professional interview setting. We carefully select our hotels to enhance our clients’ experience...

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...

Derek Meyer from the Department of Homeland Security will be speaking on the subject of cybersecurity in industrial control systems. Following his presentation, Ronald Schuster from the Bureau of Reclamation will give a presentation on protecting critical infrastructure. A continental breakfast will be available at the event. Agenda 7:30 – 8:00 Registration and Networking 8:00 – 8:45 DHS ICS-CERT Presentation 8:45 – 9:15 BOR...

What's Real and Possible Today Industry trends are reshaping, redefining, and impacting the way the world's new construction will be developed and as-built environments will be operated in the future. Technology will play a critical role in helping meet and adapt to these changes, while helping limit the impact of projects on communities and the environment. Register today to see how technology and today's federal projects are demonstrating in...

Government Technology’s passion is helping spread best practices and spurring innovation in the public sector. The Colorado Digital Government Summit is designed to do just that. The summit has an advisory board that gathers public- and private-sector leaders to create an agenda designed to make that passion relevant and actionable to the state and local government organizations attending the summit. Participants tell us they use the ins...

Please join Adobe on Wednesday, October 6th for an interactive seminar on how organizations across the U.S. are leveraging Adobe Connect to communicate instantly and deliver rich and engaging eLearning content. Adobe Connect delivers virtual eLearning solutions which reduce the cost of in-person activities, and make collaborative sessions possible and more productive. With Adobe Connect, you can easily reuse content, courses, and curriculums,...

Other dates and locations available for immediate registration. Reviewed and verified by the Federal Acquisition Institute (FAI) as meeting the training requirements for FAC-COR Level II. Moving beyond the basics covered in COR Level I Training, this hands-on, interactive 5-day course builds on your experience, deepens your understanding of the acquisition process, and takes your skills and capabilities to the next level. It is taught by train...