Security cleared professionals please join us at the virtual Clearance Career Fair, Thursday, January 19 from 1pm - 5pm EST. All you need is an internet connection and you can participate from anywhere in the world! The participating cleared facilities employers include Accenture, Alion, American K-9, Boeing, Cisco, Deloitte, DynCorp, GCS, GE, General Dynamics-IT, HP, IBM, Intel, Interferometrics, Kingfisher Systems, L-3 Communications GS...

Deltek’s FedFocus 2012 conference will provide you with the outlook for federal spending for 2012 and highlight the major opportunities for the coming fiscal year. Drawing on research and analysis developed by the industry’s largest team of analysts dedicated to government contracting, Deltek will address: 2012 Appropriations Status 2012 Funding Outlook and Trends by Agency Major Opportunities on the horizon Other trends and issues...

Over the past year, Office of Management and Budget Memorandums (OMB M) have made great strides ratcheting up FISMA requirements, but how do you know what you should be doing? OMB has formally improved and standardized the Authorization process by: Setting the goal to achieve “near-real-time security awareness for all government Information Technology (IT) systems Increasing authority for CIO’s (Federal Information Technology (IT)...

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has identified IPv6 as a critical technology necessary to achieve many of the Administration’s aggressive IT modernization goals such as Cloud Computing, National Broadband Deployment, and SmartGrid. In addition, with the depletion of the remaining IPv4 address spaces in under a year; the transition to IPv6 has also become a continuity of operations issues that must be met to ensure continued us...

CCSK training Cloud Computing Security Knowledge- BasicThe Cloud Computing Security Knowledge- Basic class provides students a comprehensive one day review of cloud security fundamentals and prepares them to take the Cloud Security Alliance CCSK certification exam. Starting with a detailed description of cloud computing, the course covers all major domains in the latest Guidance document from the Cloud Security Alliance, and the recommendation...

The KORUS-FTA is a cost-free stimulus deal that will create American jobs, generate exports, and grow the economy. According to the US-Korea Business Council, passage of the trade agreement will create 280,000 American jobs, including 11,000 in Virginia, and increase GDP by $27 billion. The U.S. International Trade Commission has estimated that the agreement will generate an $11 billion increase in U.S. merchandise exports, while by all estima...

Security cleared professionals please join us at the next Cleared Job Fair Thursday, June 9, from 11am - 3pm at the Westin Tysons Corner, VA. Cleared facilities employers include D.A.T.A. Everest Technology Solutions General Dynamics - IT HP Invertix Corporation L-3 Communications - GS&ES Lockheed Martin ManTech Northrop Grumman Corporation SAIC Unisys Verizon Federal Network Systems CACI Geneva Software Inc. QVine Corporation Mission Esse...

"Our mission is to assist the President in harnessing the power and potential of technology, data and innovation to transform the Nation's economy and improve the lives of everyday Americans." – Aneesh Chopra, U.S. CTOHow is the Obama Administration managing innovation to help agencies achieve mission objectives, specifically in health IT and education? What is our government doing to encourage and facilitate new ideas? How can big ideas...

Achieving more Successful Government Programs through Robust Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) An Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) study ensures that new programs have a sound, executable business case. AoA or “Alternative Analysis” is required by the GSA for planning, budgeting, acquisition, and managing Federal capital assets. In 2009, the GAO studied 32 DoD acquisition projects found that 69% of the projects with weak AoA studies had...

Federal IT Strategic Outlook Forum April 12, 2011 ~ Falls Church, VA Major Challenges Facing the Federal IT Industry – Position Your Company for the Future Join the TechAmerica Foundation at our inaugural Federal IT Strategic Outlook Forum on April 12, 2011, at the Fairview Park Marriott, Falls Church, VA. A panel of Federal Information Technology industry strategists will offer their views on the President’s FY2012 IT budget requ...