Understand how to make sense of the myriad of requirements of the public records and public meetings laws in Washington. The public records and public meetings laws provide multiple challenges to local government agencies. The agency must provide training on an ongoing basis to protect taxpayers from daily penalties and legal fees, and to reduce the amount of the daily penalty if a record is inadvertently withheld. The public meetings laws red...

IT professionals are constantly challenged with deciding what to do with their data. Should you keep or delete it? What retention policy should you apply to it? How do you maintain user access to it? With Veritas Enterprise Vault, you can join the tens of thousands of customers who have found an easy solution to all of these challenges. Enterprise Vault is the most widely-deployed archiving solution in the market, with over 16 years of experie...

The Department of Homeland Security/Infrastructure Protection in coordination with the Regional Consortium Coordinating Council (RC3) and the State, Local, Tribal and Territorial Government Coordinating Council (SLTTGCC) presents a Joint Critical Infrastructure Partnership (JCIP) Webinar Series: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV)/Drones...Hovering Friends or Foes? With the growing opportunities and concerns around the use of UAV /Drones across th...

Robert Klopp, the Social Security Administration’s CIO, will join Federal News Radio Friday, March 4 at 11 a.m. for a free online chat. Klopp will discuss his priorities in modernizing SSA’s technology systems that include more than 60 million lines of COBOL. Klopp will discuss how SSA is taking advantage of cloud computing and agile development approaches. He also will discuss why open source is a good option for his agency and ho...

Live Customer Case Study Webinar: How the City of Pleasanton Solved Its Complex File Sharing Challenges Does your organization struggle to send large files, manage a complex system of content stored in multiple locations, and securely collaborate with outside parties on confidential documents? The City of Pleasanton faced these challenges and more, but Allen Hammond, Director of Information Technology for the City of Pleasanton, found and imp...

Turning trash into treasure - discover the methods, technologies and economic expectations of converting waste into usable energy. Receive a brief overview of the North American solid waste management landscape, followed by a review of how energy from waste has evolved since the 1970s. Receive an update on the status of waste-to-energy and conversion technologies including the latest information on technologies, players, and costs. You will be...

About the Splunk Fundamentals Bootcamp – Designed as an introduction to the capabilities, interface and basic search and reporting of Splunk. Emphasis is placed on investigation and discovery through demos and hands-on labs culminating in a customized situational dashboard. Previous experience with Splunk is not required. Where: Live Hands-on WebEx WebinarWhen: Check the GTRI Events Page for upcoming Bootcamps. Time: Wednesdays 11 a.m. ...

Take Your Spreadsheet Skills to the Next Level! Many government employees use Microsoft Excel® only occasionally for updating figures on a monthly report, creating a budget, or preparing mailing lists. Being comfortable using Excel is a great skill to have, but becoming a more knowledgeable user is even better. We have put together some power-user tricks and will have an Excel® expert walk through the learning process with a step-by-st...

Don Anderson, Air Mobility Command’s assistant director of analysis, will join Federal News Radio Thursday, Jan. 21 at 10:30am for a free online chat. Anderson will discuss Air Mobility Command’s use of big data to save money and meet mission goals more effectively. He will talk about how data can make Air Mobility Command more efficient in its flight operations and how data analysis is improving the experience of pilots and warfig...

Understand public records and open meetings law in Idaho so you can stay compliant and use them to your advantage. The public continues to call for transparency in local government. Technology has also made it easier for government entities to share and disclosure information. This topic will take attendees through recent updates to Idaho's statutes and procedures with respect to Public Records and Open Meetings. Come away with a better unders...