The federal government continues to face significant challenges in protecting the nation’s cyber-reliant critical infrastructure and federal information systems, and the cyber security news is just getting worse: The number of incidents reported by federal agencies to the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team increased from 5,503 incidents in fiscal 2006 to 41,776 incidents in fiscal 2010. And according to a new report from the Office...

The Nash & Cibinic Center for Excellence in Government Contracting The Public Contracting Institute, LLC (“PCI”), a leading seminar company in the public procurement arena, announces its move to 1725 I Street, NW, in the heart of downtown Washington, DC. PCI takes great pride in announcing that its new home, which features a state-of-the-art conference facility, will be named The Nash & Cibinic Center for Excellence in Gov...

"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...

Agenda Wednesday, June 1 8:00 amRegistration and Morning Refreshments 9:00 amOpening Remarks Aaron Sandeen, Chief Information Officer and Director, Government Information Technology Agency, State of Arizona 9:30 amOpening Keynote Open Roads Open Minds: An Exploration of Creative Problem Solving Steve Uzzell, Renowned Photographer Steve Uzzell is a veteran National Geographic photographer and one of the nation's leading corporate photographe...

With more than 635 million mobile subscribers across the country, and over $22.9 billion spent on 3G and BWA licenses this year, Indian mobile operators are now preparing to invest an estimated $6 billion in infrastructure upgrades and support to drive their mobile broadband strategies forward. Against this back drop of subscriber growth, infrastructure investment, and service and application development, Light Reading is pleased to bring you...

The Executive Institute in Contractor Business Systems This course addresses the US Government’s current initiatives to ensure that Government contractors implement and maintain adequate systems of internal controls. The course includes an explanation of the latest developments in DCAA’s Internal Control Audits (ICAPS) from the basics of each audit through an examination of the evolving definitions of terms such as adequacy and in...

Join us at Marketplace! Learn how to sell your goods or services to federal, state, and local governments at Marketplace 2011. This biennial "reverse" trade show allows small business owners like you the opportunity to meet contracting officers from over 50 federal, state, and local government agencies and large prime contractors. Marketplace attendees (primarily small business owners) will be able to: Market their products and services direct...

It's time to regain that winning attitude... It's time to change I understand where the organization is going to I believe in where the organization is goingGet the tools you need to change "don't make waves" into "take intelligent risks" and "do nothing wrong" into "do something right" so that you transform your organizationRegister today for Dale Carnegie Training's FREE event: Employee Engagement through Motivational LeadershipAt this event...

The biggest-ever cloud computing event in Washington D.C. is coming—and you're invited to experience the social, mobile, and open innovations driving business and government success in the Cloud 2 world. Join salesforce.com Chairman & CEO Marc Benioff and special guests for a free, action-packed day where you'll have the chance to network with public- and private-sector customers, pick up best practices, and come away with new skills...

Maintaining submarines at the forefront of global naval capabilities The Submarine Operations & Requirements Conference Series brings together Submariners from around the world to discuss the critical issues to the community. From overviews of key platform and technology developments, better understanding of the evolving Submarine mission profile, to the current threats being faced. The 2nd Annual conference will focus on the issues essent...