The Atlantic and Government Executive invite you to join us for our inaugural Cybersecurity Forum, featuring conversations on the intersection of security and technology and addressing the most urgent issues around cyber innovation and its impact in the public and private sectors. The forum will convene the foremost experts in technology, defense, intelligence and geostrategic issues for candid and lively discussions about the current state of...

The newly elected Congress means changes to the political landscape, and government procurement is no exception. Understanding where procurement policy and oversight are headed in this new environment is vital to government contractor business planning. Get the information you need to develop your business strategies in 2011. Procurement Reform and Defense Spending: How will upcoming acquisition policy, oversight, and defense efficiency and ma...

Stabilization and Reconstruction campaigns have proven to be immensely complex, multi-faceted, and complicated. They are likely to remain a pillar of both US foreign assistance and national security policy for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, within the context of the utilizing Smart Power in SSTR operations, the conference will enable participants to explore and contribute to understanding and overcoming policy and operational challenges...

Management Skills for New Government Managers Step into Your New Career Role with Confidence and Knowledge Motivate your team by asserting your own management style Explore Communication Strategies that Better Relate to Your Employees Needs Examine which vehicles of communications work within your team culture Develop your Problem-Solving and Conflict Resolution Skills Resolve difficult situation with the right set of solutions Learn how to Co...

The increasing level of combat system integration and communications requirements, coupled with shrinking defense budgets and shorter product life cycles, offers many challenges and opportunities in the design and acquisition of new combat systems. This three-day course teaches the systems engineering discipline that has built some of the modern military’s greatest combat and communications systems, using state-of-the-art systems enginee...

This introductory course has recently been expanded to three days by popular demand. It has been taught to thousands of industry professionals for more than two decades, to rave reviews. The course is intended primarily for non-technical people who must understand the entire field of commercial satellite communications, and who must understand and communicate with engineers and other technical personnel. The secondary audience is technical pe...

TECHEXPO Top Secret Hiring Event Wednesday, December 15 from 10am - 3pm Ritz-Carlton Pentagon City 1250 South Hayes Street Arlington, VA 22202 Directions Only: (703) 415-5000 For a list of companies recruiting & to pre-register visit http://www.TechExpoUSA.com Admission: Any level of Active Security Clearance issued by the US Federal Government or Military is REQUIRED to attend (or clearance last used within past 24 months.) Even if you c...

Join NVTC for a Titans Breakfast featuring White House Cybersecurity Coordinator Howard Schmidt, for an insightful discussion of one of the hottest public policy issues affecting the technology community today.Howard A. Schmidt is currently special assistant to President Obama and the White House cybersecurity coordinator. In this role, Schmidt is responsible for coordinating interagency cybersecurity policy development and implementation, as...

A GSA Schedule contract is one of the most widely used procurement vehicles by the federal government. If constructed and negotiated properly, it will be a powerful and efficient sales tool that gives you access and visibility to the entire federal market and in some instances state and local governments. Join Winvale and examine the benefits of holding a GSA Schedule contract, the process of submitting and negotiating a quality offer that wi...

Day One: Strategic Planning and Performance Management Updates Monday, December 13, 20108:30 Registration and Continental Breakfast9:00 Discuss the Recent OMB Performance Memo and High-Priority Goals• Review the key initiatives that OMB has outlined for performance management• Understand the importance of organizing regular meetings to monitor the progress of your high-priority goals• Learn how to create better networks in and o...