One of our most popular events, Annual Review provides everything you need to stay current in the ever-changing field of government contracts. Use this as a refresher on the developments in contracting over the past year and as an opportunity to network with others. Hear Jim Phillips and Barbara Kinosky’s predictions for 2013. Gain a solid understanding of recent events and changes in the contracting world—a great way to start the...

On February 27, Federal Computer Week and GTSI are hosting the “Big Data – Analytics in the New Budget Reality" Technology Leadership Series (TLS) event at the Hamilton Live in Washington, D.C. Be sure to register to hear speakers from across the federal and DoD Big Data spectrum provide an overview of successful case studies and implementations in the federal government and demonstrate how traditional and emerging technologies can...

This month's Federal CPIC Forum educational webinar will provide information from a Memo Draft recently released for comment by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Here is a summary of the information we have at this time:OMB analyzed the results from the FY12 PortfolioStat sessions, solicited agency feedback and incorporated insights from the Federal Chief Information Officers (CIO) Council to identify noteworthy management practices....

One of our most popular events, Annual Review provides everything you need to stay current in the ever-changing field of government contracts. Use this as a refresher on the developments in contracting over the past year and as an opportunity to network with others. Hear Jim Phillips and Barbara Kinosky’s predictions for 2013. Gain a solid understanding of recent events and changes in the contracting world—a great way to start the...

Hands-on learning to build diversity across the organisation Workplace Diversity - Site Visits and Workshops 21-22 February 2013, Citigate Central, Sydney Australia Attendance Capacity: 20 http://www.arkgroupaustralia.com.au/Events-E051DiversitySiteVisits.htm See the sites of: Microsoft Australia HSBC Bank Hands on experience from: D.K. Sonin and Associates Workforce Strategies Organisations across Australia have come a long way in improving d...

Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) & Best Value (BV): Finding Common Ground in Government Acquisition The FAR states that ”an agency can obtain best value by using any one or a combination of source selection approaches.” Under “Lowest Price, Technically Acceptable (LPTA)” (FAR 15.101-2), the relative importance of technical, past performance and cost or price elements of a proposal may vary and past perfor...

Improve your personal and professional productivity with this 12 hour class. In just one weekend you will increase your reading speed 3 to 5 times or more and increase your comprehension and recall and learn techniques to organize complicated material for future use in reports and presentations. This is the same class that is offered on site at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ft Monmouth, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Ft Bragg, NASA Glenn Research...

IDIQ Contracts: The Life Cycle of Task and Delivery Orders in Today's Procurement Environment Multiple-award indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contracts, or IDIQs, are now the primary federal purchasing method for technology and are increasingly central to professional services, construction, transportation and other categories. The proliferation of IDIQ contract vehicles in recent years has made it difficult for: a) acquisition profes...

Simply put, cloud computing is a set of pooled computing resources delivered over the Internet. The cloud delivers a hosting environment that doesn't limit an application to a specific set of resources. Depending on the platform, an application can scale dynamically and increase its share of resources on-the-fly. However, one size does not fit all, especially in the Government data service environment. Today’s Public Sector service requi...

What is Enterprise Architecture? Need of Enterprise Architecture What is the difference between Enterprise, Segment and Solution Architecture? What are Architectural Frameworks? Frameworks: Zachman TOGAF DODAF FEAF What are Reference Models? What is FSAM? How does EA relate to CPIC? Relationship between EA and Cloud Relationship between EA and SOA Relationship between EA and Digital Strategy You will earn 1.5 CLPs by attending a CPIC Forum We...