110: Negotiating Environmental Solutions Why take this training? People often enter negotiations armed with emotionally-charged positions defining what they want. This posturing of parties creates an adversarial relationship that is hard to move past. Interest-based negotiation teaches the skills needed to identify underlying interests, and to develop a protocol that enables all parties to get their needs met simultaneously. Interest-based neg...

With almost $40 billion spent through GSA Schedules in fiscal year 2011- GSA Schedule contracts are a vital business opportunity for thousands of companies. Join Washington Management Group’s Patrick Morrison for a free webinar on Grow Your Business with GSA Schedules and learn how you can win more government business through the GSA Schedules program. Webinar Overview: This free webinar will introduce you to one of the most effective wa...

Join senior officials and experts within the Department of Defense, USAID, Department of State and academia as they seek to achieve long-term solutions to global peacekeeping efforts through an effective interagency coordinated approach to defense, diplomacy and development. Key subtopics that will be discussed include: -Examining the factors and actors contributing to the current global landscape -Reviewing current concerns and priorities acr...

Congress has initiated significant reductions in Agency Budgets. Agencies must find ways to reduce costs while maintaining service levels and meeting mission requirements. Strategic Sourcing is a method to meet these goals. A previous OMB issued Memorandum to Chief Acquisition Officers, Chief Information Officers, and Chief Financial Officers initiated the commercial best practice of Strategic Sourcing. To date, the federal government has purs...

The Coalition is a growing Community of Users of M&S, including NTSA, from around the country. Representatives from Healthcare, Education, Defense, Homeland Security, Engineering and Transportation are expected to attend. Join forces with peers from across the M&S Community to further the message of the proliferation, the value and the dependency of our nation on M&S.

Canal Automation is becoming widely used to improve the operation of canal systems and to conserve water. Automatic control systems are installed on most new canals, and many older canals are being modernized with data collection, telemetry, and control equipment to help canal operators better manage their water. This training course on canal operations and control methods is taught by the Bureau of Reclamation's Hydraulic Investigations and L...

201: Effective Tribal Consultation Why take this training? Essential to government-to-government (G-to-G) consultation between Federal agencies and Federally recognized tribes is a grounding in the rights and responsibilities of sovereigns, as well as the acceptable trust-based protocol for interaction. Executive Memoranda and Executive Orders shape the general parameters of G-to-G consultation directing federal agencies to consult with federa...

SANS is pleased to present MGT 525: IT Project Management, Effective Communications and PMP Exam Prep for Security Professionals and Managers at Community SANS Columbus, January 23-27, 2012. This class will offer 36 CPE hours delivered over 5 days (Monday to Friday). For full course details and to register visit (http://www.sans.org/columbus-2012-cs/) Also, Save over $300 when you register by December 14 The SANS MGT525 Project Management and...

Attention all newly appointed information security officers, technically skilled administrators with leadership responsibilities and seasoned managers that want to understand what your technical people are telling you. Now is your chance to see why students are raving about SANS MGT512 at Community SANS New York City, January 23-27, 2012. This specialized class teaches Security Leadership Essentials For Managers with Knowledge Compression(TM)...