Understand the ins and outs of California's open meetings and open public records and how they can affect you. Are you a reporter, a public information and records manager, city manager, special district, county or municipal official, law enforcement official, attorney or school administrator? Are you uncertain about how the Ralph M. Brown Act and the California Public Records Act laws apply to you? Nearly 60 years ago, when enacting the open...

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The Next Generation of Grants Management Solutions Grants management is complex, time consuming, and ever-changing. In the face of a rapidly shifting Federal regulatory environment – new Uniform Grants Guidance (UGG), DATA Act, and GONE Act - and increased pressure from citizens and legislators to better measure grant performance outcomes, grant makers are actively looking to innovative IT solutions for help. Come hear from Louisiana...

OSHA requires that businesses maintain a running account of injuries and illness that occur in the workplace. The logs must be completely and accurately filled in and completed. At the end of the year, these figures must be reported to OSHA or other report collection agencies t0o determine if the rate of injuries and illnesses falls within the norm for that industry sector. Although not a recommended practice, some businesses use these figures...

Adobe Acrobat DC and Adobe Sign can transform the way that government agencies manage day-to-day handling and organization of documents. Processes that are often slowed down or hindered by manual paper-based practices become more streamlined and efficient when transitioned to a digital workflow. No matter what agency or department, Adobe Acrobat DC and Adobe Sign can save time and effort by providing the power to create, edit, send, sign, and...

Learn types of records that must be maintained, time frames for retention, and best practices for implementing an effective records retention policy. Obtaining a government contract or grant can be a lucrative and beneficial endeavor. However, deals between private industry and governments are intensely regulated and as such create a myriad of issues that are unique to public contract law. One of the many compliance issues faced by contractors...

This educational one-day symposium will feature subject matter experts from the Federal government and academia participating in panels discussing hot-button topics in the area of big data and analytics.Also included is the MITRE-ATARC Big Data Collaboration Symposium features discussion and white-boarding between government and industry subject matter experts in a small-group setting. The outcomes of these sessions will be compiled in a White...

How going paperless with AODocs and Google Drive can help you provide better service When it comes to internal documents, processes, and workflows, organization matters- but it can be difficult to stay organized when some of your information is in the cloud, and some lives in physical file cabinets. Looking for a more secure, automated, and paperless process to provide better service? View our on-demand webcast as we discuss what's possible wh...

The timely delivery of actionable information and intelligence to the right people in the right place has been a primary objective for many agencies for some time now. Yet a pervasive lack of interoperability, confounded by traditional governance processes, are proving to be stubborn barriers to reducing time to mission.The Integration Strategies Forum 2016 is a unique venue for executives to understand new techniques that will improve agency...

Understand public records and open meetings law in Texas so you can stay compliant and use them to your advantage. As a governmental entity, you are required to comply with the Texas Public Information Act (TPIA) and the Texas Open Meetings Act (TOMA). However, many governmental entities do not understand the requirements of the TPIA and TOMA and are likely at risk for noncompliance. This topic provides a broad overview of the TPIA and helps t...