In this session, you learn about Cloud Financial Management focusing on the AWS Cost Optimization Framework and FinOps. With the Cost Optimization Framework, you learn about the Five pillars of cost optimization which include right-sizing, increasing elasticity, right pricing/acquisition models, right storage solutions, and using various tools to measure and monitor your costs. With FinOps, you learn how to establish an operating model for the...

Elections can often affect how federal agencies plan for the next fiscal year. With 2020 being a presidential election year, how are agencies preparing in a time of uncertainty? What challenges does the lead up to the election create? How will it affect project planning and budgets? What are they doing in anticipation of either a change in administration or continuation of the status quo? Join Market Connections President, Aaron Heffron, as he...

Who Should Attend: All federal users including contracting officers, program office officials, managers, and executive staff are invited to participate in these complimentary webinars to learn how Alliant 2 can support their agency IT project initiatives. Warranted contracting officers must complete this training before requesting a Delegation of Procurement Authority (DPA), which will authorize them to issue orders against Alliant 2. This web...

When: Wednesday, September 23, 2020Time: 11:00 AM - Noon Eastern Time Who Should Attend:All federal users including contracting officers, program office officials, managers, and executive staff are invited to participate in these complimentary webinars to learn how the VETS 2 GWAC can support their agency IT project initiatives. Warranted contracting officers must complete this training before requesting a Delegation of Procurement Authority (...

Join us for a virtual retirement benefits webinar for Federal Government Employees. From a local “federal benefits guru,” Ed Zurndorfer- you will be learning about the mechanics and intricacies of the Federal Government’s benefits package for its employees. Most attendees say they wished they had come decades earlier, but it’s never too late to learn about the benefits that will support you in your retirement. The Virtu...

This one hour crash course will cover the most important aspects of government contract accounting. The webinar is intended to portray at a high level what is needed to retain practical, compliant and useful skills that can make an immediate impact on your organization. What You’ll Learn: Government terminology and definitions The difference between direct and indirect costs What a “wrap” rate is How to calculate indirect rat...

Join us for a virtual retirement benefits webinar for Federal Government Employees. From a local “federal benefits guru,” Ed Zurndorfer- you will be learning about the mechanics and intricacies of the Federal Government’s benefits package for its employees. Most attendees say they wished they had come decades earlier, but it’s never too late to learn about the benefits that will support you in your retirement. The Virtu...

The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS), and agency acquisition regulation supplements require Federal prime contractors and under certain circumstances, first-tier and lower-tier subcontractors, small and large alike, to flow-down certain clauses from their Federal contracts and subcontracts when buying items from their suppliers and subcontractors. Although Small businesses are...

With all the changes that come in federal procurement, keep your skills sharp to stay up-to-date on key issues in subcontracting. This course will help you understand the role of teaming agreements, contract clause flow-down, consent to subcontract, make or buy plans, privity, and mandatory disclosure. You will also know how to keep your subcontracts profitable and maintain compliance with federal requirements. Part 1 – Subcontract Manag...

Join JSchaus & Associates (Washington DC based consulting firm) for our 2020 webinar series. Webinars are RECORDED and COMPLIMENTARY. Check our YouTube channel or website for the upcoming schedule and previous recordings. Contact us for help with your federal procurement needs including market analysis, SBA 8a Cert, GSA Schedules, pricing, proposal writing, sales & business development, contract administration and more. Thank you for r...