If your firm is considering going after government contracts, or has recently been awarded a government contract, then you need to understand the risks involved under DCAA's audit rules. Federal contractors with systems built on generic software tools with extensive workarounds, especially small to medium sized firms using popular software like QuickBooks, are at risk of DCAA compliance failure. Those firms with cost accounting and internal co...

To keep Congressional staffers up to date on the current economic situation, the Mercatus Center hosts quarterly briefings that survey the current economic scene. Special attention is paid to inflation, GDP, unemployment, and interest rates. Hosted by Dr. Bruce Yandle, one of our most popular speakers, these quarterly briefings are free of charge and open to all senior congressional staffers.

Join Eric Gregory, Sr. Vice President, Capture & Proposal Management at CACI for a breakfast briefing on Tuesday, September 28 as he shares the simple strategies he developed to set his capture and proposal team on the road to productivity and operational efficiencies. Increasing competition and cost control efforts are driving companies of all sizes to adopt ways so they can do more with less. The most likely path is to use technologies t...

The 6th Annual IT Security Automation Conference is hosted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), National Security Agency (NSA), Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).This conference will provide a common understanding for using specific open standards and new security technologies across various domains of interest including:•Cloud Computing•Health Informatio...

Governments around the world today are delivering more efficient, effective and accessible services to their citizens, despite dealing with constantly changing new technologies and modes of communication that expose them to unprecedented cyber security risks. Policy leaders and program managers are confronted daily by major security, privacy and trust challenges from both policy and implementation perspectives. Identity management, access and...

NCSL is your primary resource for information on the process, law and technology necessary to successfully accomplish redistricting. Attend the fourth in a series of special conferences designed to prepare legislators, legislative staff and others for the next redistricting cycle. Through hands-on training as well as tips and advice from peers, experts and practitioners, you will leave this intensive three-day seminar better equipped for the t...

DC Area Business Objects Crystal Users Group Meeting This is your last chance to join the DC Area Business Objects Crystal Users Group for their next meeting on September 27, 2010. Come share information, get updates on the latest Business Objects technology, learn valuable tips and tricks, obtain feedback from fellow users, and establish contacts in the Business Objects community. This meeting has no fee but you must register to attend. Who s...

If you do business in support of government agency requirements you should plan to attend For Government Contractors Only, a new edition of Business Over Breakfast™, the most productive government sector networking breakfast event in DC/MD/VA exclusively for B2G and B2B2G companies.For Government Contractors Only is a sister-activity of the weekly event that started more than fourteen years ago by Navy and Marine Veterans doing business...

States have promised public workers a secure retirement, but recent events and new studies have shined light on an acute crisis. Public pensions are radically underfunded and fundamental reform is no longer an option but a necessity. State policy makers can no longer avoid addressing this shortfall with many public employees approaching retirement. The future fiscal stability of states is inextricably intertwined with the retirement security o...

The Online Trust Alliance (OTA) announced keynotes and speakers for the 5th Annual Online Trust and Cybersecurity Forum being hosted at Georgetown University September 22-24 in Washington DC. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke and White House Cybersecurity leader and presidential advisor Howard Schmidt are scheduled provides morning kickoffs. Later that morning, Greg Link of Franklin Covey will provide a keynote on the Speed of Trust, the New Yo...