Mind Your Business with CA ControlMinder Description: Internal threat, APT, rogue malicious user, and inadvertent loss of information still remain big challenges for government, state, local and educational institutions. Your users may have a Security Clearance but unintentional loss is still your enemy. It's the facts not the intent that leads to mistrust and defamation in the public eye. In this webcast you can learn how you can avoid harm p...

Over 2.1 billion internet users now have a voice through social media. There are 300-500 million tweets that go through Twitter each day, 800 million active Facebook users, and over 75 million discussion boards and online forums exist. If your organization is struggling to aggregate all this content and handle the immense volume of social media, then it is important for you to learn how to make sense of and better interact with social media us...

Federal agencies have less than three years to change their data center habits. OMB now says we need to slim from 2,100 to 1,100 data centers by 2015. Are the numbers accurate, are the goals realistic, and importantly, is counting data centers the right way to measure efficiency? Join MeriTalk's Data Center Exchange for the annual Data Center Brainstorm on Tuesday, June 19, 2012 at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. The event will bring together...

This is a live webcast broadcast to your desktop computer and also available by satellite downlink. Driving BioPreferred® With The Presidential Memorandum Audience: This free seminar is ideal for all Federal employees and Federal contractors who purchase or who contract for the purchase of products and services, including Contracting Officers, Procurement Professionals, Sustainability Officers and Managers, and Technical and Program Manag...

Introduction to GSA Schedule Contracts Tuesday, June 19th | 1pm EDT Webinar Overview Government agencies spend nearly $40 billion annually through the GSA Schedule Contract vehicle. Join us for this complimentary webinar to learn why the GSA Schedule Contract plays an important role in government sales, and what steps your company must take to obtain the contract. Federal Schedules' Melody Giangreco Smith - a lead speaker at GSA's Business Bre...

Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Martin Dempsey is the top military adviser to President Obama and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta. General Dempsey is responsible for managing the drawdown of our Afghanistan commitment, and for preparing the military for tomorrow's wars. We face a "security paradox," he says: while worldwide violence has declined, destructive technologies are proliferating among potential enemies among state and non-state...

To help spur teaming matches amongst business owners, NYC Teaming - a city-wide initiative created by American Express OPEN and the New York City Department of Small Business Services (SBS) will host its first business matching event on Tuesday, June 19 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm at American Express Headquarters on 200 Vesey Street. Business owners will have the opportunity to meet with potential buyers and receive expert advice on how to select...

Providing Agility and Mission Velocity at Light Speed While the primary motivation for cloud computing among government agencies is cost reduction, the larger discussion should be about using this new paradigm to accelerate your mission and provide services at light speed. If you are considering using the cloud, one fundamental question you should ask is how fast your cloud can move. The answer depends on how the cloud is built and whether it...

Years ago, the U.S. Air Force coined the term "Advanced Persistent Threats" (APTs). Today, it is becoming one of the most talked about, inconsistently defined, and abused terms in security. Yet APTs are real threats that federal government and enterprise IT teams must combat because their sophisticated attacks have serious consequences. Please join Daniel Teal, founder and CTO of CoreTrace, and a former information warfare officer at the Air F...

To help small business owners make meaningful connections with government buyers and experienced contractors, American Express OPEN is hosting a free event in D.C. on Friday, June 15. The event, “Grow your Business through Government Contracting,” will be held at the Washington Marriott Wardman Parkfrom 8am to 4pm. Attending business owners will have access to: Insights from top government officials, including Ana Harvey from the S...