Security awareness efforts have been made a priority at the Department of Education. This event will focus on security and privacy issues and solutions to growing concerns with information security. It will emphasize the existing Department's goal to increase security recognition for the Department as a whole. In attendance will be the Department of Education's Chief Information Officer (CIO) and the Deputy Director for Administration and Poli...

Jennifer Schaus of Jennifer Schaus & Associates will discuss and highlight ways to get the most out of having a GSA Schedule, the most highly used government contract vehicle. She will share best practices and how to leverage the power and status of having a Schedule in the federal market place. Ms Schaus bring over 12 years of experience in completing GSA Schedules as well as sales and business development expertise in the public sector....

The Annual AOC International Symposium and Convention is the premier event for EW and IO community leaders to learn new strategies, discover innovative solutions, and share best practices. Join more than 1,300 attendees from government, military, industry and academia for more than 40 cutting-edge education presentations, panel discussions, inspiring general session speakers, a top-notch exhibit hall and numerous outstanding networking opportu...

On October 6th at 1 p.m. EDT, MeriTalk and RightNow will host a complimentary Webcast to discuss the findings of the study, ways agencies can improve their customer service, and best practices that agencies can learn from the private sector in order to provide greater value to the American people. Panelists: Rebecca Hovey [Moderator], Account Director, MeriTalk Sheila Campbell, Director, Center for Customer Service Excellence, Office of Citize...

The IRS MITS Office of Cyber Security; Office of Privacy, Information Protection & Data Security; and the Office of Physical Security & Emergency Preparedness will host the 2010 Security Awareness Day at the New Carrollton Federal Building (NCFB). In an effort to emphasize the collaboration between the three security organizations, as well as the integral role of each employee in the success of the IRS's security program, the proposed...

HR professionals in state and local governments face a number of challenges when dealing with municipal employees. Not only do they have to deal with the typical wage and hour, harassment, leave and retaliation issues, they also have ADA, discrimination, and whistleblowing procedures and rules they must follow. It is critical that HR professionals at the state, local, and federal government level prepare by understanding what are the five bigg...

This year has been a busy one for the U.S. Air Force. Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan - as well as humanitarian missions in Haiti and Pakistan - have demonstrated the varying, vital roles the Air Force plays in U.S. relations all over the world. But in addition to executing these crucial missions, Air Force Chief of Staff General Norton A. Schwartz has management issues to contend with. With the draw-down of operations in Iraq, General Schw...

Join INPUT for a Federal Executive Breakfast featuring Richard A. Spires, chief information officer, Department of Homeland Security, and learn about the department’s FY 2011 technology infrastructure plans and initiatives. Appointed in September 2009, Spires is responsible for the department’s $6.4 billion IT investment. He leads and facilitates the development, implementation, and maintenance of the department’s IT architec...

Congress has established a National Office for Cybersecurity at the White House, now requires federal agencies to conduct independent audits of their information security programs, and has established new policies for agency acquisition and procurement. Two years ago, Congressman Mike McCaul co-founded the first-ever House Cyber Security Caucus to address these areas of oversight and inconsistency. Join Congressman McCaul in a moderated discus...

The importance of IT in solving information-sharing and open-government issues is putting federal CIOs in the driver's seat at many agencies. With a new focus on data, cloud computing and information security, federal CIOs are increasingly given a major role in executing their agencies' missions.Join Allan Holmes, Executive Editor of Nextgov, and a panel of top federal CIOs as they explore how federal Chief Information Officers are impacting y...