In 2009, President Obama signed several executive orders tasking the government to reduce energy consumption and fossil fuel useage. As the nations single largest user of energy, the government is trying to lead by example. However, a large percentage of the energy used by the government is in the 500,000 buildings that they own. In FY2008, the government spent more than $7 billion of their $24.5 billion energy bill on facilities alone. This m...

Achieving more Successful Government Programs through Robust Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) An Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) study ensures that new programs have a sound, executable business case. AoA or “Alternative Analysis” is required by the GSA for planning, budgeting, acquisition, and managing Federal capital assets. In 2009, the GAO studied 32 DoD acquisition projects found that 69% of the projects with weak AoA studies had...

Analysis of Alternatives (AoA)—Key to Successful Programs In 2009, the GAO studied 32 Department of Defense (DoD) acquisition projects and found that 69% of the projects with weak AoA studies had major cost and schedule overruns, while only 22% of those with strong AoA efforts missed their targets. AoA success goes beyond the acquisition of weapon systems and shows similar results for any new project, program, process, policy, or other o...

The Homeland Security Finance Forum is a unique opportunity for dynamic, highgrowth companies in the homeland security market seeking capital, contemplatingan acquisition, a recapitalization or another form of transaction to present theirbusiness to a room full of qualified institutional investors and advisers active in thesector. Qualified investors include venture capital funds, private equity funds,hedge funds, institutional asset managers,...

Cloud Solutions Architecture 101 Cloud Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) provides tremendous new opportunities to realize business value through capital and operating cost savings. At the same time, Cloud IaaS characteristics mean that traditional approaches to systems and solutions architecture are in many ways outmoded. Modern Cloud solution architectures take advantage of the unique characteristics of Cloud services to provide greater effi...

The Mid-Altantic Regional Council Winter Meeting sponsored by the Department of Defense (DoD) opened to Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP) Directors from DoD, Small Business Specialist from other Federal civilian agencies; Small Business Liaison Officers (SBLO) from large Federal prime contractors, non-profits, universities, and educational institutions, all sharing the related mission to support and utilize small business. To reigster f...

Human capital management is crucial to the success of our national defense. Operating in a time of uncertainty, HR managers and practitioners throughout the Defense Community are making decisions today that will significantly impact the DoD's ability to meet the challenges ahead. How is the New Administration, the Changing Global Security Landscape and the Current Economy impacting human capital management for Defense today and tomorrow? At HC...

Human Capital Management: Federal (HCMF) 2010 provides an interactive training forum for human resources directors and agency leaders to share important human resource strategies, talent management best practices, innovative approaches to recruiting top talent, and implementing best-in-class employee retention strategies. HCMF 2010 aims to support the OPM’s 5-year Strategic Plan 2010-2015 to help reinforce the goals – hire the best...

A 3-day training forum will cover a combination of high-level DoD and VA initiatives as well as delve into case studies around innovative projects and developments underway throughout the military to ensure that you have the tools to do your job more effectively. This conference will explore 3 main themes: Improving the integration and interoperability of electronic medical records to provide seamless health coverage from the expeditionary for...

Field Service 2010The Inflection Point For Service Restructuring Your Organization For Growth The premiere service and support conference for senior service executives focused on service revenue enhancement and customer satisfaction. Service Executives Are In The Spotlight More Now Than Ever: With manufacturing sales and demand lacking, many industries find that their service businesses account for up to 50% of total revenue. No wonder there i...