Faster, more efficient data backup and recovery of your storage systems and applications. Implementing a comprehensive Big Data backup, recovery, archiving and access strategy is becoming more critical as government agencies deal with the management of diverse and growing data sets. As federal IT data environments continue to scale in both size and complexity there is a need for storage and application owners to have more control over backup a...

L2 Federal Resources presents an exclusive contracting webinar... LIVE WEBINAR | Wednesday, October 24, 2012 | 1PM Eastern Past Performance & Responsibility: The Evolving Landscape The Government evaluates the past performance of contractors in almost every source selection, which often makes past performance a discriminator in whether a particular contractor wins a contract. Added to this, the federal Government recently implemented new...

GSA Schedules can be an excellent way for your company to diversify your revenue stream with U.S. Government customers. Functioning like a catalog of supplies and services for the US Gov-ernment to procure from, GSA Schedules can be an easy way for a Government customer to quickly access your supplies and services. Perhaps you have heard of GSA Schedules, but aren¡¦t sure exactly what they are, how they work, and if they would be...

The "wrap rate" or indirect rates as they are often called, used by government contractors are key to pricing proposals, executing contracts and complying with audits. Understanding what a wrap rate is and how to use it will help your company succeed as a government contractor. Without an effective wrap rate, regardless of your company size or experience with government contracts, your company could suffer from mismanaged costs and lost profit...

L2 Federal Resources presents an exclusive contracting webinar... LIVE WEBINAR | Thursday, October 18, 2012 | 1PM Eastern Business Ethics in Government Contracting: Legal Requirements & Best Practices for Compliance Many government contractors are required by their contracts to have a code of business ethics and implement a compliance program and internal control system. The Federal Acquisition Regulation, at FAR 52.203-13, identifies the...

Developing Global Leaders through Community Service in Emerging CountriesWith Susan J. Thomas, Ph.D., IBM Global Business Services, Organizational & People Consulting, and MSBCoach As companies expand globally there is an increased need for leadership development programs to include experiences in countries in which their companies work. Many companies do year or longer rotations, which can put strains on the employee’s families. IBM...

L2 Federal Resources presents an exclusive contracting webinar... LIVE WEBINAR | Thursday, October 04, 2012 | 1PM Eastern How to Win Claims on U.S. Government Contracts: A Practical Approach Changes and claims arise from a variety of sources, and often, the contractor is entitled to extra costs and/or time extensions. But demonstrating to the government your entitlement to additional compensation in not always clear cut or straightforward. Va...

L2 Federal Resources presents an exclusive contracting webinar... LIVE WEBINAR | Thursday, September 20, 2012 | 1PM Eastern The 5 W's of Bid Protests As the federal end-of-fiscal year budget decisions are finalized, awards, and accompanying bid protest activity will be ramping up. Sit in on this Federal Procurement Bid Protest live webinar to prepare yourself to submit, and perhaps defend, an award gone awry. The primary goal of the presentat...

This 1 hour webinar will provide participants with critical keys to unlocking success in proposing to the US Government customer. Regardless of your industry, business size or target customer, the keys provided in this webinar will guide your company through a successful proposal preparation. Topics cover: * How to spot "red flags" in a solicitation * Go/No-Go decision making * Customer needs * Solicitation reviews * Ghost writing * Effective...

Illinois School Response Conference 2012 13th &14th September 2012 Chicago, Illinois Dear Colleague: Please join us together with top school administrators and key decision-makers of K-12, Colleges, and Universities of both public and private. Joined also by the distinguished school safety experts, public/school health officials, mental health professionals, media persons-journalist and reporters, campus security officers, risk managers, e...