While Congress debates making telework programs a requirement in federal agencies, the Office of Personnel Management is launching a telework pilot program. The bill under consideration would eventually require 20 percent of the eligible federal workforce to telework about one day per week. And OPM’s Results-Only Work Environment program allows 400 federal employees to decide when and where to work, as long as they meet high performance...

CONFERENCE OBJECTIVE The 2010 Joint CBRN Conference and Exhibition will provide a forum for the exchange of CBRN defense information among warfighters, CBRN incident responders, technology developers, acquisition professionals and the supporting industry. This exchange will focus on a better understanding and increased responsiveness to CBRN defense user's needs. Selected speakers from CBRN defense stakeholder organizations will discuss curren...

The Defense Systems Acquisition Management course meets the needs of defense industry acquisition managers in today’s dynamic environment, providing the latest information related to:• Defense acquisition policy for weapons and information technology systems including discussion of the DoD 5000 series (directive, instruction, and guidebook).• Defense acquisition, reform, and initiatives.• Defense acquisition procedures and...

"Adapting for a Secure Tomorrow" The Environment, Energy Security, and Sustainability Symposium and Exhibition (E2S2) provides an opportunity to share ideas on how to improve energy, environmental and sustainability management throughout DoD, the Services and other federal agencies. This year we have invited administration senior leaders from the White House, DoD, DoE, EPA and the Services to present, in the plenary session, their organization...

Government Executive and the SANS Institute are partnering to co-produce the Government Executive Cybersecurity Insider Series, monthly expert briefings on pressing cybersecurity issues. These hyper-current events will feature discussions with high-profile federal officials involved in crafting cybersecurity policy and implementation strategies. Government Executive Media Group and the SANS Institute invite you to attend the first of the new s...

Are you challenged with how to achieve a better return on your agency's IT investments while continuing to address mission critical needs? If so, you're not alone. Managers throughout government are seeking to reap the cost savings of new technology while remaining compatible with existing architectures. Join us for a discussion on how to restore flexibility to your agency's IT infrastructure while dramatically reducing complexity, improving u...

Gov 2.0 Expo: Private Sector Solutions Meet Government Challenges Government has an extraordinary responsibility to harness the best, most efficient systems for delivering citizen services and overcoming the barriers of complexity and bureaucracy. In turn, citizens have a mandate to contribute to the progress of their governing bodies. The rise of Government 2.0 signals the emergence of IT innovation and the Web as a platform for fostering ef...

Introduction Are you, as a business owner in today’s recovering economy, looking to strengthen and grow your business operations within the Department of Defense, with small, medium, and large companies? The answer in the current rebuilding economy is a resounding yes. And at the NDIA Small Business Conference in Huntsville, Alabama, on Tuesday, May 25 - Wednesday May 26, you can do just that. The theme of the 2010 conference is ...

Introduction Joint Armaments Conference, Exhibition & Firing Demonstration - 2010 "21st Century Weapon Systems - Providing the Right Response" **Gun & Missile and Small Arms Combined for the First Time** The 45th Gun and Missile Systems Conference and Exhibition will be combined with the International Infantry & Joint Services Small Arms Systems Symposium, Exhibition & Firing Demonstration. It will be held May 17-20, 2010 in Da...

Join Government Executive's Government Business Council for a Roundtable Discussion on Transparency. Federal agencies and departments had until April 7th to present their plan for incorporating the principles of open government into agency operations. With the deadline now passed, do federal managers have what they need to make transparency in government a reality? The Government Business Council (GBC) - the research division of Government Exe...