Join Your Peers in Las Vegas for 1 Week of Solid Training and Networking This weeklong government contracts training conference has become FPS's largest event, offering many opportunities for networking and 38 critical-topic courses to choose from. Get intelligent analyses of compliance pitfalls and how to avoid them, and direct guidance on developing, implementing, and maintaining effective compliance strategies. After class, check out the wo...

Courses offered at the Cybersecurity Institute are constantly updated with the latest information on regulations and rules. We'll equip you with a solid understanding of the latest complicated and sometimes contradictory laws and regulations, and teach you how to protect your systems/organization. Government contracting and legal professionals will gain a strong knowledge baseline for critical organizational assignments in strategic operationa...

The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) directly affects over $1 trillion in federal and state acquisitions each year. This critically important regulation is complex and continually changing. The three courses offered during this FAR Week are designed to give you a solid, practical understanding of the Federal Acquisition Regulation so that you can comply with the complex requirements and avoid pitfalls by anticipating and resolving potentia...

This is a Virtual Weeklong Course and is accredited for CLE/CPE/CLP if you attend the live sessions.The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) directly affects over $1 trillion in federal and state acquisitions each year. This critically important regulation is complex and continually changing. The three courses offered during this Virtual FAR Week are designed to give you a solid, practical understanding of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, s...

This is a Virtual Training Academy consisting of four sessions and is accredited for CLE/CPE/CLP if you attend the live sessions. FPS Training Academy covers the essentials for all who are new to government contracting, for small and medium businesses, and for those who need a refresher. Join FPS for any or all of these *new* Training Academy courses: Accounting Compliance - Training Academy Building an Effective Compliance Program - Training...

The second webinar in the series will review Agile planning processes and artifacts. We will introduce and discuss the cadence beginning with developing the product roadmap, backlog, estimation, team velocity, release planning, and sprint planning. When the contract includes product deliverables rather than solely agile development services, we will discuss how to tie the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) - Scope, Schedule, Cost, and Forecast rep...

As a government contractor when it comes to timekeeping, it’s incredibly important to ensure you meet DCAA requirements. When you win a government contract, the DCAA’s time tracking rules apply to everyone in your company. The DCAA’s primary concern is preventing fraud and waste in the labor charging function. Checks and balances must be put into place to minimize risk to the government and taxpayers. It is critical that gove...

It is our pleasure to invite you to the third annual Thomson Reuters Government Conference on June 5th in Washington, D.C.As government employees and those who serve our government partners, you have the ongoing challenge of navigating risk to advance your mission. In this widely attended thought-leadership event, you will hear from prominent experts and benefit from expert-led panel discussions on the matters of risk that confront government...

LinkedIn is one of the most powerful social media networks available for government contractors. With over 400 million users, LinkedIn is used by government buyers and contract administrators, as well as buyers, program directors, and contract managers for prime contractors, strategic integrators and others in the GovCon space. There is a lot about LinkedIn that many professionals do not know. For example, did you know that over 75% of LinkedI...

Two concentrated days on how to understand and use the Federal Acquisition Regulation in your daily contracting activities including in-depth analysis of the FAR system, the key contract clauses and contract forms. Provides comprehensive coverage of the FAR for new users and an advanced treatment of specific issues for experienced contract professionals. Course includes an explanation and demonstration of how to use the FAR online for research...