FREE Seminar A Look at the Future IT Infrastructure: Making of the DoD Cloud What you'll learn... · How DoD leaders are preparing their infrastructures for cloud computing and what it means for the future · How seedling technologies like virtualized desktop infrastructure (VDI) and virtualization and optimization of servers and storage are preparing agencies for the cloud · Hands-on guidance on how to translate new technol...

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...

Few topics generate more discussion among Federal professionals than procurement. What are considered the best strategies to acquire products and services that meet current and future agency requirements? How can you and your team make the most of available funding this year and what steps can you take to ensure that new systems and services are aligned with organizational business and mission objectives? Login to view this interactive discuss...

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...

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...

Contingency Planning & Management (CPM) began in 1997 to address business continuity and COOP. CPM is dedicated to the convergence of BC/COOP, Security and Emergency Management to help you form the most comprehensive plan possible to support a resilient enterprise. Attendees come from both public and private sectors and are experienced leaders in their fields. Topics range from lessons learned from H1Ni to natural disasters, quantifying en...

The Open Government and Innovations Conference is... --an interactive discussion of efforts underway that use social media and social software to achieve these Initiatves --an educational forum designed to educate the government IT community of Open Government and Transparency initiatives --an event that directly supports the Obama administration principles for transparency, participation, collaboration and innovation as the format for the bu...

Connect with your colleagues in the government KM community at the 2010 Knowledge Management Conference & Exhibition. For the past ten years, this has been the #1 event where knowledge managers gather for current knowledge management strategies and interact with KM leaders from civilian and defense agencies, academia, and industry. The 2-day conference will provide you with relevant, accredited education in three primary areas: management and...

Cloud computing is more than a passing trend. This technology helps manage data. It facilitates collaboration. It ensures COOP. And it cuts costs. Find out if it's time for your agency to move to the cloud - attend the Cloud Computing Conference and Exhibition for 2 days of education, vendor sourcing, and collaboration. You'll hear casestudies and examples from government organizations who have seen the advantages - and managed the pitfalls -...