Join us for a 3 hour hands-on workshop to see how Gitlab can align all the elements of the program and deliver a flexible and powerful set of features that scale from small teams to large complex organizations. Aligning many simultaneous streams of work across a large number of teams working in parallel is one of the great challenges of organizations today. GitLab project management makes it easy to capture issues, collaborate on the details,...

During this event attendees will learn how to build applications and APIs with cloud services in mind, creating resilient, fault-tolerant, and scalable global services. Attendees will be learning Advanced (Level 300) content including the following technologies: Visual Studio Code, Azure CLI, ARM Templates, Azure Container Instances, Azure Kubernetes Service, Web Application Services and much more. Register today! Seating is limited!

Despite advancements in technology, email is still the most widely used business process, as well as one of the most adopted software-as-a-service solutions. That means Microsoft Office 365 (O365) is the center of productivity for many state and local governments. Ensuring protection of O365 data is therefore critical to improving security, compliance and business continuity, especially as cybersecurity threats rise and employees work remotely...

COVID-19 has shifted agency IT priorities to focus on rapid modernization of IT tools to support user and employee continuity of services, protect sensitive data and keep government running. As the country moves from shelter in place to different levels of re-opening agency business continuity plans not only need to protect data and workflows, but also need to reduce the potential risk for employees, and citizens in those offices when agency d...

The last few months have altered work in ways never before imagined. Conference rooms are now conference calls, and the “new normal” is still being defined. According to OPM’s most recent telework report to Congress, only 22% of government employees had adopted telework as part of their regular work week prior to the pandemic. Telework and flexible work schedules are in the toolbox to ensure the health and safety of governmen...

Thankfully, we've come far enough that we no longer need to make a case for why gender equality in cybersecurity is important and valuable. But the fact that women still represent less than 20% of the workforce in cybersecurity positions shows we have a long way to go. How do we get there? Achieving gender parity will require two important things: action and allies. Even the most well-intentioned organizations may not realize the gender bias i...

Natural carbon removal by farm and forest lands is emerging as a critical component of legislative efforts to address climate change. Action is needed to develop long-term revenue streams for soil and forest carbon practices that create economic opportunities in rural America, store and reduce carbon emissions, and achieve other significant environmental co-benefits. Join the Bipartisan Policy Center for the launch of the BPC Energy Project...

Successful debriefings are an important component of the contract award process. Debriefings help contractors develop stronger future offers, while giving agencies an opportunity to analyze the process employed in the award. They are a great way to gather information and help evaluate the potential benefit of a bid protest. Misconceptions about debriefings and about the effect that debriefings have on protest deadlines can cause contractors to...

The guidance on how to safely reopen our schools and public buildings is rapidly changing, as are the approaches being taken across the country to address them. How are you navigating the recommendations to safely reopen (or not) in a COVID-19 world? What are you doing to cope with the confusion and stress? Join Nick Kittle, performance and innovation coach, to discuss practical tips and best practices in dealing with uncertainty. Connect wit...

Please RSVP if you wish to attend! Tina and Alisha from AFCEA HQ will join us for a quick overview of what AFCEA is and how it operates. If you are new to AFCEA, or if you have a burning desire to have some questions answered, please register and step up to the microphone.