The GITEC Knowledge Café presents: “Don’t be Afraid of the Cloud - Lessons from Cloud Brokers" Please join us on Thursday morning, December 6 at the L'Enfant Plaza Hotel for our Fall 2012 GITEC Local Event. This event will bring together Federal and Industry partners to discuss the area of Cloud Computing. We will discuss what has worked for federal thus far, the current challenges in regards to migration, and methods of ove...

A Helping Hand for Our Wounded Warriors and Families of Our Fallen Heroes The American Small Business Coalition Holiday Charity Bash™ is the National Capital Region's most festive networking and fundraising event, bringing out the best and most generous from the government contracting community at the start of the holiday season. Since 2009, sponsors, donors and guests have combined to raise more than $30,000 to retrofit housing for inj...

The Annual Golf Tournament is the major fundraiser for the Coalition’s Wounded Veteran’s Fund and a fun filled day of golf with some of our nation’s heroes. The proceeds from this tournament are used to finance an educational seminar that promotes the employment of wounded veterans and supports charities that provide aid our returning servicemen and women. Sponsorships and playing spaces are still available! Title Sponsor - $...

Join open data and open government leaders from around the world for three days of speakers, panels, and collaboration on international open government data. The conference will be organized around two tracks: policy and technology. Join us in person, follow the live webcast, and follow @usdatagov along on Twitter via #IOGDC. About the Conference Theme: Putting Data to Work Data.gov and the World Bank are joining forces to sponsor the second...

The State of the Net West is the premier West Coast series held in Silicon Valley for Washington policymakers to openly engage the Silicon Valley technology community on technology policy. State of the Net West brings together academic scholars, public interest advocates, and industry leaders on pressing legislative, regulatory and legal technology issues, and channels West Coast thought leadership to inform the technology policy issues debate...

L2 Federal Resources presents an exclusive contracting webinar... LIVE WEBINAR | Thursday, May 17, 2012 | 1PM Eastern DCAA Audit and Compliance Issues for Federal Contractors Companies involved in U.S. government contracting and subcontracting are increasingly subject to scrutiny concerning their approach to compliance. Nearly all non-commercial-item prime contracts valued at over five million dollars and to be performed for at least 120 days...

L2 Federal Resources presents an exclusive contracting webinar... LIVE WEBINAR | Wednesday, May 16, 2012 | 1PM Eastern Government Contract Changes: How They Impact Your Bottom Line Government contract changes don’t just happen in a formal modification, and they often have unintended or indirect effects that can collapse the bottom line of an unwary contractor. To protect your company’s interests, recognizing and responding effecti...

The long awaited release of NIST’s Unified Information Security Framework has arrived in the form of NIST Special Publication 800-53 Revision 4 (Draft).Learn about the changes with your government and industry colleagues and explore the changes this document brings and the implications for your agency or your contract.The day will start with an introduction and overview of NIST Special Publication 800-53 Revision 4 (Draft) by Dr. Ron Ros...

2012 Air Warfare Symposium and Technology Exposition February 23-24, 2012 Rosen Shingle Creek Orlando, FL The Air Force Association’s 28th Annual Air Warfare Symposium and Technology Exposition will take place February 23-24, 2012 at the Rosen Shingle Creek Hotel in Orlando, Florida. Invited speakers to the Symposium will include Secretary of the Air Force Michael B. Donley, Chief of Staff of the Air Force General Norton A. Schwartz, Chi...

Benefits Many city and county governments who manage solid wastes have heard of or been approached by vendors of newly introduced waste conversion technologies promising to convert waste into useful energy. However, implementing such facilities can be a complex undertaking on a variety of issues including technically, environmentally, economically and perhaps most importantly, politically. This live audio conference is an introductory overview...