On August 8, 2011, the Office of Management and Budget issued a Memorandum to the Heads of Federal Executive Departments and Agencies that clarifies the authorities and roles of Federal CIOs under the Chief Information Officer Act. This policy instruction highlighted the changing role of Agency Chief Information Officers, away from “just policymaking and infrastructure maintenance, to encompass true portfolio management for all IT....

Join us at the upcoming World Government Summit on Open Source taking place on Thursday, October 11, 2012 at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, DC. The event will feature a discussion on Gov 2.0 "Governemnt as a Platform," public sector best practices, and an open source vendor panel to touch on real world examples. This summit is a great opportunity for you to network with peers and industry leaders and to discuss how the public sector...

Join Deltek, The Industry Council for Emergency Response Technologies (iCERT), and the Department of Homeland Security for a briefing on strategic resourcing and coordination for emergency communications, featuring Chris Macintosh-Virginia Interoperability Coordinator. Join Deltek, iCERT, and DHS in a half-day session focused strictly on emergency communications and the issues and challenges facing state and local public safety agencies. With...

Are you prepared to win more business in FY 2013? The new government contracting year brings a new list of top opportunities in the market, and in order to win that business you need a compliant GSA Schedule. Join Patrick Morrison of Washington Management Group (WMG) and Mark Lee, Policy Chief at the Office of Acquisition Management , General Services Administration, for a free webinar GSA Schedules: What to Expect in FY 2013 and learn from GS...

Amid a weak and uneven economic recovery, the Federal Reserve announced in mid-September that it would undertake further large-scale asset purchases, sometimes known as “quantitative easing,” in order to provide additional support to the U.S. economy. With its traditional tool of monetary policy—the federal funds rate—at close to zero, the Federal Reserve has entered new policy territory by implementing several waves of...

This webinar will help an issuer prepare its official statement in compliance with federal securities laws. Topics to be discussed include: (1) best practices in preparing your official statement (including who should be responsible for which sections of the official statement, discussion of relevant federal securities laws , what is a “10b-5 letter” and recent SEC actions against issuers including New Jersey and San Diego); (2) pe...

The 5th Signal Command is hosting an array of activities surrounding National Cyber Awareness Month this October, and as part of this initiative Clay Kaserne will be hosting their own Cyber Awareness Week. The command will be gathering some of the top technologies for a Cyber Technology Showcase to take place Wednesday – Thursday, 10–11 October 2012 at the Community Activities Center, on-site at Clay Kaserne, Wiesbaden, Germany. Th...

The Air Force Research Institute (AFRI) is conducting a conference to consider strengthening and expanding the way we are organizing the unified response to future cyber incidents. The aim of the conference, is to refine existing conversations by bringing together policy makers and practitioners who are engaged in new-style partnerships across the interagency, along with technologists who can judge the feasibilities of proposed efforts. Since...

Ground Tactical & Combat Vehicle Symposium Future Capabilities for Fleet Modernization October 10 – 11, 2012 Washington DC, Capitol Hill | 20 F Street NW Conference Center Defense officials are still looking to achieve the most capable and affordable vehicles that optimizes performance, payload and warfighter protection for the future fleet. DSI's Ground Tactical & Combat Vehicle Symposium will address the most recent military ve...

With the boom in energy and mining activity, ensure you have the knowledge and skills to deliver a major construction project that is on time and on budget. Complex changes in the process for managing major projects are occurring andcostly consequences face anyone who is unprepared to meet the resultingchallenges and realities. CI Energy Group’s EPCM for Energy & Mining conference is an unparalleled opportunity to get the latest on t...