The newly elected Congress means changes to the political landscape, and government procurement is no exception. Understanding where procurement policy and oversight are headed in this new environment is vital to government contractor business planning. Get the information you need to develop your business strategies in 2011. Procurement Reform and Defense Spending: How will upcoming acquisition policy, oversight, and defense efficiency and ma...

Time is running out as the number of IPv4 addresses run low. The last batches of IPv4 addresses are expected to be released towards the end of 2011, and the government is rapidly transitioning to IPv6. In September, Federal CIO Vivek Kundra issued a comprehensive set of guidelines for implementing IPv6 in agency public-facing systems and internal networks. OMB guidelines provide Federal agencies with a roadmap to deploy IPv6-enabled network se...

Stabilization and Reconstruction campaigns have proven to be immensely complex, multi-faceted, and complicated. They are likely to remain a pillar of both US foreign assistance and national security policy for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, within the context of the utilizing Smart Power in SSTR operations, the conference will enable participants to explore and contribute to understanding and overcoming policy and operational challenges...

Management Skills for New Government Managers Step into Your New Career Role with Confidence and Knowledge Motivate your team by asserting your own management style Explore Communication Strategies that Better Relate to Your Employees Needs Examine which vehicles of communications work within your team culture Develop your Problem-Solving and Conflict Resolution Skills Resolve difficult situation with the right set of solutions Learn how to Co...

The increasing level of combat system integration and communications requirements, coupled with shrinking defense budgets and shorter product life cycles, offers many challenges and opportunities in the design and acquisition of new combat systems. This three-day course teaches the systems engineering discipline that has built some of the modern military’s greatest combat and communications systems, using state-of-the-art systems enginee...

This introductory course has recently been expanded to three days by popular demand. It has been taught to thousands of industry professionals for more than two decades, to rave reviews. The course is intended primarily for non-technical people who must understand the entire field of commercial satellite communications, and who must understand and communicate with engineers and other technical personnel. The secondary audience is technical pe...

Introduction. Basic Descriptions, Terminology, and Concepts Related to Signals, Imaging, and Processing for science and engineering. Analog and Digital. Data acquisition concepts. Sampling and Quantization. Signal Processing. Basic operations, Frequency-domain filtering, Wavelet filtering, Wavelet Decomposition and Reconstruction, Signal Deconvolution, Joint Time-Frequency Processing, Curve Fitting. Signal Analysis. Signal Parameter Extractio...

TECHEXPO Top Secret Hiring Event Wednesday, December 15 from 10am - 3pm Ritz-Carlton Pentagon City 1250 South Hayes Street Arlington, VA 22202 Directions Only: (703) 415-5000 For a list of companies recruiting & to pre-register visit http://www.TechExpoUSA.com Admission: Any level of Active Security Clearance issued by the US Federal Government or Military is REQUIRED to attend (or clearance last used within past 24 months.) Even if you c...

If you do business with government agencies and their contractors, you should attend Business Over Breakfast™, the most productive government sector "just networking" breakfast event in DC/MD/VA. Business Over Breakfast™ Tysons convenes at J. Gilbert's Restaurant. Your registration for Business Over Breakfast™ Tysons includes the famous BOB networking and a hearty breakfast! Pre-registration closes at 5:00PM on Tuesday. Onsi...

"The Telework Big Picture" Free Webcast Date: Wednesday, December 15, 2010 Time: 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. ET / 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. PT "The Telework Big Picture" is a complimentary Webcast that will focus on defining the essentials in building a robust telework program. Panelists will share their expertise in identifying key program requirements, building the business case with management, and determining the appropriate technology solutions that suppor...