In information security, you’re trained to expect the unexpected. Changes occur in a nanosecond. As the information security field continues to grow in importance and influence in public and private industry, RSA® Conference plays an integral role in educating and connecting security professionals across the globe. Stay on top by staying one step ahead – attend RSA Conference! RSA Conference is the most comprehensive forum in i...

Join us for Telework Week, a nationwide effort to encourage agencies, organizations, and individuals to pledge to telework on February 14-18, 2011. Sign up now and telework during the week of February 14-18, 2011. Why? Telework is a win-win-win opportunity for agencies/organizations, employees, and the environment. Telework supports: Workforce productivity and continuity Operational efficiencies, sustainability, and real estate savings Attract...

Plan Your Participation Now in Cloud/Gov! This 5th annual conference, formerly called SaaS/Gov, is the most comprehensive event bringing together government IT purchasers and software executives to address the government's adoption of Cloud Computing. We are excited to announce keynote presentations by: Sanjeev "Sonny" Bhagowalia, Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies, US General Services Admini...

Overview To sell productively to the government, you and your team must understand its unique requirements and buying processes. What do contracting officers care about? How do they make decisions on which contracting methods and vehicles to use when making IT purchases? What is your role in this process? This intensive one-day course: Defines the various contracting methods and types used in IT procurements Discusses strategies to acquire and...

Jim Fraser, Vice President of CGI Federal will share about how CGI is using govWin Task Order Management solution to pick the right contracts and task orders to bid on, make fast bid/no bid decisions and put together winning teams and proposals in limited time frames.

Jennifer Schaus & Associates host a monthly *3rd THURSDAYS* Government Contractors (no-charge) Networking Event from 5:30-7:30pm at the Kennedy Center, Foyer Level, Millennium Stage Area. All professionals are welcome. For more info & to register http://JenniferSchaus3.eventbrite.com

Convergence in the Next Generation Data CenterThursday, February 17, 2011 - 8:00-11:45amThe Willard Hotel - Washington, DC Discover how extending virtualization from your data center to the desktop can help you reduce total cost of ownership (TCO) while improving network performance and reliability—and increasing data integrity. Join us to learn how you can prepare your data center to maximize the benefits of virtualization, cloud comput...

Providing opportunities for professional development and networking, cultivating the advancement of women leaders in government and industry professions. Thursday, February 17th: Monthly Networking Luncheon WIDGHR is pleased to have Major General Susan Lawrence, Army as our guest lecturer for the February monthly luncheon. Currently assigned as the Special Assistant to the Vice Chief of Staff of the Army, MG Lawrence will discuss her view on W...

Lean Six Sigma (LSS) has become an increasingly vital part of the Department of Defense’s continuous process improvement efforts. The benefits of LSS, the tool that was successfully pioneered and adopted by the commercial world to achieve continuous process improvements, are now being fully realized by the federal government and the DoD in particular. The objective of LSS is to utilize a data-driven approach and methodology to eliminate...

On December 8, 2009, President Obama issued an Open Government Directive to direct all Federal Government agencies to "take specific actions to implement the principles of transparency, participation, and collaboration." A year has passed since this directive and while government agencies have made significant progress, only 17 of the 29 agencies fully meet the expectations set forth in the memo. While the 12 other agencies are making progress...