Mastering Business Development® Workshop is an educational and professional development program, which focuses on the thinking, process and discipline required for professional Business Development. This 2-day workshop fosters participants’ understanding of the core competencies required for success. Business Development is primarily a relationship and intelligence gathering process. Thus participants learn how to leverage the princ...

Doing more with less, maintaining quality, reducing costs and waste out of projects Value for Money and Efficiency in Defence 2011 is an exciting new conference tailored to the current economic climate and specific government efficiency drives. Defence budgets in many parts of the world have been severely constrained. With concerted efforts to tackle wider deficits, defence has been singled out for efficiency and value for money drives. Unders...

Human capital management is crucial to the success of our national defense. Operating in a time of uncertainty, HR managers and practitioners throughout the Defense Community are making decisions today that will significantly impact the DoD's ability to meet the challenges ahead. How is the New Administration, the Changing Global Security Landscape and the Current Economy impacting human capital management for Defense today and tomorrow? At HC...

The United States European Command (USEUCOM) invites you to participate in the USEUCOM Information, Innovation, Integration, and Technology Conference and Exposition (I3T), taking place 14 – 17 February, 2011 in Berlin, Germany. This is the second event held by the U.S. European Command fostering information sharing and collaboration between the United States, Partner Nations, and European government. This comprehensive event brings toge...

How To Engage Your Employees And Citizens By Using The Latest Web 2.0 Technologies To Drive Communication Results Don't miss the 24th updated forum packed with the latest tools, tips and techniques to help you transform the way you communicate with your employees and citizens! Attend this updated social media for government conference to hear the latest practical advice from other government social media initiatives. You’ll leave with to...

Overview To succeed in a government sales career, you must understand how the federal customer does business and how to best position yourself to capture it. This interactive one-day training provides you with the foundational background, actionable tools, and techniques you need to succeed. This class will help you: Understand how federal agencies operate and the government trends shaping their technology needs Navigate federal IT budget docu...

Enterprise Strategies for Efficient Government OperationsFebruary 16, 2011 - 7:30 am - 12:15 pm Government professionals are looking for practical, actionable strategies to use information technology as a means of delivering more effective operating environments. Although this is a long-standing goal for most new programs, leveraging IT strategies for measurable performance improvements has proven challenging for many agencies. This is your op...

For novices and industry veterans doing business in the government sector, Business Over Breakfast™ is the National Capital Region's most productive networking breakfast for developing meaningful business relationships and accurate, useful industry information. Business Over Breakfast™ features a straightforward and simple format with group introductions and dynamic networking with individuals from Government and Industry. Particip...

When it comes to operating in the “cloud” the federal government is just as driven as commercial businesses about exploring its potential in an effort to reduce costs, improve collaboration and deliver services in a more efficient way to core constituents. With data center consolidation a strong element of 2011 government planning, cloud computing has become one of the most talked about issues for government agencies and governmen...

U.S. Chief Information Officer, Vivek Kundra, stated on December 9, 2010 in the IT reform plan, "The shift to "light technologies," that is, cloud services, which can be deployed rapidly, and shared solutions will result in substantial cost savings, allowing agencies to optimize spending, and allow¬ing agencies to reinvest in their most critical mission needs. Agencies must focus on consolidating existing data centers, reducing the need fo...