This year has been a busy one for the U.S. Air Force. Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan - as well as humanitarian missions in Haiti and Pakistan - have demonstrated the varying, vital roles the Air Force plays in U.S. relations all over the world. But in addition to executing these crucial missions, Air Force Chief of Staff General Norton A. Schwartz has management issues to contend with. With the draw-down of operations in Iraq, General Schw...

Join INPUT for a Federal Executive Breakfast featuring Richard A. Spires, chief information officer, Department of Homeland Security, and learn about the department’s FY 2011 technology infrastructure plans and initiatives. Appointed in September 2009, Spires is responsible for the department’s $6.4 billion IT investment. He leads and facilitates the development, implementation, and maintenance of the department’s IT architec...

In this roundtable discussion with federal IT pros, InformationWeek Government will explore the opportunities and challenges of creating private clouds in government data centers. Federal CIO Vivek Kundra wants government agencies to adopt cloud computing as a way of cutting costs, gaining efficiencies and quickly introducing new capabilities to federal employees and the public. Commercial cloud services are one way to do that, but government...

Join INPUT and TechAmerica for a State and Local Executive Breakfast featuring Washington’s top technology leaders. This seminar is an opportunity for technology vendors to network with peers and interact with state executives. Featuring presentations from key Washington government officials: Tony Tortorice Chief Information Officer State of Washington Bill Schrier Chief Technology Officer City of Seattle Toni Cramer Chief Information Of...

This will be a one day tabletop expo open to all DoD personnel. The event will take place in the Cafeteria Atrium at McNamara HQ Complex. Companies will be displaying and demonstrating the latest in Technology products and services which will aid the DoD and the Warfighter in accomplishing their respective missions. For information about exhibiting at this event, click here.

OSHA's Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response rule at 29 CFR 1910.120 regulates cleanup sites, TSDs and emergency responders. Sections 1910.120 (e) and (p) require workers engaged in hazardous waste operations and workers at TSDs to receive at least eight hours of refresher training annually. Emergency responders must receive annual training of sufficient duration and content to maintain their competencies. This eight-hour refresher...

In this latest Expert Series presentation, Quest Software System Consultant Ken Cline will show you how to automate the delivery of virtual applications and desktops via one user access point and one management console with a highly intuitive interface. Learn about a surprisingly affordable solution that supports multiple desktop virtualization technologies and allows you to meet all of your management needs from one source.

Congress has established a National Office for Cybersecurity at the White House, now requires federal agencies to conduct independent audits of their information security programs, and has established new policies for agency acquisition and procurement. Two years ago, Congressman Mike McCaul co-founded the first-ever House Cyber Security Caucus to address these areas of oversight and inconsistency. Join Congressman McCaul in a moderated discus...

Who should attend the conference? Chief executive officers and other senior-level executives will benefit from the expert-led panels and discussions and find great value in the program. Business development, finance, human resources, communications, and contracts professionals also will find the program valuable. How many people attend the conference? The conference gathers about 400 attendees each year, many of them c-suite executives. Topics...

Even though local government budgets are tight, the 2010 VML Annual Conference to be held Oct. 3-5 in Hampton is a must-attend event. Local government officials will find the two-and-a-half days of workshops, general sessions and roundtables invaluable as they chart courses for their communities in the wake of one of the worst recessions in history. This is the first time VML has held its conference in Hampton since the opening of the new Hamp...