RESERVE YOUR COMPLIMENTARY SEAT TODAY! Join 1105 Government Information Group for an informative, real-world discussion on strategies for saving money by leveraging and extending legacy systems. This event will bring together senior government executives, as well as technology and financial leaders to share how federal agencies can cut through the rhetoric of IT fads and get to the heart of significant and immediate IT savings. You will learn:...

Coming in 2012... The New Excellence in Government >> More Insightful >> More Relevant >> More Best Practices >> More Impact On Your Job Rising government leaders attend the nation’s leading event to hear from top government executives, educators, entrepreneurs, thought leaders and consultants as they highlight the strategies, best practices and ideas that can be applied to our nation’s great challenges. By...

In the wake of mounting economic pressure and historical shifts in defense strategy, priorities and tactics, Defense organizations are operating with significantly reduced budgets in FY2012. Although, Defense spending accounts for approximately 4.7 percent of the United States GDP, President Obama’s proposed FY2012 budget, which calls for $487 billion reduction over 10 years, significantly decreases the DoD’s buying power. Although...

Sustainability and energy efficiency are major initiatives for the Obama Administration, and the president has ordered the federal government to “lead by example.” But preliminary results from a survey of federal employees conducted by the Government Business Council say that sustainability efforts are underfunded in agency budgets, overshadowed by competing priorities, and hampered by bureaucratic barriers. Despite the bleak outlo...

A conflict is growing in the federal IT space – one that pits traditional agency IT management against the influx of consumer technologies from employees eager to bring their own smartphones and tablets to work. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) recently threw its hat in the ring by announcing a mobile strategy allowing employees to bring their own devices to work to reduce operational costs, increase productivity, and improve cu...

For most of us, maintaining our accustomed lifestyle in retirement requires planning. How much income will we really need, and where will it come from? Join us Thursday, April 19th at 2 PM ET as Tammy Flanagan, Senior Benefits Director for the National Institute of Transition Planning, Inc., details the steps you can take now to help secure a comfortable retirement. How to set a retirement goal – what’s your number? Will your CSRS...

The U.S. military is at a turning point. The Obama Administration’s new strategy for our armed forces attempts to address a host of global issues, including the destabilizing behavior of Iran and North Korea, the digitization of global trade and information systems, dramatic changes in the Middle East, and the rise of new powers in Asia.The diversity and magnitude of these challenges demonstrates the need for a flexible, adaptable force...

There is a wide spread view that targeted investment and implementation of information technology (IT) can help improve health system efficiency and effectiveness for patients, medical professionals, and related service providers. Yet the adoption of new approaches to facilitate quality-driven patient care, such as electronic health records (EHRs), has been slower than initially expected. Although progress is being made, there are still cultur...

As the largest user of electricity and fuel in the country, the federal government is taking steps to reduce its energy footprint. Early successes give hope to the effort, but agencies face aggressive energy reduction targets in the near future. In a recent GBC survey completed by over 400 of your peers, diversifying energy supply ranked last out of seven DOD priorities. Already battling uncertain budgets and spending cuts, can agencies afford...

GovSec, The Government Security Conference and Expo, is joining forces with the Contingency Planning & Management, Network-Centric Security, and U.S. Law Enforcement Conferences. This combination of IT and physical security solutions continues the mission of servicing the needs of government security decision makers from the military, federal civilian agencies and departments, state and local emergency response officials and law enforcemen...