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Gerry Connolly and Jim Moran are the invited speakers, with Donald Upson moderating.<br> The Washington Plaza<br> Washington, DC </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="contentWrapper"> <div id="content"> <div id="pContent"> <div id="ctl55_divListBox" class="opinionsBox dlb_share"> <h4 id="ctl55_h4Header" class="L1CommonDLBheader">Opinion that Matters</h4> <ul> <li id="ctl55_lvItemList_ctrl0_liListItem"> <div id="ctl55_lvItemList_ctrl0_dvSection" class="section">Emergency Management</div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130124223300/http://fcw.com/articles/2013/01/22/comment-rhodes-emergency-management.aspx"><img src="/web/20130124223300im_/http://fcw.com/~/media/GIG/FCWNow/People/R/Rhodes_Keith_180.ashx" alt="Keith Rhodes"/></a> <h3 id="ctl55_lvItemList_ctrl0_h3Title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130124223300/http://fcw.com/articles/2013/01/22/comment-rhodes-emergency-management.aspx">How to prepare for natural disasters</a></h3> <p id="ctl55_lvItemList_ctrl0_pSummary" class="summary"> The federal government should use the latest technology to make information and lessons from previous disasters available to state and local responders nationwide, writes Keith Rhodes. <span id="ctl55_lvItemList_ctrl0_spnDate2" class="date">01/22/2013</span> <span id="ctl55_lvItemList_ctrl0_spnMore" class="more"></span> </p> <div id="ctl55_lvItemList_ctrl0_dvComments" class="dlb_comments"></div> </li> <li id="ctl55_lvItemList_ctrl1_liListItem"> <div id="ctl55_lvItemList_ctrl1_dvSection" class="section">Procurement</div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130124223300/http://fcw.com/articles/2013/01/10/comment-dod-software-purchse.aspx"><img src="/web/20130124223300im_/http://fcw.com/~/media/GIG/FCWNow/People/S/SteveSchmidt370x370.ashx" alt="Steve Schmidt, Flexara Software"/></a> <h3 id="ctl55_lvItemList_ctrl1_h3Title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130124223300/http://fcw.com/articles/2013/01/10/comment-dod-software-purchse.aspx">How DOD can make sense of its software</a></h3> <p id="ctl55_lvItemList_ctrl1_pSummary" class="summary"> A little-noticed provision in the Defense Authorization Act could bring big savings through license optimization, writes Flexera's Stephen Schmidt. <span id="ctl55_lvItemList_ctrl1_spnDate2" class="date">01/10/2013</span> <span id="ctl55_lvItemList_ctrl1_spnMore" class="more"></span> </p> <div id="ctl55_lvItemList_ctrl1_dvComments" class="dlb_comments"></div> </li> <li id="ctl55_lvItemList_ctrl2_liListItem"> <div id="ctl55_lvItemList_ctrl2_dvSection" class="section">Procurement</div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130124223300/http://fcw.com/articles/2013/01/04/comment-kelman-contests.aspx"><img src="/web/20130124223300im_/http://fcw.com/~/media/GIG/FCWNow/People/K/Kelman_Steve_180.ashx" alt="Steve Kelman"/></a> <h3 id="ctl55_lvItemList_ctrl2_h3Title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130124223300/http://fcw.com/articles/2013/01/04/comment-kelman-contests.aspx">A winning idea for innovation</a></h3> <p id="ctl55_lvItemList_ctrl2_pSummary" class="summary"> Contests offer an attractive alternative to traditional procurements in some situations, bringing innovative solutions to agencies to attack unusual problems, writes Steve Kelman. <span id="ctl55_lvItemList_ctrl2_spnDate2" class="date">01/04/2013</span> <span id="ctl55_lvItemList_ctrl2_spnMore" class="more"></span> </p> <div id="ctl55_lvItemList_ctrl2_dvComments" class="dlb_comments"></div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="sContent"> <div id="ctl57_divListBox" class="listBoxManual"> <h3 id="ctl57_h3Header">Resources</h3> <ul> <li id="ctl57_lvManualList_ctrl0_liListItem"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130124223300/http://fcw.com/whitepapers/2012/09/hughes-managed-services-help-agencies-grow-wp-090412.aspx?tc=page0">Choosing the Right MSP Provider</a> </li> <li id="ctl57_lvManualList_ctrl1_liListItem"> Cloud First or Identity First? </li> <li id="ctl57_lvManualList_ctrl2_liListItem"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130124223300/http://fcw.com/webcasts/2012/10/gdit-unified-comm-101612.aspx?tc=page0">Unified Communications: Helping Agencies Connect</a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="ad"> <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript"> //<![CDATA[ ord = window.ord || Math.floor(Math.random() * 100000000); 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