Five Step Process to Assess and Secure Critical Infrastructure From All Hazards Threats The Integrated Physical Security Handbook has become the recognized manual for commercial and government building and facility security managers responsible for developing security plans based on estimated risks and threats -- natural or terrorist. This new and expanded edition provides even more tools to effectively manage change, and incorporates latest techniques and lessons learned. Using an easy to follow five-step process the handbook explains how to conduct crucial risk and threat assessments, the basis for all physical security planning. It also incorporates a methodology to ensure that the core business function of the facility is not adversely impacted, making it a comprehensive integrated physical security program. Using checklists and standard practices, it provides a hands-on, how-to guide that leads you in a user-friendly way through all the steps and processes needed to evaluate, design, and implement an effective integrated physical security plan. The book was produced under the leadership of the Government Training Inc. and written by a team of nationally recognized A&amp;E and security experts. This new edition covers a number of additional areas including convergence of systems, building modeling, emergency procedures, privacy issues, cloud computing, shelters and safe areas, and disaster planning. There is also a comprehensive glossary and access to a dedicated website at www.physicalsecurityhandbook.com that provides purchasers of the book an online library of over 300 pages of additional reference materials. For more details, visit www.GTIBookstore.com

The Integrated Physical Security Handbook II (2nd edition)

Business & Money

Don Philpott

Shuki Einstein

Insurance

Government Training, Inc.

A Five Step Process and Guide to Making Powerful Presentations to Colleagues and the Press for Government &amp; Corporate Managers and Leaders Effective communications is all about getting the right message across to the right audience, at the right time, in order to get maximum impact. Many politicians and business people have mastered this skill and developed it into an art form that fuels their success. The techniques they use, however, can be learned. That is what ‘Dry Martini, Bitte’ is all about. Once you have learned these skills you will be able to make effective, attention-grabbing presentations. You will be able to lead successful meetings, chair discussions, give media interviews and be confident in knowing that what you are saying is being both heard and understood. The book will teach you how to develop presentation skills so that you grab the audience’s attention from the very first moment. It also discusses in great detail how to make maximum impact using posture, hand gestures, eye contact and all the other factors that come into play when successfully communicating with others. For more details, visit www.GTIBookstore.com

Executive Briefings & Presentations Best Practices Handbook

J. Robert Parkinson

A Five Step Process to Evaluate, Design and Implement A Robust Cloud Solution The Essential Desk Reference and Guide for Managers The United States Government is the world’s largest consumer of information technology, spending over $76 billion annually on more than 10,000 different systems. Fragmentation of systems, poor project execution, and the legacy technology in the federal government have presented barriers to achieving the productivity and performance gains found when technology is deployed effectively in the private sector. All that is about to change as the Obama Administration obliges federal departments to look to Cloud Computing to cut costs and solve many of the problems that have plagued IT deployment for decades. How do federal IT managers and those controlling the budgets go about deciding what is best for them? The answer is GovCloud: Cloud Computing for the Business of Government, a new book written by Kevin Jackson, an acknowledged international expert in this arena. With writer Don Philpott, he has created an easy to understand five-step process that explains what Cloud Computing is all about and what the best options are to meet your particular needs. It discusses, in detail, all the latest developments in this area – from administration requirements to the search for industry-wide standards. The book describes the key characteristics of Cloud Computing and various deployment and delivery models. It contains case studies and best practices, how to set and meet goals, how to implement and use Cloud Computing and how to make sure it is working. It is packed with practical tips, checklists and unique templates that can be used to design and implement Cloud Computing to meet agency-specific needs. There is also a detailed glossary for those not familiar with Cloud Computing terms. For more details, visit www.GTIBookstore.com

GovCloud: Cloud Computing for the Business of Government

Kevin Jackson

Business Culture

A Six Step Approach to Conducting Security Vulnerability Assessments on Critical Infrastructure CARVER has served as the standard for security vulnerability assessments for many years, but it has now morphed into an even more useful tool that can be used to help protect almost any critical infrastructure. This new, no-nonsense handbook provides security professionals with background on CARVER, its very successful morph into CARVER + Shock, and then demonstrates how these methodologies can be applied and adapted to meet today's specific needs to protect both hard and soft targets. It provides an easy to follow six-step process that can be utilized by both experienced security experts and novices involved with their first vulnerability assessment. At each stage of the assessment, the reader is provided with checklists, best practices, and useful real-life scenarios. By the time readers complete step six, they can be assured that a best practice risk vulnerability assessment will be in place. The book instructs on how to conduct risk-based analysis, system characterization, and all perils assessment - all necessary prerequisites before moving on to developing the threat assessment, conducting the security assessment, and mitigating the risk. At each stage detailed examples are given of the methodology in action in areas such as energy, agriculture, transportation and buildings. The book contains more than 30 unique charts, tables and checklists all designed to ensure that today's busy security professionals stay on track and use all best practices. If you are a security professional - whether a seasoned expert or new to the industry - this is a practical, hands-on how-to guide that you cannot afford to be without. For more details, visit www.GTIBookstore.com

CARVER + Shock Vulnerability Assessment Tool

Edward Clark

The COTR Handbook (Contracting Officers Technical Representative)Effective Catalyst for Stronger Organizational Performance By Steve Stryker & Don PhilpottPublished by Government Training Inc. &#8482;; 310 pagesFederal contract spending on goods and services topped $360 billion in 2008 - $160 billion more than in 2000. So Federal contracting is clearly an effective and efficient way to do the government&#8217;s work but there is always room for improvement, according to the authors of The COTR Handbook.Ensuring that the Government meets the public&#8217;s interests in achieving successful contract outcomes requires that agencies have enough Federal employees with the right skills and competencies to design and oversee contracts, said Steve Stryker and Don Philpott.Unfortunately, while contracting has become more costly and more complex, the number of contracting officers available to work on contracts has remained essentially the same Most of the work done assessing the employees involved in contracting has been focused on contracting officers and other employees working on the business aspects of contracting..Surprisingly little attention has been paid to the Contracting Officers Technical Representatives (COTRs) who provide the technical and program expertise for developing the technical aspects of contracts and for overseeing the technical work of the contractor. These employees are critical to ensuring positive contract outcomes, and the technical aspects of their contracting work have become increasingly more complex. In addition, COTRs may have added pressure to take on more responsibility for managing contracts because there are relatively fewer COs available to work on current contracts.Successful acquisitions now require a fresh, results-oriented view of the process with acquisition professionals serving as business advisors to their respective agency stakeholders. A key guiding principle for any acquisition contributor is to develop a sound business solution that links short-and long-term goals. The COTR&#8217;s role bridges the acquisition and program communities.The authors have researched extensively through federal sources to bring the reader the most comprehensive desk reference available on all aspects of the COTR role and mission. This book has drawn heavily on the authoritative materials published by the a wide range of federal agencies including the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the General Services Administration (GSA), and Headquarters, Department of the Army. Then, the authors have organized the information into an organized and logical presentation, added their own experience and a high value 5-Step process to provide a valuable resource to COTR veterans and new managers alike.This practical handbook looks at the complex duties performed by COTRs and explains how best to carry them out in order to achieve a stronger organizational performance. The easy to follow Five Step Process explains the environment in which the COTR operates, duties and responsibilities of all parties in the acquisition process, key skill areas required and how these are applied throughout the contracting life cycle. Finally, the authors provide a wealth of forms, report formats, checklists &#8211; checklists and more checklists &#8211; that guide the COTR, and all key individuals in the acquisition process.Throughout this handbook, there are case studies, checklists, exercises and structured &#8220;if-then&#8221; guides designed to prepare COTRs for the tasks in hand, give them a powerful set of management tools, motivate them to succeed and inspire them to adopt best practices in order to achieve even more positive outcomes.

The COTR Handbook: A Five-Step Process for Stronger Organizational Performance

Steven Stryker

A Five Step Management Process for Managing Teleworkers The federal government wants it and most federal workers want it: so why is it that teleworking is not being adopted as enthusiastically as it should be? One of the main reasons is the reluctance of many federal managers to have their staff working out of sight – out of the office. There is still a strongly held view by many managers that staff working from home will not be as productive, and that their managerial authority will be undermined as a result. The Handbook for Managing Teleworkers should be enough to convince the most reluctant of these managers that almost all these views are myths. In fact, the reality is the exact opposite. Teleworkers can be more productive - and the most efficient teleworkers are those that are properly managed. This Handbook is an easy to follow and implement Five-Step Toolkit for all managers and decision makers involved with teleworking. It explains how to set up a telework program, how to train managers and in turn, how managers should train and supervise their teleworkers. For more details, visit www.GTIBookstore.com

The 21st Century Workforce: Handbook for Managing Teleworkers

Sandra Gurvis,Don Philpott

Step-by-Step Process - Checklists – Toolkit – Best Practices Multi-million and billion-dollar government contracts are increasingly being awarded as a result of performance-based statements of work developed by government acquisition teams. In the past, a federal agency would issue a statement of work setting out the work to be done, minimum requirements, performance dates and so on. Today, more and more federal agencies are requesting performance work statements (PWS) which turns the procedure around. Simply defined, performance-based contracting allows government to acquire services via contracts that define what is to be achieved, not necessarily how it is done. Contractors are required to develop the statement of work using performance metrics, measuring tools and a quality assurance plan. It enables contractors to follow an innovative development approach and allows the agency to evaluate each proposal for performance benefits before the contract is awarded. Writing a Performance-Based Statement of Work is not easy. Focusing on the product to be purchased and outcomes and not the process requires discipline and guidance. This book, Performance Based Contracting, is an invaluable guide in understanding this process and helping government put in place more effective, efficient acquisitions and industry to secure major federal contracts. The book shows you how to write a successful performance-based statement of work with lots of case studies and examples. Chapters lead you through all the steps necessary – from planning and market research to writing the performance-based statement of work and everything in between. The book highlights the key elements of performance-based acquisition which encourage innovative business practices and emphasizes that performance-based acquisition requires the participation of all stakeholders – the users, the acquisition workforce and industry – to ensure the requirement is adequately satisfied. The book also stresses that it is vital that all stakeholders understand the importance of their role in the process which is comprehensive and must include the user, and many different functional team members – including financial managers, legal advisors, program (project) managers, contracting officers, contracting specialists and so on. It is essential that industry be a key participant, especially, but not only, when the requirements are complex. This is a ‘must read’ book for anyone and everyone involved in the federal contracting – whether they are seeking to win contracts or are responsible for awarding and managing them. For more details, visit www.GTIBookstore.com

Performance-Based Contracting

Steve McKinzie

Education & Reference

Our schools are generally safe places, but when disaster strikes it makes media headlines around the country. In the last ten years 105 students and staff have been shot to death in the nation's schools and universities. Tens of thousands more have been injured a result of man-made or natural disasters. The School Security Handbook provides an easy to follow, easy to implement five step process for developing an emergency response plan that covers almost any eventuality. It covers the four phases of an emergency: mitigation and prevention, preparedness, response and recovery. The School Security Handbook will enable educational facilities to be prepared for all eventualities, have the appropriate contingencies in place for when they happen and return to normal as soon as possible afterwards.

Securing Our Schools

The Cost-Reimbursable Contracts Handbook is the ultimate desktop reference for everyone involved in this high-risk, and highly complex, federal contracting environment. Unlike fixed contracts where the contractor is paid a negotiated amount regardless of incurred expenses, cost-reimbursement contracts allow the contractor to be paid in full for all of its allowed expenses, plus additional payment to allow for a profit. This sort of contracting is considered high-risk for the government because of the potential for cost escalation and because the government pays a contractor's costs of performance regardless of whether the work is completed. Cost-reimbursement contracts also involve significantly more government oversight than fixed-price contracts, which means the government incurs additional administrative costs. In addition, contractor costs need to be monitored - known as cost surveillance - to provide reasonable assurance that efficient methods and effective cost controls are used. The Cost-Reimbursement Contracts Handbook guides you through this minefield of risks, rules and regulations explaining what needs to be done and why, and what must be avoided. The Handbook is also very timely as the President's new management agenda stresses the need for more focus on contract types and more effective management of them. The Handbook is packed with practical information, handy hints, real-life case studies, best practices and checklists. It describes the different types of cost-reimbursable contracts, when they should be used and why and when they are not the appropriate contracting vehicle. It also details the dangers inherent in this type of contract and how they can be recognized and controlled.

Managing Cost Reimbursable Contracts

Scott P Cook & Don Philpott

Tools – Process - Checklists The Handy Companion Reference to "The 21st Century Workplace: How to Manage Teleworkers" If you are a teleworker, a teleworker manager, a federal agency implementing telework, or a major company considering it, this is a must read book . While teleworking has started to gain traction, especially at federal level, there are still many myths surrounding it as well as concerns from senior managers who fear loss of control over staff not working in the office. The Handbook for Managing Teleworkers puts to rest the myths and explains that teleworkers tend to be more productive than office-based workers. It also explains why teleworking is not just important for millions of employees; it is the wave of the future. The guide starts with an overview of what teleworking is, why it was introduced and what the current situation is. It then takes you through an easy to understand Five-Step Process to determine whether teleworking is right for your organization and, if so, how best it can be implemented. For more details, visit www.GTIBookstore.com

The 21st Century Workforce: How to Manage Teleworkers Toolkit

Sandra Gurvis

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