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Commentary | Oct. 19, 2022

DHS hosts online training for Microsoft Teams 

By From DHS Connect

The Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDC) Program Management Office (PMO) is hosting an online training on Microsoft Teams Live for S&T and Component personnel to learn more about the FFRDCs, DHS's FFRDCs managed by the FFRDC PMO, and how to access them to contract work. The S&T FFRDC PMO's has two goals:  

  1. Inform users that DHS has subject matter expertise across a wide variety of technical and analytical areas available to assist the Department solve really difficult problems,
  2. Enable users to obtain those services with very few questions left unanswered.   

This event is open to both federal and contractor employees. Registration is required for federal employees and closes Oct. 25 at 10 a.m. Contractors should email FFRDCPMOOutreach@hq.dhs.gov to secure their spot. 

What you need to know 

Title: DHS Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDC): What You Need to Know 

Date/Time: Wednesday, Oct. 26; 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Eastern

How to RegisterDHS: FCL-DHS-0164 – once you get to the main page, click on “Find Learning" and type “DHS FFRDCs" in the search box 

Event LinkMicrosoft Teams Live 

Who Should Attend: PMs, CORs, contracting officers and contracting specialists, and anyone who wants to learn more about potential research and development (R&D) providers.


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