Washington, DC, the nation's capital and the seat of power.
Do you know how Washington and Congress really work?
We can customize this course for government agencies and
industry groups that have a stake in the political and
policy debates in Washington. By hearing from and having
frank discussions with Washington insiders, your staff will
understand why the different branches of government act the
way they do, who has influence and what factors are
involved, the role of the media, and other topics.
Your staff will gain the insight and tools needed to
understand the Washington environment and to better advance
your organization's agenda in Washington.
This course can be designed for as short as 1/2 day and as
long as 5 days.
Topics can include:
Politics
and Leadership in the Current Congress
Congressional Dynamics: Understanding Congress
Policy
Making in Washington
The
Federal Budget Process
The Role
of Committees in Legislative Process
Attend
Congressional Hearings and Markups
The
Executive and Legislative Branches-Rivals Sharing Power
Congressional Relations: A View from Federal Agency
Legislative Liaison Officers
Working
with Congress: The White House Perspective
Strategies for Lobbying Congress
The Role
of the Media
A
Member's Perspective
Topics
in these specialized areas can also be included:
Treasury Department
The Federal Reserve
FDIC
SEC
TARP
Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and OFHEO
FHFA
Auto Task Force
Department of Defense
Homeland Security
The Intelligence Community
Foreign Policy
HHS
FDA
Stimulus Package
Materials will be tailored for your course.
And, as with all of our training, this custom course is
off-the-record.
This program can be designed for novices to experts.
Audience Size
This program can be designed for audiences of
between 1 and 5000 people.
And you can still train your staff at our
public
courses.
Previous Clients
Our
selected client list includes clients who have
purchased custom training, sent staff to our public
programs and who have purchased our publications.
The fee for this program depends on the location,
number of attendees, length, and training materials.
Call us for details, or complete our
custom program information request for more
information.
If you don't have enough people for a custom,
on-site program, you can still train your staff at
our
public
courses.
The
program
fee includes pre-program development and design,
materials for your internal marketing and promotion,
all course materials, and
faculty chosen for your topic and your audience
at the time and location you choose.
Our custom program clients provide the
classroom/meeting space, all audio visual equipment,
any food and beverages, all registration functions,
and travel arrangements for attendees. When the
program is held outside the Washington, DC metro
area, travel arrangements for faculty can be made by
the client or by us.
We can also provide meeting space, audio visual
equipment, food and beverage, registration, and
travel arrangements, though this affects program
cost.
TheCapitol.Net, Inc., is a non-partisan small
business, and a Virginia corporation. We are
registered with CCR. See our
Capability Statement and our
About Us page for more details.
TheCapitol.Net is a non-partisan firm, and the
opinions of its faculty, authors, clients and the
owners and operators of its vendors are their own
and do not represent those of TheCapitol.Net.
All custom training from TheCapitol.Net is tailored for each organization and
audience. Topics from this program can be combined with
topics from our other programs and with topics from your
existing training programs.
Public Course
If you don't have enough staff for a custom, on-site
training program, you can still train your staff at our
public courses.
To help you publicize and market a custom program to
your organization's audience, we can provide printed
materials and language for your own internal
promotion and publicity.
