TheCapitol.Net combines the expertise of more than 150 faculty members and authors. These include current Washington insiders who are independent subject matter experts.  Learn from:

Former Members of Congress Hill and agency staff Reporters and editors Nonprofit executives

Senior government executives Lobbyists Lawyers Scholars

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TheCapitol.Net offers practical legislative, budget, research, communication, and media courses, seminars, and workshops showing you how Washington works. ^TM 

Seminars and workshops discuss the legislative and budget process, congressional operations, public and foreign policy development, advocacy and media training, business etiquette, writing, and our Capitol Hill Workshop.

TheCapitol.Net is the exclusive provider of Congressional Quarterly Executive Conferences.

     We offer two Certificate Programs.



  We offer eight educational tracks.




 All of our courses are accredited for CEUs by George Mason University.

Courses range from two hours to five days, with telephone seminars and audio courses on CD between 45 to 95 minutes in duration.  Topics include the legislative and federal budget process, congressional operations, best practices for congressional testimony, research, writing, advocacy and media training.

Our most popular courses include the Capitol Hill Workshop, Congress In A Nutshell, and Congressional Dynamics and the Legislative Process.

All of our courses can be customized and delivered on-site.
 

We can present any of our courses, seminars or workshops at your location and tailor each to meet your educational objectives.

We've worked with hundreds of clients, developing and producing a variety of custom, on-site training and consulting on topics like:

The federal budget process How congress works Legal research Staff and executive training on ways to prepare and deliver congressional testimony Reviewing internal agency processes Preparing guide books on congressional correspondence

Time management Drafting federal legislation and amendments Media and public relations Finding print and online information on bills and laws Plus so much more Overview of our custom training and publications (4-page pdf)

Convenience Learning

When you or your staff can't travel to Washington, DC to attend a live course, you can still learn from our expert faculty by participating in our telephone seminars or listening to our pre-recorded Capitol Learning audio courses.

We can customize a telephone seminar or audio course to suit your needs. We can also customize existing Capitol Learning audio courses with your logo.
 

Attendees at our live courses and custom on-site training include: 

TheCapitol.Net has more than 2000 clients representing Congressional offices, federal and state agencies, military branches, news media and NGOs nationwide.

We publish hands-on books for practitioners, written by subject matter experts.

Our booklets are packed with information that can be customized for your next conference or trade show.
 

Congress and the Legislative Process in a Nutshell

Media Relations Tips: 102 Secrets for Finding Success in Public Relations

Pocket Dictionary of Legislative Terms

Our booklets and publications can be customized for your organization.

SAN: 853-0513

Hobnob Blog

Our blog ... Hobnob Blog ... hit or miss ... give or take ... this or that ...
 

Glossary of Congressional and Legislative Terms

Our FREE Glossary of Congressional and Legislative Terms is available online. With permanent URLs (PURLs) since 2000, you can link to the glossary confident that your link will work next year. And the year after that.
 

Visiting Washington, DC

Our Visiting Washington, DC pages have links to all the major places to see and visit in Washington. Plus some you may have not heard of.

See also our Faculty Favorites.
 

Resources that Save You Time

We have many valuable FREE resources on our site, including Research Links and Reference Tools and a series of FAQs About Congress and Washington, DC, such as How do I get a Presidential Greeting? and How do I get a flag that has flown over the Capitol?

Catalog

Our current catalog can be downloaded or mailed to you.

Popup Calendar

Our popup calendar is FREE to our clients - while supply lasts.

 

TheCapitol.Net accepts government procurement cards, MasterCard, VISA, American Express, Discover, Google Checkout, and PayPal for all of its products and services, including public courses and custom training. Money orders, checks, and government purchase orders should be made payable to TheCapitol.Net. 

More information about payments can be found on our Payment, Cancellation, Substitution and Transfer Policy page.

TheCapitol.Net is a non-partisan firm and the opinions of its faculty, authors, clients, and of the owners and operators of its vendors are their own and do not represent those of TheCapitol.Net.  

Information about our marketing lists can be found on our Privacy Notice, Marketing Lists, Copyright, and Legal Stuff page. 

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PO Box 25706
Alexandria, VA  22313-5706
703-739-3790

A Virginia Corporation
Registered in CCR
FEIN/TIN: 54-1917701  
For Clients: IRS Form W-9 for TheCapitol.Net (1-page pdf)
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SAN: 853-0513
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NAIC: 611430, 61143, 56192, 5111, 541611

For faculty and authors: please send us an IRS Form W9 (instructions here and related info here) so we can pay you.