Steve Bent

New IAWP President, Cheryl Brown Presents Vision for the Future

I am honored to serve as your International President–and I accept the challenge to lead you to a brighter future and a revitalized association. My theme for this year is “Building Blocks for Our Future” with the focus on: Professional Development; Growth; and Collaboration My motto is:  Invest in yourself for your professional and personal […]

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More Cybersecurity Workers Needed to Meet Evolving Threat Environment

Cybersecurity professionals worldwide face an ever-evolving threat landscape that many feel they are ill-equipped to manage. Data breaches at corporations, educational institutions and government agencies continue to erode public confidence in the state of cybersecurity. The emergence of consumer goods such as wearable devices and self-driving cars, alongside the increasing connectivity of the systems managing

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Senators Introduce Legislation to Evaluate Benefits for Growing Independent Workforce

U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and U.S. Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-WA) introduced legislation to test and evaluate innovative portable benefit designs for the growing independent workforce. As many as one-third of the U.S. workforce is currently engaged in temporary, contract or on-demand work, and the Warner-DelBene proposal seeks innovative ways to provide these workers

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Program Highlights Learning and Networking Opportunities at 2017 Workforce Development Conference

Scheduled for June 18-21 in Costa Mesa, California, the 2017 Workforce Development Conference features great learning options, multiple networking events, sponsorship opportunities, educational credits and more. To highlight some of the benefits of attending, we’re releasing an advance copy of the conference program which is available here. To register or for additional details, please click

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Majority of Employees Believe Large Companies Need to Play More Active Role in Addressing Important Societal Issues

A new survey, reveals that more than half (57 percent) of those working in America’s largest companies feel that their employers should play a more active role in addressing important societal issues. And there is even greater support when looking at specific issues like equal opportunity in the workplace, healthcare reform, and renewable energy. Other

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2017 Workforce Development Conference Attendees to Enjoy Dinner Cruise on Newport Harbor

Included in your 2017 Workforce Development Conference full registration is the opportunity to enjoy an evening dinner cruise on beautiful Newport Harbor. You will be dining on the Endless Dreams which offers tree levels of event space. Since her launch in 2002, Endless Dreams has represented the very pinnacle of charter yacht design: spacious elegance

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