Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Acquisition Institute (FAI), and Carney, Inc. Win at the 9th Annual Horizon Interactive Awards Competition

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Federal Acquisition Institute (FAI), and Carney have been recognized for excellence in training with a Bronze award for the Government Agency COTR Refresher training.

"This award represents our commitment to providing the most effective performance acceleration solutions for agency acquisition personnel," said John Carney, President and CEO of Carney, Inc. "It is an engaging and exciting gaming and simulation offering that takes learner-centric performance solutions to the next level for the acquisitions workforce."

The Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative (COTR) Refresher training is an eight-hour, 508-compliant web-based course offering learners a performance-based environment to apply and practice the COTR's authorities, duties, and responsibilities. Module One, Bridging the Gap, utilizes a game format and scoring mechanism developed around the four phases of a contract: pre-award, post-award, contract management, and closeout. Threaded throughout the game are procurement ethics scenarios at each phase of the acquisition life cycle. Feedback to the game questions includes graphics illustrating and emphasizing relationships while animations reinforce dynamic processes, relationships, and motion-related content. Module Two, COTR Contract Administration, presents a situational learning environment utilizing 10 exercises based on a service contract. In this case-based module, highly interactive exercises focus the learners on applying a variety of methods to complete the analysis and evaluation required throughout the contract phases. Feedback exploits Carney’s rich multimedia capability, including text, audio, graphics, and animation.

The ninth annual, international competition saw over 1000 entries from 22 countries around world including: Argentina, Australia, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Egypt, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Philippines, Poland, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, UAE, and the United Kingdom, and nearly all 50 of the United States of America. An international panel of judges, consisting of industry professionals with diverse backgrounds, as well as an end-user panel evaluated 37 different categories ranging from online advertising to mobile applications. The 2010 winning entries showcase the industry’s best interactive media solutions including web sites, CDs and DVDs, online ads, video, mobile applications and more.

“The 2010 competition was an outstanding entry field,” said Mike Sauce – Founder of the Horizon Interactive Awards. ”The overall diversity and quality of entries we received was fantastic and judging was very competitive. We’re starting to see a convergence of all types of media, from web to mobile, into more integrated solutions for clients around the world. That’s exciting to see!”

The Horizon Interactive Awards holds the competition each year with the winners being announced in May. For more information visit the Horizon Interactive Awards at www.horizoninteractiveawards.com.

About the Horizon Interactive Awards

In its 9th year, the Horizon Interactive Awards was created to recognize excellence in interactive media production worldwide. Since 2001, the competition has received many thousands of entries from countries around the world and nearly all 50 US States. Each year, those entries are narrowed down to the best of the best to be recognized and promoted on an international stage for their excellence. The judging process involves a Horizon Interactive Awards advisory panel, end-user panel and a worldwide panel of judges consisting of industry professionals. Winning entries are dubbed the “best of the best” in the interactive media industry. For more information, visit www.horizoninteractiveawards.com.

About Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) works to keep America safe. With over 230,000 dedicated employees securing our nation from various threats, DHS secures our homeland while welcoming lawful immigrants, visitors, and trade. The mission is wide-ranging, but the underlying goal is clear - keeping America safe. For more information about Department of Homeland Security (DHS), visit www.dhs.gov.

About Federal Acquisition Institute (FAI)

The Federal Acquisition Institute (FAI) has been charged with fostering and promoting the development of the federal acquisition workforce worldwide. With more than 30 years as a resource to the Federal Government, FAI continues at the forefront of workforce certification and continuous professional development in facilitating and promoting career development and strategic human capital management for the acquisition workforce. As a central resource for federal acquisition professional development and certification, career guidance, and current industry information and emerging trends, FAI is committed to forging partnerships with government, private, and public-sector entities, as well as educational institutions. For more information about Federal Acquisition Institute (FAI), visit www.fai.gov.

About Carney

Carney, Inc. is a Performance Acceleration™ company providing Federal Government clients with a wide range of training, learning, and strategic human resource management services. Carney is dedicated to dramatically improving the job performance and critical mission accomplishment of individual employees, work teams, and entire organizations. Team Carney has been recognized with more than 120 industry awards for their work on behalf of Federal Government agencies.

Contact Carney

For more information on Carney, Inc. or to schedule an interview, contact Michelle Brauer at michelle.brauer@teamcarney.com.

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