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Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) launches a new website to help organizations reduce their risk of ransomware. Ransomware is an ever-evolving form of malware designed to encrypt files on a device,…
Read MoreDeveloping Great Workplaces to Attract a Great Workforce
By Tim Waldo, UT CIS Workforce Consultant We hope you had a happy National Workforce Development Month last month! This event that occurs each year in September is a time to celebrate the dedicated workforce development pros…
Read MorePTAC Collaborates with UT Ag Extension to Provide COVID-19 Relief for Farmers
The Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) at the University of Tennessee Center for Industrial Services (CIS) recently collaborated with the UT Extension Institute of Agriculture Center for Profitable Agriculture to…
Read MoreCybersecurity Awareness Webinar Series
The Tennessee Manufacturing Extension Partnership (TMEP) and Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) at the UT Center for Industrial Services are partnering to bring you information on how to keep your data and systems…
Read MoreWebinar: How Smaller Manufacturers Can Develop Risk Management Strategies for their Supply Chains
Webinar: How Smaller Manufacturers Can Develop Risk Management Strategies for their Supply Chains Date: October 20, 2021 Time: 2 PM ET Location: Virtual As a smaller manufacturer, you continue to be more vulnerable to global…
Read MorePTAC Quarterly Overview (August 2021)
Contract awards received by active clients that were awarded by Federal agencies: 479 Dollar amount of these awards: $138,381,170 The University of Tennessee Procurement Technical Assistance Center (Tennessee PTAC) had an…
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