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Defense Capitol Hill Workshop
Navy, Army, Air Force, Marines, DoD
(Our public Capitol Hill Workshop)

The definitive overview of how Congress works.

One of our most-popular custom training programs, the Capitol Hill Workshop has been tailored for federal agencies to give diverse staff a solid overview of Congress and how Capitol Hill works.

This workshop includes all of the topics covered in our Capitol Hill Workshop, with a greater focus and emphasis on defense.

Defense Capitol Hill Workshop is of particular interest to Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force and Army personnel, as well as all defense industry employees.

Materials include the then-available Congressional Directory and the training edition of the award-winning Congressional Deskbook.

This course is designed for GS-14 and above, military officers, supervisory personnel, and Leadership Development participants, to meet these leadership competencies: Strategic Vision, Planning and Quality; Identifying/Integrating Key Issues; Setting Work Priorities; Balancing National/Local Interests; Problem Anticipation/Adjustment; Managing Budgetary Processes; and Senior Level Communication.

The Defense Capitol Hill Workshop can be designed as a 3, 4, or 5 day program.

This is for military staff who need to know

Congressional procedure

How policy is made in Washington

Executive-Legislative relations

Congressional budgeting

How to work with Hill staff

Basic Congressional procedures

More Information
Sample Agenda	Audience Level	Course Materials	Fee	Related Training	Related Resources

Also see

The Defense Budget

Capitol Hill Workshop materials can include the Training Editions of these publications:

Congressional Deskbook: The Practical and Comprehensive Guide to Congress. Fifth Edition

Persuading Congress: A Practical Guide to Parlaying an Understanding of Congressional Folkways and Dynamics into Successful Advocacy on Capitol Hill

Custom Training Information

Sample
4-day
Agenda

Day One
	Welcome and Introductions The Dynamics of Congress Today's Legislative Process Politics and Leadership in the Current Congress Major Players Defense-Oriented Committees and Leaders Public Policy and Foreign Policy Making in Congress and in Washington Congressional Hearing Information and Instructions for Day Two
Day Two
	Attend Congressional Hearings Lunch Discussion: Congressional Hearings and Testimony Communicating Effectively with Congress Presidential-Congressional Relations
Day Three
	Defense and Security Issues in the Current Congress Congressional Relations from a DoD Perspective The Role of the Executive Branch in the Legislative Process A Former Member's Perspective on Politics and Policy Tour and Viewing of Floor Action in House and Senate
Day Four
	Congressional Budgeting Today Campaign and Election Trends and Their Impact How the Media Covers the Big Beats: The White House, Capitol Hill, and Pentagon The Work of Personal and Committee Staff

Lunches and breaks scheduled as appropriate

All custom training 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.

Sample Agendas

Sample agendas of different versions of this program tailored for previous custom clients are available:

Our public 3-day Capitol Hill Workshop
Our public 3-day Capitol Hill Workshop: Election
4-day program with Defense emphasis 5-page PDF
1-day "mini" Capitol Hill Workshop 2-page PDF
4-day program for a federal Agency 5-page PDF
3-day Legislative-Executive Workshop as part of a 5-day program that included a 2-day Advanced Federal Budget Process session for a federal agency 6-page PDF

See our Sample Agendas page for more.

Audience Level

The Capitol Hill Workshop gives a broad overview of how Capitol Hill works and how policy is made. All will gain valuable insight and perspective, regardless of Hill experience.

Audience Size

This program is most effective for between 25 and 35 attendees.

Don't have enough people for a custom, on-site program? You can still train your staff at our public Capitol Hill Workshop.

Previous Clients

Variations of this program have been presented for various organizations, including numerous federal agencies and military departments.

Our selected client list includes clients who have purchased custom training, sent staff to our public programs and who have purchased our publications.

Course Materials

Workshop materials include copies of the Training Editions of the Congressional Deskbook and Persuading Congress, and the then-available Congressional Directory for each attendee.

Length and Location

Requires 3 to 5 days.

This program is best held in Washington, DC. Some sessions can be presented anywhere in the United States and in many foreign countries.

Fee

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 course.

What is included in the fee?

TheCapitol.Net tailors each program to meet your training and educational objectives. Before we issue a cost proposal, we will work with you to tailor a program to meet your training objectives.

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.

FAQs

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Payment

Payment methods we accept for custom training include checks and EFT/ACH.

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About Us

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Phone: 703-739-3790
Email: custom -at- TheCapitol.Net
Complete our online custom program information request.

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

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Custom On-Site Training

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 course.

Rave Reviews

"Provides excellent insight into legislative workings of Congress which will only improve our abilities to work with Congress. Great & insightful presentations. Wonderful workshop! Thanks for attention to details."
-- Chief of Contracting, U.S. Air Force

"Best seminar ever."
-- Systems Analyst, DFAS

"I initially dreaded spending four days away from the office in a seminar but now consider the four days the best I have experienced all year. I learned so much -- general and specific. Got great ideas and ways of working with the Hill."
-- Assistant Director of Congressional Relations, Vanderbilt University

"Excellent choice of presenters. Would recommend this workshop to anybody interested in learning how Washington really works."
-- Program Manager, FAA

"What an outstanding 3 days! A wonderful use of my time. All aspects of this program were useful."
-- Director, Public Affairs, Fortune 500 company

"Taught me how to communicate effectively with House and Senate members."
-- Workshop Attendee, Navy Sea Systems

"What an extraordinary group of speakers. All were extremely dynamic speakers."
-- Senior Administrator, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

See more testimonials about this program.

See what some of the attendees at our custom programs say about our custom training.

Faculty

A team of more than 12 independent subject matter experts, each with at least 10 years' experience in observing or working with or in Congress, teach this intensive 3-day seminar.

Internal Marketing

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.

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