Myth-Busters, Partnership and Challenges - The Current and Future State of Interagency Contracting

Join the Coalition for Government Procurement for one of its most presitigious events, the 2011 Fall Conference. This year's theme will be "Myth-Busters" where the focus of the event will be the importance of open Government-Industry communication.

DAY 1 AGENDA

8:00 a.m.              Registration and Networking Breakfast
 

9:00 a.m.              Welcome

Roger Waldron, President, The Coalition for Government Procurement
 

9:15 a.m.              Keynote Address

Congressman Gerry Connolly*

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
 

9:45 a.m.              A Conversation with the Office of Federal Procurement Policy

Dan Gordon, Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy, OMB

Roger Waldron, President, The Coalition for Government Procurement
 

10:30 a.m.           Break
 

10:45 a.m.           Sustainable Acquisition: Current Initiatives to Green the Government

Nancy Gillis, Director, Federal Supply Chain Emissions Program Management Office, GSA

Bryan Steverson, Senior Advisor, Office of Federal High Performance Green Buildings, GSA
 

12:00 p.m.           Lunch

Schedules Forecast: Discussion of Key Initiatives and Goals for GSA and the VA

Bill Gormley, Chair, The Coalition for Government Procurement (Moderator)

Steve Kempf, Commissioner of FAS, GSA

Jan Frye, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Acquisition and Logistics, VA*
 

1:15 p.m.             Current MAS Pricing Practices, Policies and Audits: Compliance Risks and Rewards

Carolyn Alston, General Counsel, WMG/Deltek (Moderator)

Tony Fuller, Partner, Baker Tilly Virchow Krause LLP

Jason Workmaster, Partner, McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP

Houston Taylor, Assistant Commissioner of FAS, Office of Acquisition Management, GSA
 

2:15 p.m.             Break

2:30 p.m.             Breakout Sessions

4:00 p.m.             Changes in Procurement Post 9/11

Al Burman, President, Jefferson Consulting Group

Marcia Madsen, Partner, Mayer Brown LLP*

Jon Etherton, President, Etherton and Associates, Inc.
 

5:00 p.m.             Wine & Cheese Networking Reception

Day 2 AGENDA

7:30 a.m.              Registration and Networking Breakfast
 

8:00 a.m.              Welcome/ Opening Remarks

Roger Waldron, President, The Coalition for Government Procurement
 

8:15 a.m.              Keynote Address

Steve Schooner, Professor and Co-Director of the Government Procurement Law Program, George Washington University
 

9:00 a.m.              Four Eyes, Two Views, One Truth -- Perspectives on the Myths and Realities of GSA Schedule Audits

Jonathan Aronie, Partner, Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Richard Levi, Counsel to the Inspector General, Office of Inspector General, GSA
 

10:00 a.m.           Break
 

10:15 a.m.           Strategic Sourcing vs. Contract Duplication: What it Means for Governmentwide Contracts and Contractors

Jeff Koses, Director, GSS Office of Acquisition Operations, GSA

Floyd Groce, Co-Chair, DoD Enterprise Software Initiative Working Group at Department

of the Navy Chief Information Officer*

Robert Carl Shofner, Director, Enterprise Sourcing Group, Air Force Materiel Command,

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base*

Ray Bjorklund, Chief Knowledge Officer, Deltek

11:30 a.m.           Adjourn

*Invited, not confirmed