If you are a small business looking to expand your reach in the federal market, communicating effectively with your Government customer or a large prime is absolutely critical to developing your relationships. All too often, we make poor impressions, we don’t demonstrate our value well, and we don’t come prepared to ask the right questions when participating in these discussions. This must attend event will provide you the tools, b...

Join the ACT-IAC Small Business Alliance on Wednesday, November 18th at the Marriott in Tysons Corner for Straight Talk featuring George Price, Director OSDBU at US Department of State. George Price is a 23 year federal employee with experience at the US Small Business Administration, General Services Administration, Office of Personnel Management and most recently the US Department of State. Currently he holds the title of Director of the Off...

Please join us for our final ACT-IAC General Membership Meeting of the year on Wednesday, November 18, 2015 at the Tyson's Corner Marriott, 8028 Leesburg Pike, Tysons, VA 22182. Our featured program session will address Workforce of the Future - Bracing for the Impact, a session that we recently held at this year's Executive Leadership Conference (ELC). Gen Z is already here but would do we get the best from them and get them to stay in govern...

Derek Meyer from the Department of Homeland Security will be speaking on the subject of cybersecurity in industrial control systems. Following his presentation, Ronald Schuster from the Bureau of Reclamation will give a presentation on protecting critical infrastructure. A continental breakfast will be available at the event. Agenda 7:30 – 8:00 Registration and Networking 8:00 – 8:45 DHS ICS-CERT Presentation 8:45 – 9:15 BOR...

The Excellence.gov Awards were instituted in 2001 with the joint sponsorship of ACT-IAC and the Federal CIO Council and have become a benchmark for superior performance in government programs. Programs from all levels of government are eligible for these awards. Nominations may be submitted by government or commercial entities, but only government programs are eligible. All nominations must include the approval of a government official (GS 13/...

ELC 2015 will focus on new technologies and service-delivery models that now allow us to meet and exceed mission challenges with greater efficiency and effectiveness. Among the topics that we will examine is; NS2020 and the evolving strategy for the next generation of telecommunications and information technology (IT) infrastructure services; Market Intelligence and the challenge to expand the focus of engagement with industry away from simply...

Customer Experience is a Presidential Priority under the Management Agenda. We believe that not only does the public deserve to get excellent service from the government, it's a national imperative. Trust and engagement with government is driven to some degree based on the experience the public has when interacting and obtaining information and services from the government. This summit will feature leaders in government and industry that are f...

Please join us for an information-packed presentation regarding the 2016 Federal Spending Outlook, highlights of 2015 Clarity report and an overview of spending in Colorado in 2015. Interact with your peers to learn best practices on how to grow your government contracting business. Highlights will include… 2016 Federal Spending OutlookAfter several years of tight budgets, the FY 2016 federal budget request reflects a desire to invest i...

This half-day professional development event will provide interactive dialogue-driven workshops designed specifically around the questions and issues being raised by the federal data community. The DATA Act Forum is a part of the ACT-IAC's ongoing DATA Act - Transparency in Federal Financials project. The goal of the forum is to engage government and industry leaders who are focused on implementing the DATA Act in lively conversation surroundi...

Join the ACT-IAC Small Business Alliance on July 14th for a senior level panel discussion highlighting how small businesses can position themselves to successfully deliver and support HHS and CMS missions. As CMS continues to foster healthcare transformation by finding new ways to pay for and deliver care that can lower costs and improve care, CMS is partnering with the industry to innovate while maintaining operation and compliance objectives...