The American Express OPEN for Government Contracting program provides free events, resources, mentoring and networking opportunities to help small and mid-sized businesses get the insight and experience they need to do business with the world's largest customer: the U.S. government. Don't miss the opportunity to attend the annual OPEN for Government Contracting: Summit for Success in Washington, DC to learn how small and middle market business...

The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) is the source document when contracting with the procurement offices of both federal defense and civilian agencies for the purchase goods and services. A close and detailed working knowledge of the FAR is mandatory for government, contractor, and subcontractor personnel in order to maintain the best possible contracts and compliance with its requirements. This two-day FAR “Less Complicated...

You may have noticed that bid protests are rising rapidly in the federal contracting arena, as are the number of protests being sustained by GAO and the Court of Federal Claims. Both of these trends can have enormously negative consequences for your agency. So how can you avoid bid protests in the first place? Find out why bid protests occur and learn the steps you can take to prevent them in our Seven Steps to Avoid Bid Protests training cour...

Hybrid cloud is critical to government IT transformation, which means storing data on-premises and in the cloud. Keeping up with ever-changing IT environments presents myriad challenges for organizations. Please register today and join us for the Microsoft Azure Government DC Meetup, Managing the Changing Hybrid Cloud Environment in Gov, on Wed., May 31, from 6 - 8:30 p.m., at 1776. We are excited to feature Brian Harrison, cloud solution arch...

Government networks, critical infrastructure, and data are under a constant state of attack. The nature of these threats evolve on a daily basis. Hacktivists, nation states, and cyber criminals push people, processes, and technologies that make up government cyber defenses to their breaking points. Join Gigamon, FireEye, and Splunk at the International Spy Museum for a panel discussion about the top 10 best practices for cyber security profess...

For our May speaker series, the APMP-NCA chapter is pleased to present a full panel of current and previous Federal Government proposal evaluators. These panelists will provide answers to the proposal evaluation questions you have been dying to ask! This panel will address how the Government approaches evaluation. Are there response techniques offerors should avoid? What methods of response help the evaluators? Does language matter? Do they ca...

reStartEvents is hosting a Hiring & Networking Event: Tuesday, May 23rd in Tyson’s Corner, VA — for Cleared Professionals of ALL disciplines. Whether you are actively seeking employment, transitioning from the military or federal government, your contract is coming to an end, window shopping and want to see what else is out there for you or if you just want to meet and network with your peers, THIS IS THE EVENT FOR YOU: Resumes...

Business Growth Workshop Breakfast at 8:30 am Workshop starts at 9:00 am and ends at 3:30 pm both days. Lunch will also be provided. According to an annual study of over 300 executives in government contracting firms, their number one concern (what keeps you up at night) is the health of their business pipeline. Some are concerned they do not have enough opportunities. Others are worried whether they have the right opportunities. And more are...

Course Objectives This course provides instruction on common failure modes for most types of dams and levees with primary emphasis on dams. The principles, concepts and design standards taught are applicable to anyone conducting inspections, performing assessments, conducting risk analyses, or involved in the design of a dam or levee project. Participants will learn about potential failure modes, conditions that can lead to these failure modes...

The leading forum for thought leaders and innovators from industry, government, and academia, providing machine failure prevention technology and human performance monitoring innovation for 50 years. MFPT 2017 Conference will offer attendees expert perspectives and technical research, Keynote presentations, and complete access to the Exhibit Hall for duration of conference. Network with more than 120 global attendees from government, industry,...