The ACT-IAC Federal Insights Exchange in concert with the General Services Administration OASIS Program Office is hosting an information session to generate awareness and educate small businesses about the OASIS SB contract vehicle, and the criteria involved with becoming a suitable Industry Partner for the OASIS SB contract. Previous OASIS SB Industry Partners have outgrown their size standard, resulting in an upcoming on-ramping to back-fill...

Finding and winning federal contracts and subcontracts requires good decision-making.Good decision-making demands targeted data and information, market insights, relationships and a level of context to understand how each ofthese pieces fits together. Why? To achieve accurate and timely development of answers to questions ranging from, “Who buys?” and “How do they buy?” to “Which teammates?” and “Bid...

Prepare Now for the Surge in End-of-Year Spending - The Administration recently enacted a $1.3 trillion budget with surprisingly large increases in agency budgets that must be obligated by September 30th. Even the Departments that were targeted for large cuts in the President’s budget saw smaller-than-expected cuts, or even increases — some greater than 10%. It is estimated that the Defense Department alone will have to obligate $1...

Join us for the next GovConnects Education Series where Shirley Collier, President of Scale2Market, LLC will cover: Strategic advantages of being a prime contractor in some cases and a subcontractor in othersHow the SBA's new All Small program is opening up JV opportunities for small and large businesses alikeThe characteristics of high performing federal contracting teams

FEDCOCKTAIL Network was created to provide a forum for businesses and professionals engaged in providing goods and services to federal, state, and local county/municipalities. This forum allows attendees to spot teaming opportunities, meet with others who are engaged in similar practice and exchange core capabilities as attendees collaborate about their secrets to success. FedCocktail allows mingling in a non-business atmosphere, while expandi...

When many companies hear the term 'Corporate Governance', their initial response is that "it's a necessary evil in the contemporary world of U.S. government contracting". Some may even view its objectives as an impediment to efficient operations, just slowing down the process with hurdles. When the concept is fully understood, however, it readily becomes obvious that a robust corporate compliance program creates an economic advantage for the c...

The American Express Summit for Success in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, June 26, is a free, all-day event designed to provide business growth strategies to small and mid-sized companies. Attendees will discover opportunities for growth through sessions dedicated to government contracting, corporate procurement, exporting, and general business strategies hosted by insightful industry leaders. The Summit will also feature interactive workshops,...

When used well, LinkedIn is perhaps the best marketing tool available to government contractors - and the things you need to do on LinkedIn you can do for free. You don't need the paid member level. As of April, 2018, there are over 2 million feds on LinkedIn. It is now an entrenched part of the GovCon ecosystem. This is the only publicly available B2G course on using LinkedIn for government contractors. The basics of social selling, from sett...

This conference is widely regarded as the country’s leading annual event for defense contractors gathering senior executives and practitioners working in procurement, government compliance, cost and pricing, accounting and audit. There are many defense-related policy changes and procurement moves happening right now in the United States. DCAA’s 2016 report to Congress identified significant gains by the agency in reducing the audit...

Technology, Systems & Ships 2018 has moved to June 18-20, 2018 to best accommodate Navy discussion of the upcoming shipbuilding portfolio. This event will showcase new programs such as the new FFG(X) as well as programs of PEO Ships, PEO LCS, PEO Carriers, PEO IWS, and PEO Submarines. This will be the 2018 event to get a full understanding of the direction the Navy is taking regarding future ships, systems and technologies. Beyond the ship...