All too frequently, good ideas that could benefit the federal government never make it to their attention due to the costs of creating and marketing such innovations. Many small and mid-sized businesses are starved of resources and capital that can allow their company to succeed in the federal marketplace or do not have the access to secure additional funding to make their dream idea a reality. Does your company have ideas, innovations or serv...

This premier networking event hosted by Young AFCEA Bethesda brings together senior government executives and emerging government leaders for an engaging discussion on next-generation technologies fueled by innovation. The event features roundtable discussions with government and industry guests, moderated by industry leaders.

Creating Agility and Speed for Advanced Multi-Domain Operations DaytonDefense (the Dayton Area Defense Contractors Association) will host the 12th annual Wright Dialogue with Industry July 18-20, 2017 at the Dayton Convention Center, Dayton, Ohio. Learn how the Air Force plans to develop and network military capabilities that create a common operational picture for our military to achieve success at a decision speed unrivaled by our adversarie...

Want to avoid getting tripped up on the intricacies of compliance or need to better understand the regulations around the Buy American Act (BAA) and Trade Agreements Act (TAA)? These Acts are the primary “buy national” rules impacting government contracts. BAA and TAA rules and regulations shape the government’s buying strategies, contractor’s supply chains, and, increasingly, the public perceptions of government contra...

If your company doesn't have visibility in the federal sector, in all likelihood, you are not effectively seeing opportunity and opportunity is not seeing you. It's a problem more common than not and the damage being done is to a company's morale and its bottom line. CREATING VISIBILITY looks at effective ways of virtually and physically getting in front of government and industry decision-makers and influencers. Guy Timberlake, CEO, The Ameri...

Federal agencies are managing complex programs with evolving missions and growing customer expectations. Improving outcomes and efficiency, while reducing overspending and waste, are essential priorities for policymakers, agency staff, contractors, and taxpayers. Program management and acquisition reform remain key drivers of federal performance, but implementation remains a work in progress. Additional reforms and initiatives from the White H...

Who should attend: CFOs, Directors, Managers in functional areas of Contract Administration, Accounting, Finance, Compliance and Consulting. Any organization who are required to submit their incurred costs to the Federal Government What you will learn: Government contractors subject to an Allowable Cost and Payment contract clause must submit an adequate incurred cost proposal together with supporting data for each fiscal year within six month...

Don’t wait for an annual review or year-end report to hear about the state of the federal contracting market. Learn all about the most current pressing issues at the upcoming Mid-Year Update! As a follow up to our popular Annual Review event, the Mid-Year Update on Hot Issues in Federal Contracting provides everything you need to stay current on the developments that have come out over the first half of the year in the ever-changing fiel...

You have a federal government contract with a clause requiring you to purchase and use biobased products. So…… What are biobased products? Where did the requirement to buy biobased products originate? How do you locate biobased products? How does the Contracting Officer know that you met the requirement? These questions and more are answered in a short, web-based, interactive training module. Course Title: My Contract Requires Bi...

Congress and the Trump Administration are re-examining longstanding acquisition reform efforts and seeking new ways to impact how the government acquires, and manages, technology and professional services. In addition, many federal agencies are already implementing streamlined acquisition processes to rapidly deploy new capabilities to support mission requirements. Attend the PSC 2017 Federal Acquisition Refor(u)m to learn what’s likely...