Our program will feature Stephanie Shutt, Director, Multiple Awards Schedules(MAS) Program Office, General Services Administration. Under Ms. Shutt's leadership, GSA’s initiative to consolidate its 24 Multiple Awards Schedules into one streamlined contract vehicle is well underway. The $31B annual schedules program allows agencies to purchase more than 10M commercial products and services. Ms. Shutt will expand on the initiative’s...

Our program will feature guest speaker Gary Washington, Chief Information Officer, Department of Agriculture. Mr. Washington will discuss the agency's Phase II of the Centers of Excellence , FY 19 priorities, and how industry can help. Agenda: 9:00am - 9:30 am Registration & Networking9:30am - 10:30am Program Panel Discussion/ Q&A10:30am- 11:00am Program Close

The General Services Administration is America’s key source solely dedicated to procuring goods and services for government. The agency’s Federal Acquisition Service is revolutionizing government procurement today. Join us for this “off the record” panel discussion with key leaders of GSA’s Office of IT Services, Enterprise GWAC Division and gain insights on the GWACs, including Alliant 2, and more.Featured GSA sp...

Modernizing the federal government's information technology (IT) infrastructure is critical to improving government services. This is a core theme in the President's Management Agenda (PMA), the 21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act (IDEA) and the IT Modernization Centers of Excellence. In most current federal environments, responsibilities for service delivery is separated across different areas within agencies. This results in a lac...

ACT-IAC's third Annual Forum will feature wide-ranging discussions among top executives, government leaders and industry experts on bold ideas, policies, and strategies to harness emerging technologies - including Blockchain, Internet of Things (IoT), cloud, Artificial Intelligence and other cognitive technologies - for advancing economic growth and inclusion, modernizing governments and industries, promoting safety and security, and ensuring...

In order to be effective with strained financial resources, federal agencies are leaning towards Shared Services in order to better manage costs of business operations. Cross agency collaborations around the sourcing of information technology, human resources, grants management & financial management have allowed agencies especially smaller agencies that are constrained by budgets and missions, to work together and use their collective buy...

See the newest innovations in the public sector on May 23, 2019, in DC! These Top 40 innovations are improving services to citizens and government operations at the federal, state and local levels. Gain insights to innovate at your organization by talking to #GovInnovators who solved similar challenges. ACT-IAC collected over 200 nominations, narrowed them down to the Top 40 finalists and invited them to exhibit their innovations at the sixth...

EPIC (Exploration, People, Inspiration, Collaboration) – The Future of Information Technology, is a half day event that will focus on the effective characteristics leaders need in shaping the future of the federal IT industry. This event will feature experienced practitioners serving as keynotes and panelists who have thrived through times of change taking their organizations to the next level by sharing their vision of the future. Speci...

This forum will provide an update from major agencies and industry on whether the Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) contract vehicle throughout the Federal government has achieved modernization efforts during the past year. KEYNOTE:Laura Stanton, Deputy Assistant Commissioner for Category Management in IT Category, General Services Administration OBJECTIVES:By attending this event, you will: Hear the success stories involving network m...

The President’s Management Agenda lays out a long-term vision for modernizing the Federal Government in key areas that will improve the ability of agencies to deliver mission outcomes, provide excellent service, and effectively steward taxpayer dollars on behalf of the American people. In line with that vision, throughout the past 24 months, the U.S. Federal government has undergone numerous important changes to its policies and processe...