Proper implementation of FITARA by government agencies holds the promise of transforming the way government IT is managed, helping to drive improve mission delivery effectiveness and efficiency. Over the past nine months, The American Council for Technology and Industry Advisory Council (ACT-IAC) has had a working group of more than 50 volunteers work to support FITARA implementation through: IT Management Maturity Model development – pr...

Join the ACT-IAC Small Business Alliance on Thursday, April 7th for a strategic Networking and Teaming Mixer at LeapFrog Solutions, Inc. located at 3201 Jermantown Road, #350 Fairfax, VA 22030. This event is open to Small and Large Businesses and all Government. Registration is FREE! The event will begin at 4:00 PM and end at 6:30 PM. A new style of networking session to engage other members in teaming for specific opportunities and projects t...

This year’s program “Shaping the Next US” is sponsored by ACT-IAC’s young leadership group, NexUS. NexUS is comprised of young professionals working together to assist each other in becoming the next generation of federal technology leaders. Every day there are new statistics about how the generation born between 1980 and 2000 and how they are changing the way the workforce works: - They are IMPACTFUL - 75% of the workf...

Advancing systems and processes are revolutionizing the ways in which the federal government provides critical services channel-by-channel. Citizens expect to interact with government in new ways and so, too has the White House asked federal managers implement best practices from the private sector. This year’s CX Summit [Customer Experience Summit] program, “Delivering an Omni-Channel Experience through Measures that Matter...

Are you a woman-owned small business wondering how to self-certify? Do you have questions about the new legislation affecting WOSBs? Self-certifying as a Woman-Owned Small Business can help you enter the federal contracting arena but it can be a confusing process. Join Alexandra Piotrowski, Economic Development Specialist, as she discusses how to self-certify, how to utilize the certification, and updates about the program. This on-demand webc...

ACT-IAC is pleased to announce that Acquisition Excellence 2016 will be hosted at the Grand Hyatt Washington on March 22. AE 2016 is an education and training event that will bring together the government and industry acquisition communities in order to collaborate on the latest acquisition challenges and generate innovative solutions for potential implementation. AE2016 will provide you with the skills and knowledge you need to be effective i...

Join the ACT-IAC Small Business Alliance on Wednesday, March 17th at The Westin Tysons Corner for Straight Talk featuring Dawud "D.K." Shillingford, Team Lead Contracting Officer at the SEC and Bruce Claybrook Senior Contract Business Manager at SEC. Mr. Shillingford currently serves as an IT Team Lead/Contracting Officer for the Securities and Exchange Commission. Dawud is a contracting professional with 25+ years of progressive and diverse e...

Join the ACT-IAC Small Business Alliance, the Department of Commerce, its sub agencies and other small businesses on March 8th for Building Small Business Success at the Department of Commerce. This event will take place from 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM at 20 F Street, NW in Washington, DC 20001. Even though agencies are under a common umbrella, each one of them has a distinct relationship with the small business community. Come hear directly fro...

Join the ACT-IAC Small Business Alliance on February 17th at 1307 New York Avenue NW in Washington, DC for our half day forum on Guidance and Strategies to Developing Effective Joint Ventures, Contractor Team Arrangements (CTA), and Mentor-Protégé Relationships. The purpose of this event is to educate small businesses on the rules and regulations and advantages and disadvantages of forming joint ventures, CTAs, and Mentor-Prot...

Join the ACT-IAC Small Business Alliance on Wednesday, February 10th at 1307 New York Ave. NW in Washington, DC for Straight Talk featuring Gladys Bailey, Acting Director of the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) for the Department of Labor. The mission of the OSDBU for the Department of Labor is to administer their small business program in accordance with the Small Business Act. Their priority is to ensure that sm...