The SBA and other agencies have set a goal of awarding 23% of all federal government contracts to small businesses. In 2022, the Biden Administration increased the Small-Disadvantaged Business goal from 5% to 11% in hopes of encouraging small businesses to do business with the federal government. In 2020, that equated to $145 billion dollars awarded according to the SBA, exceeding their goal of 23%. 2023 is a great year for small and medium bu...

Join Hundreds of Government Contracting Professionals at the Premier West Coast Training Conference Contract management, procurement, and acquisition professionals, here's what you'll experience at the 2023 La Jolla Government Contracts Week: Substantive content - 34 courses! - for government contracting professionals at all levels, from basic to advanced A gathering of top practitioners in the field for learning and networking Taught by natio...

The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) directly affects over $1 trillion in federal and state acquisitions each year. This critically important regulation is complex and continually changing. The three courses offered during this FAR Week are designed to give you a solid, practical understanding of the Federal Acquisition Regulation so that you can comply with the complex requirements and avoid pitfalls by anticipating and resolving potentia...

Orlando Government Contracts Week is a conference for all professionals concerned with government contracting. Immerse yourself in critical topics that impact the way you manage your government contracts. Create your own course schedule from 26 unique topics. **NEW FORMAT** FOR 2023In 2023, we will be offering 1- and 2-day courses on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. NEW! WEDNESDAY GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS FORUM On Wednesday, March 29, we hav...

The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) directly affects over $1 trillion in federal and state acquisitions each year. This critically important regulation is complex and continually changing. The courses offered during this FAR Week are designed to give you a solid, practical understanding of the Federal Acquisition Regulation so that you can comply with the complex requirements and avoid pitfalls by anticipating and resolving potential prob...

On October 1, 2021, President Biden issued a statement on Cybersecurity Awareness Month. He referenced the May 12 EO 14028 on Improving the Nation's Cybersecurity and said, "Both the public and private sectors have a role to play in strengthening cybersecurity, which is why we also issued a National Security Memorandum outlining the cybersecurity practices that responsible owners and operators of critical infrastructure should put in place and...

Welcome to the first-ever FPS Forum within an FPSEvents Weeklong Conference! This Forum will offer an Opening Keynote Session on the State of the Government Contracting Industry, a Luncheon Keynote Session, and also two tracks with multiple breakout sessions. Each track is loosely defined so that you as an attendee can do any of the breakouts you'd like. Track 1: Accounting, Compliance, and Administration related topics Track 2: Cybersecurity,...

This is a Virtual Weeklong Course and is accredited for CLE/CPE/CLP if you attend the live sessions. The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) directly affects over $1 trillion in federal and state acquisitions each year. This critically important regulation is complex and continually changing. The three courses offered during this Virtual FAR Week are designed to give you a solid, practical understanding of the Federal Acquisition Regulation,...

The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) directly affects over $1 trillion in federal and state acquisitions each year. This critically important regulation is complex and continually changing. The three courses offered during this Virtual FAR Week are designed to give you a solid, practical understanding of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, so that you can comply with the complex requirements and avoid pitfalls by anticipating and resolving...

The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) directly affects over $1 trillion in federal and state acquisitions each year. This critically important regulation is complex and continually changing. The three courses offered during this FAR Week are designed to give you a solid, practical understanding of the Federal Acquisition Regulation so that you can comply with the complex requirements and avoid pitfalls by anticipating and resolving potentia...