Indoor rock climbing social for Federal humans of all levels of experience!Join me and my co-host Anna Urman (contract data geek, former PTAC director, and now State Department insider) to reach for the top -- literally -- and have a blast! We welcome folks of all abilities and levels, from first-timers to the most experienced climbers. Thinking, "I've never done this!"? You're not alone! Come try and see if you like it!(Been away a while? Let...

February GovCon Rockstars Indoor rock climbing social for Federal humans of all levels of experience!Join me and my co-host Anna Urman (contract data geek, former PTAC director, and now State Department insider) to reach for the top -- literally -- and have a blast! We welcome folks of all abilities and levels, from first-timers to the most experienced climbers. Thinking, "I've never done this!"? You're not alone! Come try and see if you like...

You know the feeling when you lose a proposal. You’ve lost time, money, possibly even employees and teaming partners. And you might even have lost some belief in yourself. It doesn’t have to be that way. This session will show you how to identify loser opportunities before you spend a single day or a dime or a relationship on it. You will learn: How to focus on writing only winning proposals How to use intelligence to build the rel...

Would it surprise you to know that there are FIVE LAYERS to every federal business opportunity? The Players And Layers Methodology is a defined, proven, repeatable, relationship-based approach to federal business development that our clients have used to drive millions of dollars in wins in a matter of months. This proprietary process has been shared with hundreds of savvy GovCons who use these steps to focus their efforts and win millions of...

Indoor rock climbing social for Federal humans of all levels of experience!Join me and my co-host Anna Urman (contract data geek, former PTAC director, and now State Department insider) to reach for the top -- literally -- and have a blast! We welcome folks of all abilities and levels, from first-timers to the most experienced climbers. Thinking, "I've never done this!"? You're not alone! Come try and see if you like it!(Been away a while? Let...

The Edge is not a new place, but it’s garnering lots of attention, especially when it comes to Artificial Intelligence. In fact, AI is the number one workload for the edge, according to Moor Insights & Strategy. And as we move further into a world of autonomous operations the combination of AI and the edge, along with a robust and scalable enterprise IT infrastructure, is required to bring full automation to fruition. However, the pa...

Debriefings are one of the most important tools in a federal contractor’s toolbox. First and foremost, they are the primary way a contractor can find out – whether a contract awardee or an unsuccessful offeror – how to improve their future proposal efforts. In addition, debriefings are a useful and often mandatory step in the bid protest process. But many contractors have serious misconceptions regarding debriefings, when to...

Build low, SHIFT high Commercial software is not inherently designed to run in restricted and classified cloud environments, where security must meet very strict standards. With SHIFT, your development team can expedite the launch of your commercial software in these regions with confidence that it will work. Whether you're a government agency needing tools to help advance your mission, a system integrator looking to use both cleared and uncle...

Increasing development speed is often limited by the boundaries of infrastructure. As a single platform, GitLab offers incredible flexibility for numerous use cases such as economic data analysis and high-speed transaction processing.Several of the Federal Reserve Banks have already begun to use GitLab as they adopt cloud computing to help their agency be more efficient in their growth journey. Whether it's managing infrastructure, data storag...

Staying Compliant Without Losing Agility Adhering to compliance regimes is more critical than ever. The need for robust control and compliance often conflicts with the desire for computing power and agility that the cloud offers. Altitude™ finally solves that problem by combining scalable cloud management with automated governance. It gives end-users guardrails – not speed bumps – so they can take full advantage of the cloud....