The Excellence.gov Awards were instituted in 2001 with the joint sponsorship of ACT-IAC and the Federal CIO Council and have become a benchmark for superior performance in government programs. Programs from all levels of government are eligible for these awards. Nominations may be submitted by government or commercial entities, but only government programs are eligible. All nominations must include the approval of a government official (GS 13/...

ELC 2015 will focus on new technologies and service-delivery models that now allow us to meet and exceed mission challenges with greater efficiency and effectiveness. Among the topics that we will examine is; NS2020 and the evolving strategy for the next generation of telecommunications and information technology (IT) infrastructure services; Market Intelligence and the challenge to expand the focus of engagement with industry away from simply...

You’ve tried cold calling, email prospecting and LinkedIn. You are diligent about your prospecting, but you aren’t getting the number of new leads that you need to meet your objectives. Your peers are generating leads. But your contacts just aren’t responding to your approach. So what are you doing wrong? What do you need to do differently? And how can you be sure it will work? Join prospect attraction authority and author Ke...

Customer Experience is a Presidential Priority under the Management Agenda. We believe that not only does the public deserve to get excellent service from the government, it's a national imperative. Trust and engagement with government is driven to some degree based on the experience the public has when interacting and obtaining information and services from the government. This summit will feature leaders in government and industry that are f...

This half-day professional development event will provide interactive dialogue-driven workshops designed specifically around the questions and issues being raised by the federal data community. The DATA Act Forum is a part of the ACT-IAC's ongoing DATA Act - Transparency in Federal Financials project. The goal of the forum is to engage government and industry leaders who are focused on implementing the DATA Act in lively conversation surroundi...

The 2015 IES&BD Excellence in Sales & Business Development Awards, will be held on June 11, 2015 at the Gannett/USA Today Building in McLean, VA, recognizing teams and organizations that have demonstrated exemplary performance through leadership, risk taking, innovation, vision and customer development in Sales & Business Development. The Awards honor sales and business development teams from across the country and across multiple...

The Management of Change education and training event focuses on the most pressing IT and management issues in government and industry. Attendees will participate in ‘hackathon’ sessions to tackle obstacles and inspire innovation within the federal environment. Emphasis is placed on developing strategies, crafting techniques, and utilizing tools to drive innovation and change enterprise-wide. Speakers include Lisa Bodell, author an...

Named “One of the Six Must-Attend Conferences for Small-Business Owners” by Intuit’s Quick Books, ACT-IAC’s annual Small Business Conference is an educational and training event tailored for small business leaders and entrepreneurs within the Federal and IT industries. SBC 2015 will provide foundational ideas for attendees on how to expand their portfolios through engagement, collaboration, and actions from both governm...

Registration is FREE and you can register online today. Come for part of the day or the whole day! The Top 30 finalists for the Igniting Innovation 2015 Showcase and Awards have been announced! Finalists were selected from a diverse pool of over 100 solutions, tools, services, and programs developed by government and industry leaders to address some of the government's biggest IT challenges. A full list of the innovations, their descriptions,...

The 2014 Executive Leadership Conference goals are simple: Connect great people with great ideas to inspire Leadership and Innovation in Radically Changing Times. In government today, an emerging collaborative ecosystem is transforming how, and with whom, people work. This requires that we adopt new approaches to carrying out agency missions and providing citizen services. ELC’s Premise: Technology Both Addresses and Poses Our Toughest C...