Speaker: Aarish Gokaldas How OGS went from a SB Sub to a SB Prime The current Small Business environment and how it effects growing SB How to manage B&P for your SB to transition from Sub to Prime The capture and proposal process--Best strategies Problems Small Businesses face and how OGS approaches these issues

Mr. James W. Cluck is the Acquisition Executive and Director, Special Operations Research, Development, and Acquisition Center for the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, with responsibility for all Special Operations Forces research, development, acquisition, procurement, and logistics programs; as well as management of the SOF Acquisition Workforce Enterprise. Mr. Cluck has over 39 years combi...

The Give Me 5 program is partnering with the Department of State’s Offices of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) to host the first-ever Women-Owned Small Business Procurement Opportunity Forum on April 2nd in Washington, D.C.Give Me 5 is a national program created by American Express OPEN and Women Impacting Public Policy in 2008 to help women business owners get a leg up on selling to the world’s largest customer...

Enhance your self-awareness and make emotions work for you to build more productive relationships-professionally and personally-through emotional intelligence training. Understand and improve the crucial connection between emotions and actions to business and personal success. Now you can actually develop and enhance the skills which will positively impact your work—and in doing so, tap into a whole new level of achievement in your caree...

Mark your calendars for the 2012 NGACO State Conference featuring the Military Ball, 30 Mar-1 Apr at the Westin Hotel in Westminster. Friday afternoon, Saturday, and Sunday morning will be the National Guard Association of Colorado Conference. This is your three day opportunity to discuss and vote on the legislative issues that affect you and your National Guard career. *****A prominent sports figure from the Denver area will be in attendance...

The Veterans In Business Conference provides education, networking and business opportunities for Veteran and Service Disabled Veteran Small Business Owners. The conference was created by civic and business leaders in Northern Virginia to provide training and exposure to veterans who wish to grow their businesses through contracting and subcontracting opportunities with the Federal Government. Due to our close proximity to Washington D.C. and...

The 2012 Defense GameTech Users' Conference is an exciting forum for learning and networking with military and civilian users, game developers, game engine providers, designers and end users. Held at the Caribe Royale in Orlando, FL, GameTech is a great event to meet leading government and industry leaders in the field. Leveling up to improve warfighter performance! Learn about the latest trends in DoD games, virtual worlds and mobile apps for...

Important Note All course materials and handouts will be provided to students on CD ROM. Please bring a laptop computer that is equipped with a CD ROM with you to the class. If you do not have access to a laptop, please contact the respective meeting planner as soon as possible. There will be a limited number of laptops available for use through NDIA, so please call early. Overview The Defense Systems Acquisition Management course meets the ne...

SANS will be back for top notch information security training in Orlando, Florida during SANS 2012. Join us March 23-30 for audit, IT legal, security management, software and web app developer, forensics, and computer security training. Start making your travel plans now!Choose from more than 35 courses that are packed with the techniques and tools that you need to keep your organization or company safe. We are offering these new cutting-edge...

The Senior Leader Program is designed for senior managers in the federal government and comparable level military, state and local officials who wish to enhance their leadership potential or who are interested in preparing for the Senior Executive Service. The curriculum is based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management’s Executive Core Qualifications and meets OPM’s requirement that participants in agency-specific candidate dev...