Join the ACT-IAC Small Business Alliance on Thursday, January 14th at the Residence Inn Springfield Old Keene Mill for Straight Talk featuring Rory Schultz, Deputy CIO of Food and Nutrition Services with the USDA. Rory Schultz is a 28 year federal employee with 22 years experience in IT customer service, 19 of which have been in leadership positions. He began his Federal career as a summer intern and research analyst with the Executive Office...

If you are a small business looking to expand your reach in the federal market, communicating effectively with your Government customer or a large prime is absolutely critical to developing your relationships. All too often, we make poor impressions, we don’t demonstrate our value well, and we don’t come prepared to ask the right questions when participating in these discussions. This must attend event will provide you the tools, b...

Join the ACT-IAC Small Business Alliance on Wednesday, November 18th at the Marriott in Tysons Corner for Straight Talk featuring George Price, Director OSDBU at US Department of State. George Price is a 23 year federal employee with experience at the US Small Business Administration, General Services Administration, Office of Personnel Management and most recently the US Department of State. Currently he holds the title of Director of the Off...

Please join us for our final ACT-IAC General Membership Meeting of the year on Wednesday, November 18, 2015 at the Tyson's Corner Marriott, 8028 Leesburg Pike, Tysons, VA 22182. Our featured program session will address Workforce of the Future - Bracing for the Impact, a session that we recently held at this year's Executive Leadership Conference (ELC). Gen Z is already here but would do we get the best from them and get them to stay in govern...

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...

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...

The Rocky Mountain Chapter is pleased to announce that Robert Lee, Liaison Officer for the Department of Homeland Security and Mark McCadden, Theater Security Cooperation/C4 Counter Narcotics Specialist for NORAD/USNORTHCOM, will speak at Cool River Café about security and technology. During this presentation Robert Lee will be addressing the role and responsibilities of the Department of Homeland Security. He will discuss critical infr...

Don't Miss the ACT-IAC Rocky Mountain Membership & Networking Reception 5-5 The Rocky Mountain Chapter of the American Council for Technology & Industry Advisory Council (ACT-IAC) is pleased to announce its Membership & Networking Reception, come join us to celebrate, network and socialize with your peers! It will be held at 240 Union Restaurant in Lakewood on May 5th from 4:30 to 6:30pm. Join the ACT-IAC Rocky Mountain Chapter! C...

Join the ACT-IAC Small Business Alliance on April 29th for Straight Talk with Trish Culbreth the Deputy Director of the Office of Small Business Programs at the Defense Logistics Agency. This session will focus on the importance of small business to the agency and how the agency plans to engage its small business partners. The Defense Logistics Agency is the Department of Defense's largest combat support agency and is responsible for nearly ev...