Get a first look at the transition strategies, priorities and agendas for state and local government in 2011. If you’re in government affairs, selling to state and local governments, leading an association or non-profit, this two-day event is packed with post-election trends and insights! You’ll interact with public sector leaders and today’s most prominent state and local thought leaders on these critical issues: What are th...

WINTER SHOWCASE * January 28, 2011 Holiday Inn Capitol, 550 C Street SW Washington DC, 20024 Showcase provides business development opportunities for exhibitors in a setting where they can get personal attention in successfully marketing their products, services and supplies to Defense and Civilian procurement representatives, primes, and acquisition personnel. Showcase your products and services and meet with Federal Agency MatchMakers for as...

The National Association of Small Business Contractors and the U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce are pleased to announced our third annual National Small Business Contracting Summit - Southeast to be held January 26 - 27, 2011 in Orlando, FL. This summit will include information and access to both regional and national small business contracting opportunities. We have a strong line up of federal agencies and prime contractors confirmed for atte...

All projections indicate federal agencies will be awash in increasing amounts of data with greater need to run analytics across the data while ensuring it is indexed, stored, and retrievable for future use. Join us for the Government Big Data Forum on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 at the Mayflower Renaissance Hotel in Washington, D.C. to hear from a group of experts as they outline the steps federal agencies should take to rapidly make sense of...

Real-Time Intelligence provides secure access, visibility and transparency to mission-critical data, delivering the ability to provision and deploy live Apps in response to dynamic and changing situations. With access to Real-Time Intelligence, your agency can increase agility for the mission and help the Warfighter rapidly respond and deploy where needed. Join us on January 26th at 12pm EST as we discuss the need to harness live data from au...

IDGA’s Disaster Management Prepare. Respond. Recover. In the event of a terrorist attack, natural disaster, or other large-scale emergency, the Department of Homeland Security along with Department of Defense and federal agency counterparts are designed to provide a coordinated, comprehensive federal response and mount a swift and effective recovery effort. In 2010, the federal government has taken the lead in shifting the focus of our e...

To Bid or Not To Bid? That is the question, right?Actually, the question is "To Respond or Not To Respond?" since this session will also cover if/how/why you should respond to Sources Sought Notices, Requests For Information (RFI), Requests For Quotations (RFQ) and Requests For Proposals (RFP) and how to ensure submission of a response that best supports organizational goals and objectives. To Bid or Not To Bid? will help attendees understand...

INVITATION TO ATTENDThe National Association of Government Contractors and the Washington Redskins invite you to our annual networking reception Networking with Primes 2011 at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland on January 20, 2011 at 6:30 p.m.You and your colleagues will have the opportunity to network with major government prime contractors and subcontractors in a casual atmosphere in the luxury suite area of FedEx Field. Bring plenty of busi...

Jennifer Schaus & Associates host a monthly *3rd THURSDAYS* Government Contractors (no-charge) Networking Event from 5:30-7:30pm at the Kennedy Center, Foyer Level, Millennium Stage Area. All professionals are welcome. For more info & to register http://JenniferSchaus3.eventbrite.com

On October 7, 2010, the U.S. Small Business Administration published a final rule effective February 4, 2011, aimed at expanding federal contracting opportunities for women-owned small businesses (WOSBs). The Final Rule sets forth procedures authorized by the Small Business Act to help ensure a level playing field on which WOSBs can compete for Federal contracting opportunities, while helping achieve the existing statutory goal that 5 percent...