Relationship Building & Networking In Government Contracting REGISTER HERE https://www.govassociation.org/event-5609894 Come join us weekly as we train and prepare you to capture government contracts. These sessions are designed to prepare those enrolled in the Certified Capture Manager (CCM) Program to prepare their businesses for success and to prepare them to become certified capture manager professionals. Class Time: Every Thursday eve...

TEAMING CO-OP FORMING TO PURSUE DHS - PACTS III $8.4B RFP AND OTHER FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES REGISTER HERE https://www.govassociation.org/event-5626426 No business is an island in the government marketplace. At some point, you will need teaming partners. Whether it’s a subcontractor, joint venture, mentor-protege, or a standard teaming collaboration, you’ll need these partners to help you land more contracts. Over 70% of federal opport...

Creating A Capture Plan And Ask-Me-Anything, Government Contracting Open Lab REGISTER HERE https://www.govassociation.org/event-5601130 Classes are awesome, but Labs are even better. Come join us weekly as we train and prepare you to capture government contracts. These Lab sessions are designed to prepare CCM students with the hands-on support through your government contracting journey. Also, these labs sessions are open to all GCA members, p...

Florida is the third-largest state in the U.S. by population, and it continues to grow rapidly – from 2010 to 2020, its population grew by 14.5%. That kind of growth rate might be the envy of other states, but it also means increased pressure on the state government to deliver internet-based, user-friendly services for everything from child support services to renewing business licenses. To accomplish this transformation in state governm...

State and local governments had to adapt quickly to the effects of the pandemic, as workers and residents alike were encouraged to shelter in their homes. This created major challenges for agencies’ IT systems and technical support staff. Rather than using a “hub-and-spoke” method of connecting employees to servers, data, applications, and each other – where cybersecurity focused on firewalls around the perimeter ...

Join Datadog and MeriTalk on December 12, 2023 at The InterContinental at the Wharf in Washington, D.C. for Datadog Observe, a half-day forum that will surface solutions to your most pressing IT challenges. Our inaugural event brings together federal IT leaders and industry experts to explore the transformative potential of end-to-end observability. With breakout sessions tailored for both executive and technical audiences, you’ll gain a...

When it comes to providing services for both employees and constituents, many agencies are working in the dark: They just don’t have any concrete idea of how those services are resonating with the intended users. Needless to say, that is not a good long-term strategy. That’s where data can help. Join us online Tuesday, Dec. 12 at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT to hear from experts at General Services Administration, Dept. of Veterans Affairs...

Join us online Wednesday, Nov. 29 at12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT We will discuss how to empower people, strategy and technology for the agency of the future. Specifically, you’ll learn: How technology can help drive mission success. What core skillsets agencies are looking for from their employees to create a more modern government. How agency leaders are prioritizing and strategizing to meet future mission objectives.

Events on the world stage are also playing out in cyberspace. Nation-states continue their kinetic wars into internet realms, commit crimes such as financial and intellectual property theft, and pursue their global strategic goals hidden from view. Ransomware attacks are increasing again. It’s a tough time for cybersecurity professionals. “We’re seeing attackers cause bigger impacts with less skills. They’re also more b...

The federal government has been proactive in continuity of operations (COOP ) planning since at least the 1950s, when President Eisenhower issued executive orders directing various measures agencies should take to be prepared for a possible nuclear war. The need for COOP leads naturally to the question of resilience – how quickly agencies can recover from events beyond their control. Climate change is a slow-moving tsunami of many smalle...