MID-TIER ADVOCACY BUSINESS FOCUSED BREAKFASTThe Tower ClubMonday March 26th 7AM to 9AM Crowdfunding, Size Standards, and Growth Strategies(Agencies, congressional staff invited)HURRY - RESERVE NOW!$49 MTA Member$69 Non-Member(price includes hot breakfast)

The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year (FY) 2018 contains several important bid protest-related reforms. If signed into law, these reforms will affect all government contractors! Come join us for an extensive panel discussion with leading bid protest lawyers and government officials on how these reforms will change the nature of bid protest and how you can prepare for them!

If you think you're immune to cybersecurity issues, think again. Go ask Equifax, or ask anyone affected by the "Wanna Cry" ransomware earlier this year, how important is cybersecurity? Join us for cocktails on November 7th as we discuss how cybersecurity affects your government contracting organization. You'll hear several nuggets of inside information and meet the expert members of the KISS - Keep It Simple Solution™ Government Contract...

KM Practitioners have the daunting task of improving their company or agency's knowledge-sharing initiatives, from better content management, to capturing lessons learned, to bridging the elusive gap between the people, process, and technology that runs the organization. That's why it's so important for KM professionals to gather and learn from each other; to glean from the experts who've gained success in this fast-growing, ever-evolving fiel...

Bid protests are rising rapidly in the federal contracts arena, as are the number of protests being sustained by GAO and the Court of Federal Claims. Both of these trends have enormously negative consequences for your agency. Our instructors are experienced attorneys. They will give you the benefit of their years of experience so you will learn how to avoid bid protests. Learn the most common areas of protest and how you can avoid those mistak...

Held the second Tuesday of every other month, GEOINTeraction Tuesday is a casual networking event where you can develop new relationships, exchange ideas and discover business opportunities. Each event features a guest speaker from the Defense, Intelligence or Homeland Security Community who shares their views on current issues and answers audience questions. This edition of GEOINTeraction Tuesday is sponsored by Esri and hosted at their office.

A breakfast dedicated to the major developments in federal contracting with guest, Cheryl Harris, Deputy Director, Information Technology Services (ITS), IT Schedule 70 Stay current in the ever-changing field of government contracts. Topics: GSA Panel Latest Bid Protests Legislative and FAR updates Pending legislation that will impact federal contractors US Court of Federal Claims and case law Labor Law Update: Latest Developments

The use of open source software is pretty much a forgone conclusion in the federal market but its power as a market disruptor is just now beginning to be felt as more agencies adopt a bimodal IT strategy. Register now for this Power Breakfast, where our panelists will discuss the implication of open source and bimodal IT from a technology, policy and business management perspective, including: Customer needs and expectations How this market sh...

Mobility has passed from its revolutionary phase–and now extends far beyond infrastructure, handsets and data plans. The ability to input, access and analyze data remotely has become a critical component of agency transformation. Legacy infrastructure providers and new system developers sell vastly different products. Join Bloomberg Government to discover new opportunities and learn how to address those challenges head on. This program w...

Few agencies have the IT budget of the Homeland Security Department, which is expected to top $6.2 billion in fiscal 2016. One of its 14 component agencies has a budget of $1.5 billion and five others have IT budgets of over $500 million annually: Customs and Border Protection - $1.5 billion National Protection and Programs Directorate - $985.6 million Departmental Management and Operations - $817.6 million Transportation Security Administrati...