What would it take to get the whole story of a opportunity, make bid/nobid decision that save you money, and bring home more wins? Join me and discover: - Five "wired" warning signs of a loser bid; - Three ways competitors get "wired"; - What your team needs to know to beat them at their own game. Get on the path to recoup the time, money and effort going out the back door on loser bids, and start new money coming in the front door from the wi...

Mark your calendars! We are pleased to announce that the 30th annual Federal Networks Conference will return to the Washington, DC area February 14-15, 2017. Federal Networks 2017 brings together senior decision-makers from key agencies across government to share their latest plans for how they will design, purchase and operate their networks -- as well as the IT services that these networks enable and deliver. Over the past 30 years, Federal...

For budgeting executives who are drowning in spreadsheets or strapped to legacy applications, a cloud-based performance management solution offers rapid implementation, lower IT costs and accelerated ROI. Attend our webinar at 2 p.m. ET on Thursday, Feb. 9, to learn how the city of Raleigh, N.C., embraced the cloud to modernize its budgeting processes. This webinar will help you: Learn how Raleigh successfully migrated its budgeting processes...

Connect at the next of our distinctive receptions featuring the top Federal Government contractors in the Central Maryland region. With only four privately held programs taking place each calendar year, participants experience valuable dialogue with men and women who have built, grown, and sold companies. Executive level reception attendees establish and cultivate new and existing relationships while obtaining knowledge and exploring new busin...

Earlier this month, the Commission to Modernize State Procurement led by Lt. Gov. Boyd Rutherford issued a report which includes 57 recommendations that span multiple issue areas such as creating a uniform RFP template for all goods and services, streamlining A&E procurements, expanding small business and MBE procurement opportunities, promoting efficiencies through automation and technology upgrades, and removing redundant and unnecessary...

New Administration means new opportunities. Want to grow your Federal business? With so much uncertainty, the challenge is where to begin and how to focus. Good news: the best tools that give you the key insight are free! Join me to explore most powerful resources you need to pinpoint perfect federal buyers. Discover: The Three Big Fibs buyers tell you Why 50% of GSA Schedule contractors waste millions of dollars The four things every federal...

Identifying unallowable costs is important for government contractors to avoid billing issues, incurred cost audit findings, and to pass pre-award accounting system surveys. This presentation will discuss the often overlooked information in FAR Parts 31.000–31.204, how this information sets the stage for the selected costs in FAR 31.205, and hot topics for auditors. Key Take-Aways: A deeper understanding of FAR Part 31, “Contract C...

The IPSA's web-workshop about grant writing fundamentals is for anyone in government or the private sector. The course syllabus includes: Section 1: Grant Writing Overview Getting Started Grant Resources Determining Eligibility Solicitation Rules Forming a Response Team Developing a Response Plan & Schedule Section 2: Writing the Response Common Sections Quality Writing & Citations Good versus Bad Writing/Statements Sustainability Plan...

At this point in your career you've long understood the importance of prioritizing your workload, shouldn't your cybersecurity solutions do the same?Enroll in this course to learn about Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigations (CDM), a program that provides government agencies automated cybersecurity capabilities oriented around prioritization to defend against today's advanced cyberthreats. We’ll introduce the CDM program to you and walk...

Understand how to navigate the minefields of procurement code and public contracting in Florida with ease. If you perform public work in Florida you know that almost all public work in Florida is competitively bid. But did you know that different state and local public entities in Florida have unique procurement codes and requirements, different methods for competitive bidding, and strict time frames for protesting a bid or solicitation? This...