Reviewed and verified by the Federal Acquisition Institute (FAI) as meeting the training requirements for FAC-COR Level I. The Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) is a crucial link between the Contracting Officer (CO) and the contractor. In effect, CORs are the eyes and ears of the contracting officer, ensuring that the work the contracting officer has authorized gets properly done. In order to understand the roles and responsibil...

The 10th Annual Vision Defense Strategic Planning Forum will be hosted by the Professional Services Council at the Hilton Crystal City on March 3, 2015. The highly popular panel of defense industry strategists will offer their views on the latest DoD budget request, the major challenges facing the industry in the future and their view of the longer-term defense environment.This year our panel will be speaking to these important questions: How...

The Readiness Summit will provide a dialogue between Congressional leadership, the Services and Industry on how to leverage training technology to attain future readiness in all domains (land, air, sea, space and cyberspace). CHALLENGE: The broad and dynamic nature of the threats to US National Security combines with an extremely pressurized budget environment is challenging force readiness now and in the foreseeable future. While Congress con...

Welcome to the 18th Annual Government Procurement Conference website. Join us Wednesday, August 6, 2014 at the Arlington Convention Center to learn about new business opportunities, connect with Small Business Liaison Officers and network with fellow business owners. The Government Procurement Conference is a regional conference fostering business partnerships between the government, its prime contractors and the following: Small businesses Mi...

Now announcing the upcoming joint AIA/NDIA 2014 Technical Data Rights Forum! The Forum is an opportunity to promote dialogue and discussion between industry and government on intellectual property issues and technical data rights. The event is offered free of charge to members of NDIA and AIA as well as government participants. Space is limited so register early!

The 9th Annual Vision Conference Defense Strategic Planning Forum will be hosted by TechAmerica Foundation at the Residence Inn Arlington Capital View on March 6, 2014. The highly popular panel of defense industry strategists will offer their views on the latest DoD budget request, the major challenges facing the industry in the future and their view of the longer-term defense environment. This is an opportunity for attendees to discuss key st...

Join GTSC for a Capacity Building session focused on assuring you don't learn the hard lessons on your own skin! Repeated project delays and cost overruns in Government contracts have turned the spotlight onto core issues of supplier selection, supplier integrity and supplier competence. Increasingly, Government agencies will test for a supplier's capability to define and meet their contracted commitments - and this will include the need to de...

Depending on the types of contracts you have, you can face a vast amount of audit oversight. It can translate into disallowed costs, penalties, fines, and loss of credibility with government customers. Understanding the regulatory government audit mindset and how to prepare for a broad range of audits will place you a step ahead in mitigating the risk of adverse audit problems. To reduce and avoid audit problems, contractors must understand th...

The Program Management Systems Committee (PMSC) is a committee within the Procurement Division of NDIA. The PMSC is the primary forum for building strong Industry and Government working relationships to promote integrated program management using Earned Value Management (EVM) and related program management processes and broadening the focus and membership of the PMSC through its continuing outreach initiatives and forums. The PMSC works with t...