ACT-IAC Small Business Alliance Straight Talk Featuring Rory Schultz

Join the ACT-IAC Small Business Alliance on Thursday, January 14th at the Residence Inn Springfield Old Keene Mill for Straight Talk featuring Rory Schultz, Deputy CIO of Food and Nutrition Services with the USDA.  Rory Schultz is a 28 year federal employee with 22 years experience in IT customer service, 19 of which have been in leadership positions. He began his Federal career as a summer intern and research analyst with the Executive Office of the President during the Reagan Administration. After several summers, he returned as a GS-4 Research Analyst with the Records Management Branch at the Department of the Treasury. Over the next 27 years, he was steadily promoted through increasingly complex and more responsible positions.
 
Currently he holds the title of Deputy Chief Information Officer the Food and Nutrition and Consumer Service, an agency of the US Department of Agriculture. He is responsible for the complete scope of support including Infrastructure Operations Support and Customer Support, overseeing FNS’s network, mail and data servers, VTC, and telecommunications systems, and the IT Service Desk which provides end user support. Additionally, he is responsible for the complete range of Portfolio Management including project management, application development, and Strategic Planning. Finally he is also responsible for oversight of Security policies and processes to ensure the integrity of the FNCS network.
 
During this program Mr. Schultz will discuss the importance of Small Business to FNS in addition to steps Small Businesses can take in order to grow and succeed in the federal market.  Registration will begin at 1:30 and the event will start promptly at 2:00.  
 
Agenda
1:30-2:00 Registration
2:00-3:00 Presentation with Rory Schultz, Deputy CIO, FNS USDA
3:00-3:15 Q & A
3:15-3:30 Wrap Up and Networking
 
This event is open to government, IAC members and non-members.  The cost of registration is free for government, $45 for members and $90 for non-members.  If you have any questions or need help registering for this event, contact Casey Harris, Manager, Membership at charris@actiac.org or 703-208-4800 ext. 225.