Join us for speed networking over light refreshments, in honor of Veterans Day and all those who have served. Dr. Lorinzo Foxworth, Principal & Chief Executive Officer of The Leader Doc, and Lisa Terry from the Howard County Office of Veterans & Military Families, will bring opening remarks before the speed networking begins.Meet new professional contacts, expand your perspective on different career paths, and learn how to be a better...

Fort George G. Meade, located between Baltimore and Washington, D.C., is home to all five branches of the military service – Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard. Fort Meade is also home to more than 115 government agencies,including the National Security Agency. As Maryland’s largest employer, with the third largest workforce of any Army installation in the continental U.S., Fort George G. Meade and the National Security...

In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, cybersecurity has become a top priority for businesses of all sizes. The 2023 Howard County Chamber Cyber Conference focuses on the critical issue of developing and cultivating tomorrow’s workforce to mitigate business risk. The conference features four engaging sessions that provide attendees with practical strategies for building a resilient cyber workforce. The first session, ...

Post-MidTerm Elections and What the Results Mean for Government Contracting Join the Howard County Chamber as Senator Ben Cardin discusses the impacts of the 2022 midterm election, a new federal fiscal year, and a possible Continuing Resolution for government contracting. Senator Cardin also chairs the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Committee, and will touch on the following topics: status of earmarks and the path forward, concerns abou...

"Plug in" to the Howard County Chamber's network during this mixer to meet fellow government contractors and local business professionals.

This past July, the Small Business Administration published a final rule amending 13 C.F.R. Part 125 and implementing the National Defense Authorization Act FY 2021. Small businesses have traditionally found themselves in a quandary as their past performance experience was too limited to win contract awards as a prime - so they became subcontractors or the 51% owner of a joint venture. This new rule is expected to support approximately 4,000 s...

The Howard County Chamber's annual Cyber Conference is returning for its TWELFTH year on July 13 at Howard Community College! Cybersecurity has historically conjured up thoughts of hooded bandits working in a dark room to hack into our nation’s defense systems and corporation’s websites. The COVID-19 pandemic has proven that cybersecurity extends far beyond national security and online presence as it affects our daily lives and bus...

The Polaris Small-Business GWAC is the replacement for the Alliant 2 Small Business (SB) GWAC, which GSA abruptly canceled in July 2020 after waves of protests. The Polaris GWAC differentiates itself from other GSA contracts through its offerings: IT services-like cloud, data management and software development, rather than commodities like IT hardware or off-the-shelf software products. The draft RFP, which was posted at the end of December 2...

GSA Polaris Small Business Government-Wide Acquistion Contract (GWAC) The Polaris Small-Business GWAC is the replacement for the Alliant 2 Small Business (SB) GWAC, which GSA abruptly canceled in July 2020 after waves of protests. The Polaris GWAC differentiates itself from other GSA contracts through its offerings: IT services like cloud, data management and software development, rahter than commodities like IT hardware or off-the-shelf softw...

Managing Risk Through Digital Transformation The events of the past year have made extreme changes on a global scale on how people work. The pandemic has forced companies to shift to a remote workforce to continue to operate which has strained IT resources and security capabilities. As we beef up our VPNs and shift to zoom for live interactions with our teams, are we keeping up with our security commitments? Are the tools, policies, or even yo...