INVENTING THE FUTURE OF MISSION DELIVERY TOGETHER For three days in October, forward-thinking leaders of government and industry will converge in Philadelphia to network, share, learn, collaborate, and forge actionable approaches and practices that maximize the value we provide to our nation’s citizens. Covering the Most Important Topics at Imagine Nation - ELC 2018 Acquisition: Innovations in Acquisition, Other Transaction AuthoritiesB...

Deep Dive into NASA SEWP's Acquisition Tips, Tools and Innovations Get a Deep Dive into NASA SEWP - this session starts with a quick overview of the NASA Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement (SEWP) contract vehicle and promptly moves to an interactive web-based demonstration with participant engagement activities. You will learn in-depth details on SEWP as an IT acquisition vehicle that provides simplified acquisitions using customer frie...

Identity and Access Management is key and crucial to managing the roles and access privileges of individual network users through a digital ID that has to be maintained, modified and monitored throughout what many call “the access lifecycle”. This entire process is inextricably linked to the security and productivity of an organization to protect their digital assets and enhance business productivity. Whether it be an individual di...

Mission Possible We are living in a time of unprecedented change. In the world, our country, economy, and government and in the area of emerging technologies - everything is changing. It is not only possible, but imperative that we harness change, to make our government more effective, secure and citizen driven. This conference is designed to share ideas and successes that will lead to this outcome. Are you results-driven? Successful in your f...

Acquisition is a Team Sport The acquisition process has several phases: research, proposals, pricing negotiations, accounting, legal, and ultimately, the integration of two, or more, entities. No one single person can be an expert in all of these segments, so teammates engage when needed and slip out when they've successfully completed their piece. While there is never really a large group of active people working on all of the tasks together...

The world, our nation, and our public service are all experiencing exponential changes with technology. This is causing a ripple effect in citizen expectations. The public mandate is clear: deliver results differently and better. Now more than ever, public service needs #ChangeAgents. You can be a #ChangeAgent. #ChangeAgents are: Leaders who “illuminate the way” and manage the friction of stepping outside the status quo Individuals...

This year's theme is "Federal Systems Legacy Systems Modernization: Oxymoron or Get a Move On?" Most federal departments and agencies are burdened with a large portfolio of legacy technologies that dampen the pace of innovation needed to transform agile service delivery and improve cybersecurity. The pressure on agencies to successfully modernize their systems is increasing from the Administration, Congress, and the Government Accountability O...

The Presidential Administration Transition process will soon have a significant impact on government leaders, managers and employees, and by extension, the government contractors that support them. Prepare for what lies ahead by attending the “2016 Presidential Transition – Insights and Advice for HR Leaders” Forum on Thursday, October 6, 2016 at the Embassy Suites D.C. in Washington, DC. Gain valuable insights and advice fro...

This full-day summit will bring together more than 400 government and industry leaders from across the entire federal CxO community (acquisition, financial, grants, HR and IT) in the first-ever event addressing common opportunities and challenges in sustaining progress in shared services implementation through the 2016 presidential transition. The summit agenda will feature discussions on: Leading-edge success stories in the global public and...

Join the ACT-IAC Small Business Alliance on Thursday July 14th, for the ACT-IAC 'Small Business Growth Symposium: Strategies and Opportunities for the Future' to get comprehensive guidance for small businesses to adapt to the complex workings of the government's evolving ecosystem. Today, many Government IT Initiatives are centered on technology advancements, agile and quick turn ‘solutioning’, and early adoption. This is driving c...