All too frequently, good ideas that could benefit the federal government never make it to their attention due to the costs of creating and marketing such innovations. Many small and mid-sized businesses are starved of resources and capital that can allow their company to succeed in the federal marketplace or do not have the access to secure additional funding to make their dream idea a reality. Does your company have ideas, innovations or serv...

Creating Agility and Speed for Advanced Multi-Domain Operations DaytonDefense (the Dayton Area Defense Contractors Association) will host the 12th annual Wright Dialogue with Industry July 18-20, 2017 at the Dayton Convention Center, Dayton, Ohio. Learn how the Air Force plans to develop and network military capabilities that create a common operational picture for our military to achieve success at a decision speed unrivaled by our adversarie...

If your company doesn't have visibility in the federal sector, in all likelihood, you are not effectively seeing opportunity and opportunity is not seeing you. It's a problem more common than not and the damage being done is to a company's morale and its bottom line. CREATING VISIBILITY looks at effective ways of virtually and physically getting in front of government and industry decision-makers and influencers. Guy Timberlake, CEO, The Ameri...

Congress and the Trump Administration are re-examining longstanding acquisition reform efforts and seeking new ways to impact how the government acquires, and manages, technology and professional services. In addition, many federal agencies are already implementing streamlined acquisition processes to rapidly deploy new capabilities to support mission requirements. Attend the PSC 2017 Federal Acquisition Refor(u)m to learn what’s likely...

Come learn why opportunity rides with Metro at their first annualBack2Business Fair! WMATA’s Back2Business Fair gives you access to speak to Metro project managers from the IT, Bus, Rail, Construction, Planning, and Real Estate departments and shares upcoming business opportunities. In addition, the fair offers on-site Vendor Registration and the opportunity to begin the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise certification process. Get the in...

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 Intelligent Ships Symposium is a biennial conference that provides technical presentations, expert panels, and networking opportunities to the Naval Engineering professional community. Come hear RDML Lorin Selby as a keynote speaker and engage with papers tracks focusing on: Cybersecurity Information Assurance 
 Energy Storage
 System Architectures
 Automated Failure Recovery 
 Thermal Management
 Modeling ...

Great opportunity for industry and government to network in a full day, fast-paced program to gain insight on the latest information in cybersecurity requirements for federal contractors under the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS). The program will focus on providing prime contractors and subcontractors with the tools needed to ensure and prepare for cybersecurity throughout the...

Agencies such as Department of Homeland Security, Health and Human Services, and General Services Administration are among the many that indicate they rely on the Agile approach to IT development. Additionally several agencies have recently urged their procurement offices to operate using Agile principles in addition to buying from known Agile Services vendors. As the pressure continues to mount on Federal agencies to embrace Agile development...

Join Bisnow on April 27 at the National Square Building (500 D St SW) for our Federal Properties Summit and learn all about the following hot topics: GSA Top Priorities and Initiatives Government Procurement Policy and New Opportunities Public/Private Partnerships New Real Estate Leasing Federal Budget Impacts on Federal Contracts Doing Business with the GSA New Initiatives in Federal Sustainability Trump and the GSA Possibility of FED Agencie...