Is Your Workforce Up to the Challenge? New This Year at Imagine Nation – ELC 2018: Full day of Training Sunday, October 14, 2018 in Philadelphia, PA! Add training to conference registration or purchase separately Immersive training led by experts in their field: Training participants are eligible for up to eight (8) Continuous Learning Points (CLPs), four for each half-day course and eight for a full-day course. Training fee applies and...

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...

Information Technology (IT) modernization in Government has lagged compared to similar efforts in the commercial sector, leading in many cases to significant and ongoing cyber security challenges; IT system deficiencies; excessive spending on older, legacy technology; lack of interoperability with both internal and external systems; and difficulty in maintaining infrastructure and applications. With the goal of modernizing their IT portfolios,...

In the past, many federal agencies paid little attention to customer experience as many felt they were often the only place a citizen could go to get important jobs done such as filing for social security or Medicare, paying taxes, getting a passport or sending a letter in the mail. As citizen expectations have been shaped by their commercial experiences with service providers, federal agencies are now expected to provide speedy and efficient...

Modernize, Optimize, Visualize, Evangelize (MOVE) Forward -- On Friday, May 18th, ACT-IAC Voyagers Class of 2018 is hosting a half-day event centered on IT Modernization. To fuel discussions and harness the power of thinking across both Government and Industry, this event will feature keynote speakers, multiple panel presentations, and roundtable discussions. The panels feature distinguished guests, who accentuate the discussion by providing s...

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...

The Federal government’s support for Small Business contracting has had a dramatic impact on the economic vitality of communities across the country. In some cases, small businesses have flourished, growing from a one-person company operating out of a garage to a billion-dollar organization known the world over. In others, small businesses have struggled to continue experiencing positive growth once they began to face full and open compe...

The American Council for Technology and Industry Advisory Council (ACT-IAC) invites you to Drones in the Federal Airspace and Internet of Things (IoT) Forum on Wednesday, July 26, 2017 at the Renaissance Washington in Washington, DC.The theme, "Unleashing the Power of IoT and Drone Technology', will focus on how drones and IoT are currently being used in the federal arena and look to the endless possibilities that IoT and Drones can offer. The...

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...