As the federal government works to buy smarter, the use of government-wide Category management is an approach being used to support the federal agencies and their need for savings, value, efficiency and responsiveness. in the purchasing process. Industry especially the small business community have opportunities to support government in better ways through category management and will need to learn how changes through category management can a...

Responsible for small business acquisition policy and strategic initiatives, the Department of Navy Office of Small Business Programs works to ensure that small firms can best support the warfighter’s need for innovation and responsiveness. Learn how to work with the Department of the Navy and the many opportunities for small businesses to support their mission on March 20th at the Fairview Park Marriott for Straight talk featuring Depar...

Don’t miss this opportunity between Thanksgiving and the Holidays to get caught up on the latest developments in the ACT-IAC community. Stay afterwards for the reception and networking! Thomas Michelli, Department of Defense Acting Deputy Chief Information Officer for Cybersecurity will be our featured guest speaker. Mr. Michelli is responsible for ensuring the department has a well-defined and well-executed $8 billion cybersecurity prog...

Join ACT-IAC on Wednesday, September 26, 2018 at the Fairview Park Marriott for our September General Membership Meeting. Come learn about what is happening within the ACT-IAC community and what programs and events you can engage in. Our program will feature guest speaker, Max Everett, Chief Information Officer, Department of Energy. Mr. Everett will discuss his department's FY 18-19 priorities, issues and how industry can help. Attendees will...

Please join us for our November General Membership Meeting taking place on Wednesday, November 30, 2016 at the Fairview Park Marriott, 3111 Fairview Park Drive, Falls Church VA, 22042. We’re very excited that our featured speaker will be Sonny Bhagowalia, Chief Information Officer, Department of Treasury. Come out to the meeting to hear about what’s currently going on within the agency, the current priorities and initiatives, as we...

Join the ACT-IAC Small Business Alliance on Thursday, May 5th at the Westin Tysons Corner for Straight Talk featuring Keith Nakasone, Senior Procurement Executive with the Federal Communications Commission. Mr. Nakasone started his civil service career in 1989 specializing in the field of Procurement with an emphasis in Telecommunications and IT Services, Hardware and Software. His 26 years of experience include various positions with DoD, DIS...

Join the ACT-IAC Small Business Alliance on Wednesday, March 17th at The Westin Tysons Corner for Straight Talk featuring Dawud "D.K." Shillingford, Team Lead Contracting Officer at the SEC and Bruce Claybrook Senior Contract Business Manager at SEC. Mr. Shillingford currently serves as an IT Team Lead/Contracting Officer for the Securities and Exchange Commission. Dawud is a contracting professional with 25+ years of progressive and diverse e...

Join the ACT-IAC Small Business Alliance on April 29th for Straight Talk with Trish Culbreth the Deputy Director of the Office of Small Business Programs at the Defense Logistics Agency. This session will focus on the importance of small business to the agency and how the agency plans to engage its small business partners. The Defense Logistics Agency is the Department of Defense's largest combat support agency and is responsible for nearly ev...

Please join the ACT-IAC Small Business Alliance for Straight Talk with Harrison Smith from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Wednesday, March 18 from 2:00 to 3:30 PM at the Fairview Park Marriott. Harrison Smith is the Industry Liaison for DHS, and works with businesses and associations to promote quality industry-government communication, and to increase transparency and awareness of DHS business processes. During this interactive...

In 2013, the President signed Executive Order 13636 to improve the cybersecurity of the nation’s critical infrastructure. One aspect of that order focuses on improving cybersecurity and resilience through acquisition. Come hear about plans to develop common cybersecurity definitions, conduct training, institute a risk management strategy, and implement baseline cybersecurity requirements in Federal acquisitions leveraging lessons learned...