The mission of The U.S. Department of State is to lead America’s foreign policy through diplomacy, advocacy, and assistance by advancing the interests of the American people, their safety and economic prosperity. The Federal Insights Exchange is pleased to have Scott M. McGuigan, Chief Information Officer, Department of State as our guest speaker on Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at the American Institute of Architects. Stuart McGuigan, a mem...

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...

Our program will feature Stephanie Shutt, Director, Multiple Awards Schedules(MAS) Program Office, General Services Administration. Under Ms. Shutt's leadership, GSA’s initiative to consolidate its 24 Multiple Awards Schedules into one streamlined contract vehicle is well underway. The $31B annual schedules program allows agencies to purchase more than 10M commercial products and services. Ms. Shutt will expand on the initiative’s...

In order to be effective with strained financial resources, federal agencies are leaning towards Shared Services in order to better manage costs of business operations. Cross agency collaborations around the sourcing of information technology, human resources, grants management & financial management have allowed agencies especially smaller agencies that are constrained by budgets and missions, to work together and use their collective buy...

NexUS's premier event features government and industry leaders engaging and speaking to effective ways to inspire a shared vision as driven professionals. This half day forum will include a mix of Ted Talk style presentations, roundtable activities, engaging key notes, and interactive panels. Topics to explore throughout the forum will include Government and Industry Acquisition Communication, Engaging Acquaintances, Inspiring Creativity and I...

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...

OASIS will be publishing an Open Season On-Ramp for Small Business Contractors later this summer. This On-Ramp signals big changes in response to the shifting landscape of Federal Procurement. Thanks to the innovative flexibilities of the On-Ramp processes, the OASIS vehicle remains agile and flexible to meet Government needs while reinforcing our commitment to partnership with our Industry Partners. In the Base period of the OASIS contracts w...

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,...

Prepping for the Digital Frontier, “Smart Trends in IoT” hosted by ACT-IAC will provide attendees with a wide-range of discussions around the frameworks; implementation and methodologies; business and technology; connection between federal, state and local IoT; and cybersecurity, compliance and privacy enablers in the emerging IoT landscape to help prep agencies for the Digital Frontier. Keynote speakers will highlight topics which...

ACT IAC is pleased to announce the first Network Modernization Forum to be held on Tuesday, June 19 at the Renaissance Hotel, Washington, D.C. With the 2017 award of GSA's Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) and the explosion of new technologies, the time to transform the government's IT and telecommunications into a robust, powerful and secure network is here! Join us for a special all-day program featuring keynote speaker and Federal C...