March 3-6, 2024, NCMA will be in Jacksonville, FL to convene the entire acquisition team to support our mission to advance contract management’s nexus with related acquisition communities. NCMA is the neutral forum for real conversations across functions and across government and industry. Nexus is a carefully curated event to create an environment where multi-functional buyer and seller teams train side by side on our shared and pressin...

U.S. Customs is ramping up its enforcement activity. If you have ever been selected for CBP’s focused assessment (commonly referred to as a customs audit), you know that it is a stressful, cumbersome, and often expensive process. This webinar will explain all the risk areas that Customs looks for in an audit, as well as the best practices you should adopt to successfully prepare for a customs audit. We will also discuss how your company...

PurposeTo create a forum that fosters interaction and knowledge sharing between small businesses, government officials, industry experts, and large/ prime businesses. The aim is to equip attendees with knowledge and tools to help access government contracts, navigate regulatory demands, explore contracting, subcontracting, or teaming arrangement opportunities, and stay updated on pertinent topics important for small business growth. Objectives...

Exiger and Carahsoft are excited to invite you to join us after WEST 2024 to explore how your team can innovate, adapt, and collaborate in service of your mission goals by utilizing emerging technologies. Join us for an insightful discussion to explore the current state challenges for acquisition readiness specific to sea systems, including both internal and external risks from geopolitical tensions, catastrophic weather events, and rapidly c...

In today's globalized business landscape, adherence to export compliance is paramount, and meticulous recordkeeping plays a pivotal role in ensuring regulatory compliance. Join former regulators Candace Goforth and Tony Dearth as they review the recordkeeping requirements of the ITAR and provide benchmarking information and tips on establishing a robust recordkeeping infrastructure for U.S. and non-U.S. entities of any size. The program will c...

Learn and network while exploring and experiencing the latest platforms, leading-edge technologies and state-of-the-art networking capabilities that support the Sea Services' operations. The Western Conference and Exposition (WEST) is the premier Sea Services event on the West Coast. Senior leaders from government, military, industry and academia will convene to discuss emerging systems, platforms, technologies and networks that will impact al...

Acquisition Training for the Real World Winter FY24 When: January 29 - February 9, 2024 from 1 – 2 pm ET / 10 – 11 am PT, every weekday Reasons you should join: Become an expert on GSA’s tools and digital services and how they can help improve your acquisitions Gain skills to improve the government’s buying power and reduce contract duplication Learn about GSA’s efforts to make it easier to find and acquire produc...

All federal users including contracting officers, program office officials, managers, and executive staff are invited to participate in these complimentary webinars to learn how Alliant 2 can support their agency IT project initiatives. Warranted contracting officers must complete this training before requesting a Delegation of Procurement Authority (DPA), which will authorize them to issue orders against Alliant 2. This webinar is not open to...

DESCRIPTION: Generative Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies have entered the government procurement environment and from everyone’s perspective these technologies are here to stay. These newer technologies enable us to re-imagine service delivery and provide more efficient operations; however, there are still concerns about ethical and legal implications, intellectual property rights, data and privacy protection, and more....

Join us for a fireside chat with Dr. Ernest Reed, Director of the Category Management Support Office (CSMO), Office of Procurement, Acquisition and Logistics (OPAL) at the Department of Veterans Affairs. Dr. Reed will talk about the VA's implementation of Category Management as they work to buy smarter and more like a single enterprise. In addition, he will be talk about the challenges and opportunities inherent in implementing category manage...