Course Description The key to being successful in the Federal marketplace is to find and influence opportunities before the competition. We all know and want to do this, but how? Where and how do you find opportunities? The available commercial services that list opportunities are not the answer; since you find out about an opportunity along with everyone else. But the data about new opportunities is out there on the internet, long before the...

AFCEA Bethesda’s Sixth Health IT Day is expected to bring together more than 700 senior-executives and IT professionals from across industry and federal agencies such as the Department of Health and Human Services, the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health, the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense. The goals of the event are to foster better...

We are excited to invite you to our monthly Government Contractors Networking Event! Please join us the second Wednesday of every month for an opportunity to connect with government prime contractors, subcontractors and potential teaming partners. Agenda 6:00pm-6:45 pm Individual networking 6:45pm-7:00 pm Introductions & Member Spotlight 7:00pm- Door Prize Drawing for 2 Washington Capitals Hockey tickets and a free lunch/dinner compliments...

Attend an upcoming National Contract Management Association (NCMA) National Education Seminar! The COR Member of the Acquisition Team: The Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) Guide to Performance and Quality The "COR Member of the Acquisition Team” National Education Seminar (NES) is designed to better illustrate the important role that the contracting officer’s representative (COR) plays in ensuring that the contract specia...

The fiscal cliff negotiations have threatened to not only impact the future of agency budgets, but also the release of the FY 2014 proposal itself. The White House has confirmed the Administration’s fiscal 2014 budget will not be ready by the normal release date in early February, injecting more uncertainty into an already complex environment. What does this mean for federal agencies and the companies that support them? Already, the FY 2...

Law enforcement and national security depends on adaptation—adaptation to the economy, adaptation to technology and adaptation to criminal methodologies. As budgetary cutbacks become commonplace in the Federal government, creativity in new technology initiatives must take precedence as agencies are increasingly expected to do more with less. Law enforcement agencies and officers will need to use new tools, including, data analytics, sec...

Please join us the second Wednesday of every month for an opportunity to connect with government contractors and potential teaming partners. April's event will be all about networking--and beer tasting! Bring your business cards and be prepared to meet others in the B2G industry. The spokesmodels from Heineken Beer will be in attendance to offer free samples of Heineken. Light refreshments and door prize drawing are included. Cash bar. Complim...

One of our most popular events, Annual Review provides everything you need to stay current in the ever-changing field of government contracts. Use this as a refresher on the developments in contracting over the past year and as an opportunity to network with others. Hear Jim Phillips and Barbara Kinosky’s predictions for 2013. Gain a solid understanding of recent events and changes in the contracting world—a great way to start the...

This November marked the halfway point of the Digital Government Strategy, a full-year plan aimed at delivering higher quality digital services to the public – and many deliverables have already been met. Several second quarter milestone actions in particular provided huge progress to the program, including GSA’s customer engagement initiatives, the Federal CIO Council’s BYOD Toolkit and NIST’s application of standards...

The AFCEA Bethesda Monthly Breakfast series features panel discussions led by senior-executive government representatives. With speakers drawn largely from federal civilian agencies, breakfast topics span a wide range of timely issues—from health IT to cybersecurity to Gov 2.0—and are discussed in a panel format that offers a compelling snapshot of multiple agency perspectives. The goals of the event are to foster better inter-agen...