Fort George G. Meade, located between Baltimore and Washington, D.C., is home to all five branches of the military service – Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard. Fort Meade is also home to more than 115 government agencies,including the National Security Agency. As Maryland’s largest employer, with the third largest workforce of any Army installation in the continental U.S., Fort George G. Meade and the National Security...

Registration is closed FEDERAL EMPLOYEES: TAKE THE GUESSWORK OUT OF RETIRING FROM FEDERAL SERVICE The ProFeds Federal Retirement Impact Workshop gives federal employees a no-nonsense approach to evaluating the financial impact of benefits decisions made as they near retirement. IMPORTANT INFORMATION Attendance is free-of-charge Class size limited to enrich training experience Training includes CSRS & FERS audiences Spouses are encouraged...

In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, cybersecurity has become a top priority for businesses of all sizes. The 2023 Howard County Chamber Cyber Conference focuses on the critical issue of developing and cultivating tomorrow’s workforce to mitigate business risk. The conference features four engaging sessions that provide attendees with practical strategies for building a resilient cyber workforce. The first session, ...

The 16th Annual AFCEA Central Maryland 5K & Family Fun Run/Walk Race for Excellence will be held on Saturday, April 29th at 9AM. A virtual option will also be available. The AFCEA Central Maryland Chapter (AFCEA-CMD) is a non-profit membership association dedicated to providing an ethical, interactive forum for sharing knowledge and building relationships across government, military, industry and academia. We accomplish our goal by promoti...

Registration is Closed FEDERAL EMPLOYEES: TAKE THE GUESSWORK OUT OF RETIRING FROM FEDERAL SERVICE The ProFeds Federal Retirement Impact Workshop gives federal employees a no-nonsense approach to evaluating the financial impact of benefits decisions made as they near retirement. IMPORTANT INFORMATION Attendance is free-of-charge Class size limited to enrich training experience Training includes CSRS & FERS audiences Spouses are encouraged...

Governance & Policy Forum Overview As part of the annual CyberMaryland Conference, the Federal Business Council, Inc. will host a CyberMaryland Forum at the Dreamport Mission Accelerator in Columbia, MD in March. CyberMaryland events connect the best of academia, government, and private industry organizations to ensure the cyber-safety of today and educate the cybersecurity professionals of tomorrow. Additionally, they provide an opportuni...

Post-MidTerm Elections and What the Results Mean for Government Contracting Join the Howard County Chamber as Senator Ben Cardin discusses the impacts of the 2022 midterm election, a new federal fiscal year, and a possible Continuing Resolution for government contracting. Senator Cardin also chairs the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Committee, and will touch on the following topics: status of earmarks and the path forward, concerns abou...

"Plug in" to the Howard County Chamber's network during this mixer to meet fellow government contractors and local business professionals.

This past July, the Small Business Administration published a final rule amending 13 C.F.R. Part 125 and implementing the National Defense Authorization Act FY 2021. Small businesses have traditionally found themselves in a quandary as their past performance experience was too limited to win contract awards as a prime - so they became subcontractors or the 51% owner of a joint venture. This new rule is expected to support approximately 4,000 s...

Join us at the Cyber Procurement Forum 2022 on 27 July 2022, 0800 – 1700. This event is acquisitions-focused and a follow-on to USCYBERCOM's Industry Day 2022. Cyber Procurement Forum 2022 focuses on the Command's business and acquisitions-related functions. Presentations from Command leadership provide an overview of Cyber PEO programs, Innovation through Acquisitions, and a preview of the Command's newly updated Technical Challenge Pro...