Please join the Coalition for our Spring Training Conference on April 10th at the Fairview Park Marriott in Falls Church, VA. Discussions Topics The Future of Federal Acquisition – What’s on the Horizon Selling in the Federal Market – Who’s Buying and Who’s Not Oversight and Enforcement – The OIG Perspective Legal Panel – Maximizing the Benefits, Avoiding the Risks Army Acquisition – Current and...

The Budget has passed. The Debt Ceiling has been handled. Now is the time to focus on Government Sales! Wouldn't it be nice to know how federal procurement really works? Federal Sales Boot Camp Where you can finally get personalized instruction in a small comfortable setting tailored to your business. Learn How Federal Procurements Really Work Those who are aware of the both the written and unwritten rules will have a distinct advantage. The F...

Join us for the Subcontract Management Training Forum (SMTF) taking place March 27–28, 2014, in San Diego, CA at the Westin San Diego. The Subcontract Management Training Forum is a new NCMA training event. Attendees will gain valuable education to overcome challenges and improve their skillsets in subcontract management. Topics will focus on relationships with primes, winning quality work, teaming arrangements, and growing business. Th...

For more than three years, Federal agencies have been encouraged to consider the Cloud First. Although cloud computing is expanding across government enterprises, there are a few fundamental considerations that surface in nearly every discussion on the topic. As with most new technology implementations, security is an over-arching concern, and the cloud is no exception to this norm. There is another area, however, that often gives agency prof...

Join us for the #1 market briefing event on the state and local government IT market: Beyond the Beltway 2014 At this can’t-miss event, you will hear from key government leaders and industry experts about opportunities, emerging trends and government initiatives affecting procurement – and how to make it all work for you. At this market briefing, you will: Learn about what is happening in the state and local space and will pinpoint...

Ever wonder how to figure out which clauses you should flow-down to your subcontractors? Or, wonder if the clauses being flowed down to you by a prime make sense? Too often, government contractors include FAR clauses in subcontracts that are inapplicable or non-sensical while omitting other clauses that should be added for their protection and the subcontractor's protection. This webinar focuses on flow-down requirements and highlights 50 freq...

The Small and Emerging Contractors Advisory Forum (SECAF) is pleased to announce its next Educational Briefing – Insights and Opportunity: The CIO Transformation at HUD. Tarrazzia Martin, Senior Technical Advisor to the CIO Transformation, Office of the Chief Information Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development, will discuss future strategies for HUD and the CIO’s office. Event attendees will gain insight on how small a...

The 9th Annual Vision Conference Defense Strategic Planning Forum will be hosted by TechAmerica Foundation at the Residence Inn Arlington Capital View on March 6, 2014. The highly popular panel of defense industry strategists will offer their views on the latest DoD budget request, the major challenges facing the industry in the future and their view of the longer-term defense environment. This is an opportunity for attendees to discuss key st...

The premier event presenting DoD's future spending priorities and technology areas of growing importance.Join senior defense officials and discover where priorities and opportunities exist beyond the FY2015 budget: -- Hear first-hand how programs are implementing affordable and effective designs-- Gain insight into the programs and technologies that will receive significant funding-- Learn what policy changes may lie ahead-- Hear directly from...

The NIH Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center, NITAAC, is now holding free trainings for all those involved in the purchase of information technology products, services and solutions. Earn 2 CLPs as you learn about our government-wide acquisition contracts (GWACs): ECS III for products, CIO-SP3 for services/solutions and CIO-SP3 Small Business for services/solutions with socioeconomic set-asides. You’ll find NITAAC GWA...