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...

DESCRIPTION: Government and industry leaders are embracing an accelerated pace of Change. Digital Transformation is an approach they use to identify potential disruptions, create or modify status quo business processes, work culture, and customer experience, to meet the evolving challenges and promote used in government and industry to create or modify the status quo business processes, work culture, and customer experience to meet he evolving...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is on a multi-year IT modernization journey – harnessing the power of new and emerging technologies to achieve mission-driven innovations, enhanced security, and delivery of improved access and care for millions of beneficiaries. CMS has done extensive work to date in cloud enabling applications and creating user friendly tools and enhancing security. The agency is now embarking on its...

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....

This event is open to Industry Insider members only. Join us for this inaugural Industry Insider – Florida members-only, in-person briefing which will feature insights on the state budget process as well as a discussion with the CIO of the Department of Environmental Protection. January marks the convening of the Florida Legislature to debate and finalize the state budget, which, once approved, will contain billions of dollars of new IT...

Networking, Security, and Zero Trust: A Federal & Enterprise Evolution The modern IT landscape is complex, characterized by the intricate interplay of Federal and commercial sectors, each with unique challenges and requirements. Join us to discuss how Netskope SASE framework provides an environment of enhanced security, efficiency, and innovation, by offering tailored solutions adept at meeting the nuanced demands of both sectors. We will...

For the first time, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)'s Small Business Industry Day will be held in Honolulu, Hawaii. The 2024 NOAA Small Business Industry Day will provide attendees with unprecedented access to NOAA leadership, program managers, contract managers, and prime contractors. If you are interested in learning more about how to work with NOAA, what contract opportunities NOAA has coming up, as well as buildi...

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...

Join us for an insightful session as we sit down with Stephanie Shutt, Director, Office of Operations and Innovation within the Federal Acquisition Service at the General Services Administration. Stephanie brings a wealth of experience and expertise in government services and procurement, making her a trailblazer in fostering innovation and efficiency within the public sector. Ms. Shutt will share her valuable insights on navigating the comple...

Registration is closed The Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Warfare (N2N6)/Director of Naval Intelligence, in collaboration with AFCEA Intelligence and the Naval Intelligence Professionals, is pleased to host a classified dialog with the private sector. The goal of this day-long, industry-focused TS/SI/TK level discussion is to thoughtfully explore how the public and private sectors can best work together now to address the Nav...