World Congress is the National Contract Management Association’s largest training and networking event for contract management, procurement, and acquisition professionals. 2,000+ participants from government (federal, state, and local); industry; and commercial business come together for networking and training for all career levels. This event is worth up to 20 CPE/CLP credits. View photos and the recap video from last year's event in C...

The Government Contract Management Symposium (GCMS) is held annually by the National Contract Management Association (NCMA) in the Washington, DC metro area, providing training for contracting professionals in both government and industry. This year's event features a keynote address from former NSA director Keith Alexander, main stage discussions on acquisition team best practices and workforce professional development, 35 breakout sessions,...

NCMA Tysons Webinar "Subcontracting on a Commercial Item Basis to Reduce Risk and Increase Profit" This course will teach you how to benefit from conducting Part 12 Commercial Item subcontract procurements. From streamlining requirements, to reduced regulatory risk and a reduction of administrative costs, leveraging part 12 procurement methods to subcontract is a widely under-utilized procurement method that can save your company time, money a...

The NCMA Free State Chapter Is sponsoring a Breakfast Meeting on NIST Cyber Security Guidelines President Obama's Executive Order 13636 “Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity” ordered a feasibility study by the Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of General Services and the FAR Council to “address what steps can be taken to harmonize and make consistent existing procurement requirements related to cybersecurity....

Understanding the significance of strategic sourcing to a federal agency’s mission and procurement objectives is critical information for any current or emerging acquisition leader. This past December, the White House propelled this concept to the forefront—issuing Memorandum M-13-02, Improving Acquisitions through Strategic Sourcing, designed to build on the Administration’s prior savings successes and “ensure that all...

NCMA's 49th annual Aerospace + Defense Contract Management Conference will be held in Glendale, Arizona, March 17–18, 2011. The conference is unique for many reasons, but especially because it is the only conference that caters directly to those focused in aerospace and defense contracting. Attend alongside over 350 fellow contract management professionals from across the nation to learn about and discuss today's hottest aerospace and de...

Are you a current NCMA chapter leader? Are you a chapter leader in training? If so, the 2011 Mid-Year Leadership Conference is perfect for you! NCMA's Mid-Year Leadership Conference is designed for NCMA's chapter leaders to share their experiences with other NCMA chapters. You'll learn the secrets to success from other NCMA "Rockstar" chapter leaders so that you can shape the growth and direction of your own chapter. You'll participate in a nu...

Improved Education, Improved Communication, Improved Contracts. World Congress is about bringing together the greatest minds in both the government and industry to provide advice, best practices, and tools you can put to immediate use to help you and your organization deal with the issues you confront every day. Through the combination of our improved educational content and an improved level of participant networking and communication opportu...