Is your Government Contracting business prepared to win a big contract? More specifically, are your systems ready? In response to many positive comments from our January 2015 “operational infrastructure” series forum, the Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce will host a follow up panel discussion on systems infrastructure. Learn how to organize your accounting, project management and HR systems NOW so that you are prepared to win and...

Some of the topics covered at the conference will be: Exploring your GSA Contract, how the buyers see it, how they search and how you are displayed to the buyers. We will view your competitors, what have they got that you don’t have, who is getting the sales and why. This segment will include viewing GSA Advantage, using Sales Queries on the Vendor Support Center site and learning how to use this information for marketing. What can you d...

Spring 2015 Class March 24-26, 2015 plus 1/2 day April 14, May 12 and June 2 George Mason University, Arlington Campus, Founders Hall "Building Government Acumen - Competing for the Future” is the latest offering from the George Mason University School of Business Executive Education program and is designed to give mid-level and rising executives the leadership skills, the expertise and the tools they need to be successful in the governm...

Based on Gregory Garrett's publication Contract Negotiations: Skills, Tools, and Best Practices, this seminar provides a comprehensive treatment of contract negotiations, with a compelling discussion of what skills, tools, and best practices are needed to become a master contract negotiator. Attendees will learn: Contract negotiation best practices in various marketplaces: U.S. Federal Government contracts U.S. Commercial contracts Multination...

Join us for the Subcontract Management Training Forum (SMTF) taking place March 12–13, 2015, in Tysons Corner, VA at the Sheraton Premiere at Tysons Corner. 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, an...

In a new century defined by constant conflict, 2014 was supposed to bring calm to a war weary military. Iraq War? Over. Afghanistan? Mission accomplished. The defense budget? Cut it. Peace time? At long last. But the world had other plans: Russia in Ukraine. Terror in Paris. Cyberattacks in Hollywood. ISIS in Syria and Iraq. While Congress and the President balance sequestration’s limitations with demand for increased defense spending, t...

The 10th Annual Vision Defense Strategic Planning Forum will be hosted by the Professional Services Council at the Hilton Crystal City on March 3, 2015. 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 year our panel will be speaking to these important questions: How...

Join Access National Bank and W J Technologies LLC for a luncheon seminar on developing an effective culture for government contractors at the Tower Club in Tysons Corner, VA. There is a culture that is essential to be a successful government contractor. It goes beyond policies and procedures, ethics programs and hotlines. It determines how your company is structured, and how employees interact with each other, with suppliers, and with your c...

T3 Employment Resource Expo 7:30 – 8:15 AM: Registration and Networking 8:15 – 9:00 AM: Keynote Speaker 9:00 – 11:30 AM: Employment Expo T3 attendees will have the opportunity to talk with exhibitors regarding their respective programs, find out what resources are available to support them in their transition, and circulate their résumés to human resource contacts for hiring firms. Each of our exhibitors has a f...

The Small Business Administration (SBA) created the 8(a) certification program to help disadvantaged small businesses compete with their thriving counterparts in the government contracting arena. According to the 2013 SBA Procurement Scorecard, 6.70% of small, disadvantaged businesses received contracts they applied for. The program entails two phases over the course of nine years including a developmental and transition stage. However, an ala...