Federal IT leaders face quite a dilemma: how to continue delivering the same or higher levels of mission critical IT services to your constituents while managing with fewer resources and dollars. Negotiating agency-wide enterprise agreements with large IT manufacturers (e.g. Microsoft, Oracle, Cisco, and VMware) for IT hardware, software, and/or support has proven an effective, albeit difficult approach for you and your peers. Many Federal IT...

Category management is a tried and true practice within corporations all over the world. It is, however, new to the Federal government. As the public sector moves to implement category management, what can we learn from the private sector? How can category management make the government a better buyer and help suppliers at the same time. Join the Public Spend Forum and Michigan State University, along with OFFP Administrator Anne Rung and priv...

Join us for a night of celebrationFor 16 years, AFCEA Bethesda has supported charitable giving, including raising more than $6 million for charities benefiting the health, welfare, and education of children. The successful history of our A Night for the Children Gala and the generosity of the government contracting community enabled AFCEA Bethesda to help our receiving charities achieve significantly strong financial foundations. As we look to...

$80,000,000,000 - that's how much the federal government spends annually on IT. 94% - that's how many government IT projects fail. Clearly, something needs to change. Join senior IT professionals from both government and industry for an intimate, engaging roundtable discussion on the immediate next steps to improve IT programs. Space is limited, so click here to request your spot at the table. This event is based on a recent study released by...