Join the ACT-IAC Small Business Alliance for Straight Talk with Jose Arrieta from the Department of Treasury on January 21st at the Metro Center Marriott in Washington, DC. Jose Arrieta is the first Treasury Senior Executive Director of the Office of Small Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU). Mr. Arrieta leads a treasury wide program consisting of 18 small business specialists that ensured almost $1.2B in spend with small businesses in...

Please join us for our first ACT-IAC General Membership Meeting of the new year on Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at the Washington Marriott at Metro Center, 775 12th Street NW, Washington, DC 20005. ACT-IAC spearheaded an energetic dialogue at the Executive Leadership Conference spotlighting government's cross agency priority goal of providing world class service to its customers. On November 25, 2014, the ACT-IAC Planning and Architecture Share...

Contrary to a current myth, a GSA Schedule contract is not required by law or regulation to obtain a government contract, but it is an excellent sales tool to obtain government business by means of task or delivery orders. A GSA Schedule is a simplified process of acquiring commonly used commercial supplies and services. But obtaining a schedule contract is neither simple nor easy, and subjects the commercial contractor to numerous laws and re...

The Rocky Mountain Chapter of the American Council for Technology & Industry Advisory Council (ACT-IAC) is pleased to announce its end of the year Membership and Networking Reception, come join us to celebrate! It will be held at 240 Union Restaurant in Lakewood on December 8th from 4-6pm. Register today! During this end of year celebration you will have the opportunity to network and socialize with your peers. You will also have the oppor...

The purpose of this 2-hour seminar is to raise the awareness for individuals who will be interacting with Agile teams. This will lay the foundation for introducing the Agile process and lend better understanding for how roles and interactions may be impacted by an Agile transformation. After taking this seminar, attendees will understand the theory and application of Agile principles, recognize the distinctions between Agile and traditional de...

Evolving the Government Acquisition Marketplace Today's Government acquisition environment is fragmented and leads to many agencies duplicating efforts and establishing redundant acquisition programs. This meetings’ panel will focus on GSA's vision of mobilizing federal-wide expertise and guidance to improve federal buying by creating the "Government Acquisition Marketplace", to assist in procurement decision making for all government bu...

Synopsis: Companies and agencies concerned with implementing new ideas/processes have to contend with the federal budget cycle. One of the great challenges of both the government desiring new, innovative technologies or great service provider companies that are entering the market is the need to obtain funding. The issue becomes: how do new technologies/services become integrated into the government budget cycle? This course will provide an ov...

Synopsis: The government is reluctant to share the data/information frequently kept in silos and often not shared among other entities due to its proprietary, non-portable format or the inability to import/export. The 21st century network models actively encourages the sharing of information across the boundaries. Today, the mission of government requires a whole-of-government approach to address its challenges, enable better decision making,...

The Rocky Mountain Chapter of the American Council for Technology and Industry Advisory Council is pleased to announce the Connect & Collaborate Conference coming to the Denver Federal Center on November 13th. This one-day education and training event will provide a forum for small business and small business advocates in government. Amid a cost-cutting environment, government and industry will have the opportunity to share knowledge and b...

Synopsis: Today’s organizations need to have people who can develop new kinds of solutions to meet pressing demands. Yet the words creativity and innovation often intimidate our people. Even if our organizations have creative people, our organizational cultures tend to suppress innovation. This “minds-on” course will provide the tools and techniques to reverse these trends. On Day 1, we will focus on helping employees enhance...