Friday Flash 01/17/2025

The Government Procurement Efficiency List

On Monday, the new Administration begins with a focus on operational reform as represented by the Department of Government Efficiency (the DOGE). Importantly, the DOGE has already begun its efforts to review government operations and identify measures/actions/reforms that will increase operational efficiency, reduce costs, and deliver improved government services.

This focus on government efficiency provides an important opportunity for a holistic review of the procurement system. Last week’s FAR & Beyond identified procurement reform as one of five procurement themes that will shape the federal acquisition marketplace in 2025 and beyond. In response, the Coalition is launching the Government Procurement Efficiency List (the GPEL) for the new federal market. The GPEL is a list of recommendations to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the procurement system. We are seeking your recommendations, thoughts, and analysis to include in the GPEL. Once we have collected and organized the recommendations, the Coalition will share the GPEL with stakeholders across the government procurement system.

Procurement is the great enabler. It provides the government customer the commercial services and products necessary to execute the mission. As we all know, the government procurement system is over-regulated, resulting in a highly complex and multi-layered framework that reduces competition and increases costs for government and industry. Many observers largely attribute the shrinking defense industrial base to the increasing difficulty in doing business with the government.

Procurement reform that reduces unnecessary, burdensome regulations and processes will speed access to the commercial market, reducing costs, increasing competition, and promoting innovation. Any reform of the procurement system should also identify and address internal operational memoranda/guidance. Too often this stealth internal guidance establishes “policies” and procedures that limit government efficiency while directly impacting business operations of offerors and contractors. At a minimum such internal guidance should be made public and subject to review and comment. Finally, acquisition systems, programs, processes, and reporting requirements should reviewed and reformed to identify and eliminate burdens and/or redundancies that increase costs, reduce competition, and limit access to the commercial market.

Effective communication and engagement between government and industry is critical in implementing meaningful procurement efficiencies that drive best value mission support for the American people. We look forward to GPEL’s contribution to the dialogue on procurement reform and the Coalition stands ready to work with all stakeholders toward a more efficient and effective procurement system.

Please send your government procurement efficiency recommendations to gwaldron@thecgp.org.

White House Rule Aims to Strengthen U.S. AI Security

The White House recently announced the release of an Interim Final Rule on Artificial Intelligence Diffusion that aims to safeguard artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities, infrastructure, and knowledge from foreign adversaries by establishing security and trust standards for AI companies and foreign governments. The interim final rule “streamlines licensing hurdles for both large and small chip orders, bolsters U.S. AI leadership, and provides clarity to allied and partner nations about how they can benefit from AI.” The White House is looking to limit which nations and entities can create powerful AI models, primarily by limiting the sale of advanced graphics processing units (GPUs). The rule consists of six key mechanisms:

No restrictions apply to chip sales to 18 key allies and partners;

Chip orders with collective computation power up to roughly 1,700 advanced GPUs do not require a license and do not count against national chip caps;

Entities that meet high security and trust standards and are headquartered in close allies and partners can obtain highly trusted “Universal Verified End User” (UVEU) status;

Entities that meet the same security requirements and are headquartered in any destination that is not a country of concern can apply for “National Verified End User” status, enabling them to purchase computational power equivalent to up to 320,000 advanced GPUs over the next two years;

Non-VEU entities located outside of close allies can still purchase large amounts of computational power, up to the equivalent of 50,000 advanced GPUs per country; and

Government-to-government arrangements to cultivate an international ecosystem of shared values regarding the development, deployment, and use of AI.

The rule also takes actions to constrain countries of concern from accessing advanced AI systems, including:

Continuing to ensure that advanced semiconductors sold abroad are not used by countries of concern to train advanced AI systems;

Restricting the transfer to non-trusted actors of the model weights for advanced closed-weight models; and

Setting security standards to protect the weights of advanced closed-weight AI models.

The interim final rule, which became effective on January 13, 2025, builds on previous regulations that protect U.S. national security and establish chip controls. Feeback on the rule is due by May 15, 2025, and may be submitted to the Federal Rulemaking Portal.

Introducing the Coalition’s New Member Referral Program!

The Coalition for Government Procurement is excited to announce its new Member Referral Program!

For each new member your organization refers, and then joins the Coalition, you’ll receive a $250 discount toward registration for either the Spring or Fall Training Conference. There’s no limit to how many discounts you can earn!

Start referring today to enjoy the rewards while helping expand the Coalition’s membership base and advancing our mission of promoting common-sense procurement.

To make a referral or if you have questions about the program, please contact Heather Tarpley, Vice President of Business Development & Sales, at HTarpley@thecgp.org.

Thank you for being a valued member of the Coalition. Your support is key to our success!

FAR Council Releases Long Awaited FAR CUI Proposed Rule

On January 15, the FAR Council published a proposed rule on Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI). This rule, which began its journey through the rulemaking process in 2017, aims to enhance the protections of CUI, defined as information that does not meet the requirements for classification but still requires safeguarding or dissemination controls. The proposed rule creates a framework for ensuring that contractors provide the protections for CUI required in 32 CFR part 2002 which requires that contractors handling CUI meet the cybersecurity and privacy requirements of NIST SP 800-171 Rev. 2. This parallels the Department of Defense’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program, which aims to ensure contractors handling CUI follow NIST SP 800-171 Rev. 2 among other cyber requirements.

Under the proposed rule, contractors handling CUI would be subject to a new FAR clause, FAR 52.204-XX. Similar to the CMMC program, contracts for purely commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) items will be exempt from the new clause. The new FAR clause will direct contractors to protect CUI identified by agency officials in a newly created form, currently referred to as SF XXX. Only CUI identified by the form requires protection, which must be stored in information systems that meet NIST SP 800-171 Rev. 2. Agencies may also add additional security requirements they deem reasonably necessary. Cloud service provides handling CUI would be required to comply with FedRAMP Moderate security requirements.

The new clause also introduces two new reporting requirements. One is a requirement to report any suspected or confirmed “CUI incident” within eight hours. The second reporting requirement directs contractors to report any information it believes to be CUI that was left off of Form SF XXX within eight hours. This information must be “appropriately safeguarded” until agency officials can determine if it is CUI. The new clause will flow down to all subcontractors who touch CUI. The FAR Council estimated the cost to a small business for implementing NIST SP 800-171 Rev. 2 and found it may cost approximately $148,200 in labor and $27,500 in hardware during the initial year of compliance. Estimated yearly costs for small business after the initial year are $98,800 in labor and $5,000 in hardware. Comments on the proposed rule are due by March 17, 2025.

NIST Releases Updated Ransomware Prevention Guidelines Draft

MeriTalk reported that the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released an updated draft of its management framework which will guide the agency’s ransomware prevention efforts. The draft updates NIST’s Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) from version 1.1 to 2.0, incorporating new security objectives related to managing, detecting, responding to, and recovering from ransomware attacks.

CSF, first published in 2014 and updated in 2024, offers detailed guidance on cybersecurity. The new ransomware document outlines six CSF functions: govern, identify, protect, detect, respond, and recover, mirroring those in CSF 2.0. It offers basic tips for protecting against and recovering from ransomware, includes a table linking CSF 2.0 categories to ransomware risk mitigation, calls for patent claims, and provides additional ransomware resources. NIST is also asking for input on what elements of the document are helpful, areas for improvement, prioritization of controls, and other useful resources for enhancing ransomware risk mitigation strategies.

NIST is seeking public feedback on the framework. The public comment period is open through March 14, 2025. Responses can be submitted to ransomware@nist.gov.

FCP to Turn on Services Workflow on Jan. 28

According to an announcement, the FAS Catalog Platform (FCP) will turn on the services workflow for its users on January 28. All vendors in the system will be able to manage their catalogs using either a Services Plus File (SPF), a Product File (PF), or both. Current FCP vendors will be prompted to update their Seller Profile through a notification on the Catalog Overview page.

The training for this impending change will begin during regularly scheduled office hours, beginning January 16th.

Training will continue throughout the entire month of January. The FCP functionality update will be presented in three parts:

1/16: Part 1 – Deciding between the Product File, Services Plus File and a Price Proposal Template, plus a step-by-step walkthrough of the changes to the FCP interface
1/23: Part 2 – A deep dive into the Services Plus File
1/30: Part 3 – A review of Pilot C FAQs, along with the observed behavior, and a Q&A session

Link to training information is below:

Meeting link: https://gsa-meetings.webex.com/gsa-meetings/
Meeting number: 2760 208 5224
Password: FCP_Training
Join by phone: +1-415-527-5035 US Toll
Access code: 2760 208 5224

Polaris Receives Additional Protests

Washington Technology reports that the General Service Administration’s (GSA) Polaris information technology (IT) services multiple-award contract vehicle has received five additional protests since last week, bringing the total to seven. The protests relate to GSA’s evaluation of the proposals, including the past experience scoring. GSA made 102 Polaris awards in the general small business pool based on highest technical ratings and fair and reasonable pricing. GSA received 569 proposals for this pool in total. The Government Accountability Office will rule on the protests by mid-April. GSA plans to make additional awards for the women-owned, HUBZone, and service-disabled veteran-owned small business pools in 2025.

Proposed Rule to Increase Small Business Participation on Multiple-Award Contracts

The FAR Council published a proposed rule to issue policy on small business participation on certain multiple-award contracts. The policy would “expand the use of small business set-asides for orders against multiple-award contracts; increase coordination with the cognizant small business specialist and the Small Business Administration (SBA) procurement center representative (PCR) during acquisition planning for multiple-award contracts and when placing orders against multiple-award contracts, and provide additional criteria to consider or address in documentation.” The proposed FAR rule mirrors an SBA proposed rule on the same subject issued on October 23, 2024 (89 FR 85072).

Under the proposed rule, contracting officers are directed to set aside an order for small business under a multiple award contract if the contract officer determines that there is a “reasonable expectation of obtaining offers from two or more responsible small business contract awardees that are competitive in terms of fair market price, quality, capability, ability to comply with the delivery or performance schedule, and past performance.” If an order is not set aside the contracting officer must document the reason and coordinate the decision with the PCR. Additionally, decisions to establish agency-specific exceptions must be coordinated with the agency’s Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization and SBA. The proposed order set-aside requirements do not apply to the Federal Supply Schedule, and in a related proposed FAR rule (90 FR 3761), the contracting officer’s order set-aside decision cannot be protested.

During acquisition planning agencies would also be required to document the reason for not considering a set aside or reserve for small businesses. If a multiple-award acquisition is expected to meet or exceed the substantial bundling dollar threshold the agency’s small business specialist would be required to notify the PCR if the agency expects less than 30% of the contract awardees to be small businesses. Lastly the rule would require acquisition planners to consider on-ramps for a long-term multiple award contract. Comments on the proposed rule are due by March 17, 2025.

OMB Reports Significant Improvement of Federal Websites in 2024

Nextgov reported on findings from the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) data snapshot highlighting improvements in the public’s experience with government websites. Of nearly 7,000 public-facing government websites, over half saw improvements in the last year. The metrics align with the 21st Century IDEA Act, which mandates the modernization of government websites. 86 percent of websites met security requirements, but only nine percent used public feedback mechanisms and 14 percent met search optimization standards. Compliance was also low for design consistency (25 percent) and accessibility (29 percent). However, 41 percent of sites were mobile-friendly, and 61 percent had good analytics. The data was released as part of the White House’s push to improve customer experience.

HHS Continues Reorganization of Cyber, AI, and Data Portfolios

Fedscoop reports that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) identified new AI, technology, and data officials. HHS named Alicia Rouault as the Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy and Chief Technology Officer, Kristen Honey as the Chief Data Officer, and Meghan Dierks as the Chief AI Officer. These new hires follow the department’s announcement of a reorganization of its health, data, AI, and cyber portfolios in July 2024. As part of the reorganization, the chief technology, data and AI roles shift from the department’s Assistant Secretary for Administration to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra named cybersecurity, AI, and data as pressing issues for the healthcare sector, and stated that the reorganization would help the department prepare to face challenges related to these areas.

A First Look at MAPS: What to Expect from the U.S. Army’s Streamlined Professional Services Contract

The Accounting Corner provides the procurement community with an opportunity to share insights and comments on relevant issues of the day. The comments herein do not necessarily reflect the views of The Coalition for Government Procurement.

Authored by Leo Alvarez, Dylan Schreiner, and Steven Pomykalski; Baker Tilly

On Nov. 5, 2024, the U.S. Army released the first draft request for proposal (RFP) for its newly merged contract, the Marketplace for the Acquisition of Professional Services (MAPS). A little over a month later, on Dec. 13, 2024, industry got to see the second draft RFP. This multiple award indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (MA-IDIQ) consolidation of two current U.S. Army contracts: the Information Technology Enterprise Solutions 3 – Services (ITES-3S) and the Responsive Strategic Sourcing for Services (RS3). Read more

Healthcare Focus: Briefing on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2025, Feb. 4

On February 4 from 12:00 – 1:00 PM (ET), the Coalition is hosting the webinar, Healthcare Focus: Briefing on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2025, with Moshe Schwartz, President of Etherton and Associates. During the presentation, Schwartz will provide an update on recent healthcare legislation in the fiscal year (FY) 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).

To register, click here. For assistance with registration, please contact Madyson Whiting at MWhiting@thecgp.org.

View from Main Street: SBA’s December 2024 Final Rule Highlights

On December 17, 2024, the Small Business Administration (SBA) issued a final rule addressing multiple small business contracting programs, including HUBZone, 8(a), size, recertification, and joint ventures. 89 FR 102448. Most of the rule is effective January 16, 2025, with an exception involving recertification for mergers and acquisitions involving large businesses. Here are some highlights:

Minority Owner Protections

The final rule addresses situations where minority owner consent can be required to take certain actions, without jeopardizing the size, 8(a), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned (SDVO), or Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) status of the concern. Minority owner consent can be required for adding a new equity stakeholder or increasing the investment amount of an equity stakeholder, dissolution of the company, sale of the company or all assets of the company, the merger of the company, bankruptcy, amendment of the company’s corporate governance documents to remove the minority stakeholder’s authority to block these actions, or any other action intended to protect the investment of the minority owner, and not impede the majority owner’s ability to control the concern’s operations.

Joint Ventures

SBA is clarifying that a joint venture partner that performs 40 percent of the work cannot be found to be unduly reliant on its joint venture partner under the ostensible subcontractor rule.

In light of a great deal if litigation concerning evaluation of past performance and experience in the context of an offer from a mentor protégé joint venture, SBA is clarifying that:

A procuring agency has discretion whether to require a protégé or lead small business member of a joint venture to demonstrate some level of past performance and/or experience;

A procuring agency may rely solely on the past performance and experience of the mentor or non-similarly situated joint venture partner;

Where a procuring agency requires some level of past performance and/or experience of the protégé or lead small business firm, the procuring agency cannot require that firm to individually meet all the same evaluation criteria as that required of other offerors generally; and

Successful performance by the protégé or lead small business firm on the contracts that it identifies shall be rated equivalently to successful performance by the mentor or non-similarly situated partner to the joint venture or any other offeror.

Annual Receipts and Value-Added Technology Resellers

SBA had proposed that it may look beyond a firm’s tax forms when calculating annual receipts, apparently because of confusion over how value-added technology resellers report income for tax purposes. In response to comments, SBA agrees that it will use tax forms and it will not include revenue in calculating size that can be legally excluded for tax purposes. Of course, SBA can look beyond tax forms if there is suspected fraud.

HUBZone

A HUBZone small business must have its principal office in a HUBZone, and 35% of its employees must reside in a HUBZone. A firm’s principal office is the location where the greatest number of its employees work. SBA decided to keep the number of hours that an individual must work to qualify as a HUBZone employee at 40 hours per month but imposed a general requirement of 10 hours per week. An employee must also perform legitimate work for the concern. SBA decided not to create a separate standard for concerns where all employees work remotely, meaning that if there is not a single location where a greater number of a concern’s employees work, an applicant cannot establish that its principal office is in a HUBZone unless all of its employees work in HUBZones. SBA decided to allow firms to count up to four employees as “legacy” HUBZone employee (employees that used to live in a HUBZone but no longer do), as long as the firm employs at least one current HUBZone resident. HUBZone firms must be eligible at the time of offer for a HUBZone contract (like other SBA programs) and must recertify HUBZone program eligibility every three years. Finally, the HUBZone price evaluation preference does not apply in the context of an offer from a mentor protégé joint venture involving a large business.

8(a)

Unlike other SBA certification programs, SBA’s 8(a) program has a good character requirement because it is a developmental program. SBA adopted its proposed clarification that applicants will not be automatically barred from 8(a) certification based on past criminal activity. A denial of 8(a) certification based on a lack of business integrity will be based on conduct that could be grounds for suspension and debarment. Some other clarifications include a non-disadvantaged minority owner’s right of first refusal does not negatively impact a disadvantaged individual’s ability to control the concern; non-disadvantaged individuals or concerns in the same line of business can own up to 20 percent of a concern in the development stage of the program and 30 percent of a concern in the transitional stage; and elimination of consideration of State community property laws when determining ownership.

Highest Compensation

SBA’s 8(a), SDVO and WOSB certification programs generally require that the individual upon whom eligibility is based must be the highest compensated. The 8(a) rules used to require SBA approval before a firm could pay another individual higher compensation. Now, all three programs require notice to SBA of such higher compensation.

Recertification

SBA consolidated size and status recertification into one section. Under the new rules, if a firm recertifies as other than small due to an acquisition of a small business by another small business, the firm will still be eligible for set-aside orders and options under a small business set-aside contract. If a firm recertifies as other than small due to an acquisition by a large business, the firm is ineligible for set-aside orders under an unrestricted contract and orders or options under a small business multiple award set-aside contract, effective January 17, 2026.

Proposed Rule on Organizational Conflicts of Interest in Federal Acquisition

On January 15, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council issued a proposed rule that implements the 2022 Preventing Organizational Conflicts of Interest in Federal Acquisition Act. The Act directs the FAR Council to revise the FAR to provide and update:

Definitions, to include those related to specific types of organizational conflicts of interest (OCIs), including unequal access to information, impaired objectivity, and biased ground rules;
Guidance and illustrative examples related to relationships of contractors with public, private, domestic, and foreign entities that may result in OCIs; and
Illustrative examples of situations related to the potential for OCIs.

The proposed rule will, “provide agencies with tailorable solicitation provisions and contract clauses to avoid or mitigate organizational conflicts.” Agencies can take their specific needs into consideration when addressing risks that may be unique to them. In addition, executive agencies will be required to “establish or update agency conflict of interest procedures to implement these revisions to the FAR.” The proposed rule would create a new FAR subpart 3.12, Organizational Conflicts of Interest, to align with the statute’s provisions. Comments on the rule are due by March 17, 2025.

Proposed Rule on Protests of Orders Under Certain Multiple-Award Contracts

The FAR Council issued a proposed rule on protests of orders under certain multiple-award contracts. According to the notice, “[t]o increase small business opportunities and maximize their participation on multiple-award contracts, FAR Case 2023-011 proposes guidance for contracting officers regarding how to exercise the statutory grant of discretion to set aside an order for a small business under a multiple-award contract. Under that proposed rule, if the contracting officer determines that there is a reasonable expectation of obtaining offers from two or more responsible small business awardees that are competitive in terms of various criteria under the applicable multiple-award contract, then the order should be set aside for small business. This proposed rule for FAR Case 2024-007 clarifies that the proposed rule for FAR Case 2023-011 does not alter the existing statutory grant of discretion to agencies as to whether or not to set aside an order.”

The proposed rule adds text to clarify that a contracting officer’s decision to set aside or not set aside an order for small businesses under a multiple-award contract is not grounds for protest. The rule clarifies that these protests “challenge a discretionary act statutorily committed to agency decision-making and therefore cannot form the basis for a protest seeking to compel an agency to make a different choice.” Comments on the proposed rule are due by March 17, 2025.

Request for Feedback on Proposed Rule Raising Procurement Thresholds

The Coalition plans to submit comments on a November 29 proposed rule, “Inflation Adjustment of Acquisition-Related Thresholds.” This proposed rule implements a statutory requirement to adjust acquisition related thresholds every five years to account for inflation. Highlights of the rule include:

The micro-purchase threshold at FAR 2.101 will increase from $10,000 to $15,000;
The simplified acquisition threshold will increase from $250,000 to $350,000; and
The prime contractor subcontracting plan (FAR 19.702) floor will increase from $750,000 to $950,000.

The public has until January 28, 2025, to submit comments. To share your input for inclusion in the Coalition’s comments, please email Greg Waldron at gwaldron@thecgp.org by January 18, 2025.

2024 Small Business Regulatory Year in Review, Jan. 22

The Coalition is excited to host a virtual 2024 Small Business Regulatory Year in Review presentation on January 22 from 10:00 – 11:30 AM (ET)! The event features industry experts David Black, Partner at Holland and Knight, Ken Dodds, Vice President of Acquisition Policy at The Coalition for Government Procurement, and Jon Williams, Partner at PilieroMazza, who will provide insights on the regulatory cases and updates of the past year that affected both large and small business contractors.

During the event, Black, Dodds, and Williams will cover a wide range of topics, including observations on:

Small Business Administration (SBA) updates
Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) cases
Government Accountability Office (GAO)/Court of Federal Claims (COFC) decisions
And More

Small and large businesses are encouraged to attend. If you have any questions in advance of the event, please contact Joseph Snyderwine at Jsnyderwine@thecgp.org.

To register, click here. For assistance with registration, please contact Madyson Whiting at MWhiting@thecgp.org

IT/Services Committee Meeting with GSA’s Tiffany Hixson, Feb. 4

On February 4 from 10:00 – 11:00 AM (ET), the IT/Services Committee Meeting will host a members-only briefing with GSA’s Tiffany Hixson, Assistant Commissioner, Office of Professional Services and Human Capital Categories. The meeting will be held in-person in the DMV area (location TBD) and virtual attendance will be supported. If you have any questions you would like Ms. Hixson to address during the meeting, please contact Joseph Snyderwine at JSnyderwine@thecgp.org.

To register, click here. For assistance with registration, please contact Madyson Whiting at mwhiting@thecgp.org.

Webinar – US Army MAPS: Steering Your Proposals to New Heights, Feb. 6

Please join the Coalition as we host Baker Tilly’s Leo Alvarez, Principal, and Dylan Schreiner, Senior Manager, on February 6 at 12:00 PM (ET) for a webinar, US Army MAPS: Steering Your Proposals to New Heights.

The Department of the Army has reimagined its acquisition approach by consolidating ITES-3S and RS3 into a unified, efficient contract vehicle: the Marketplace for the Acquisition of Professional Services (MAPS). With an impressive $50 billion ceiling over 10 years, MAPS is one of the most sought-after federal contracts for FY 2025. By eliminating duplication, MAPS streamlines the acquisition process for knowledge-based professional services, including IT, and aims to enhance how federal contractors support agency missions, driving results. With two draft RFPs released to date, this eagerly awaited contract is expected to spark intense competition among leading industry players.

Baker Tilly is one of the largest government contractor advisory practices in the nation and offers extensive experience in guiding contractors through the MAC proposal process. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from the experts on maximizing your contract award potential!

To register, click here. For assistance with registration, please contact Madyson Whiting at MWhiting@thecgp.org.

Join a Coalition Committee

Members participate in various Coalition committees to stay up to date on the latest Federal contracting developments for their particular industry and to provide feedback to the government on contracting programs of interest. Committees include:

Business Regulatory Issues Committee (BRIC)
Cyber & Supply Chain Security Committee
Furniture/Furnishings Committee
General/Office Products Committee
Green Committee
GWAC, MAC & Enterprise Committee
Healthcare Committee
Imaging Equipment Committee
Information Technology (IT)/Professional Services Committee
Medical/Surgical Committee
Pharmaceutical Committee
Small Business Committee

Learn more about the Coalition’s committees here. If you are not already on a committee distribution list and would like to sign up, please email Mady Whiting at mwhiting@thecgp.org with which committees you are interested in joining.

AFCEA Bethesda Health IT Summit (HITS), Jan. 28-29

The Coalition is proud to support the AFCEA Bethesda Health IT Summit this year! Now more than ever, Health IT is integral to the way healthcare is delivered, managed, and tracked. The need to continue advancing our nation’s public health data infrastructure is apparent, and collaboration is the way to do it!

Join us at the 17th Annual AFCEA Bethesda HITS on January 28 – 29, 2025 at the Washington Hilton to take part in rich conversations with public, private, and academic experts around healthcare innovation.