Before we wrap up the month of May, I want to make sure you are aware of two exciting events and two committee meetings that will be taking place in the coming weeks.
The New Guidance on Cybersecurity Acquisition will be held on May 22nd from 8:00am – 11:00am at the Tower Club in Tysons Corner. This event will include a panel comprised of officials from GSA, DOD, NIST, and several law firms who will all discuss the implications for contractors of the new DOD and GSA final report and guidance on cybersecurity acquisition, including an overview and update on the Draft Implementation Plan and NIST cybersecurity requirement for critical infrastructure. This forum is a unique opportunity for your company to voice industry comments, questions, and concerns on the report to government officials who play an active role in the policy implementation. Additionally, we will take a short break during the morning panel discussion to allow for networking both with peers and the panel participants. This will be a very informative event and we highly encourage you to share information about this session with colleagues in your company responsible for cybersecurity.
Our second event will be a Premier Member only event (plus Strategic Partners and Keystones) with Tom Sharpe, May 29th from 8:30 – 10:30am at Northrop Grumman in McLean. Mr. Sharp is the Commissioner of the Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) and we invite you to come hear him describe in detail the three year strategic plan for FAS, which will include GSA’s role as “America’s Buyer” and how to achieve a growing market share.
Regarding important committee meetings I wanted to highlight, the GWAC/MAC Committee is scheduled to meet on Tuesday, May 20th at 10:00am at Deloitte in McLean. Tiffany Hixson, Regional Commissioner, Northwest Arctic Region at GSA will be joining the committee for a valuable discussion. If that wasn’t enough, Kevin Gallo and/or Fred Haines, Telecommunications Managers with GSA’s Integrated Technology Services, will also be joining the meeting at 11:00 to discuss the acquisition strategy for the upcoming NS2020 procurement.
Lastly, Jan Frye, the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Acquisition and Logistics, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, is meeting with the Healthcare Committee on May 28th at 10:00 at McKenna Long & Aldridge in Washington, D.C. The Coalition is extending this unique opportunity to have a small group conversation with the head of one of the largest acquisition and logistics programs in the federal government to all Coalition members. Jan manages and oversees the development and implementation of policies and procedures for department-wide acquisition and logistics programs supporting all VA facilities. His responsibilities include management of VA’s National Acquisition Center in Hines, Illinois, the Technical Acquisition Center in Eatontown, NJ, the Centers for Acquisition Innovation in Austin, Texas and Washington, D.C., the VA Acquisition Academy in Frederick, Maryland, and the Denver Acquisition and Logistics Center in Denver, Colorado. He also serves as the VA Senior Procurement Executive. Join the discussion to better understand major VA acquisitions across a broad spectrum of items including Healthcare, IT and services; VA acquisition priorities; and overall budget outlook.
Please see a summary below of dates and details and feel free to pass this along to any of your internal colleagues you think would benefit from attending. For assistance with event registration, please contact Matt Cahill at 202-315-1054 or mcahill@thecgp.org. For assistance with committee meeting registration, please contact Roy Dicharry at 202-331-0975 or rdicharry@thecgp.org. Note that it’s imperative you RSVP with Roy for the committee meetings due to building security procedures.
1. Tues., May 20 – GWAC/MAC Committee Speakers: Tiffany Hixson, Regional Commissioner, Northwest Arctic Region Kevin Gallo and/or Fred Haines, Telecommunications Managers with GSA’s Integrated Technology Services
Deloitte
1750 Tysons Blvd, McLean, VA
10:00am – 12:00pm
(Slots are going fast. Members who would like to attend, please RSVP to Roy Dicharry at rdicharry@thecgp.org ASAP.)
2. Thurs., May 22 – The New Guidance on Cybersecurity Acquisition (featuring DoD, NIST, GSA speakers and legal experts)
Tower Club
8000 Towers Crescent Drive, Suite 1700, Vienna, VA
8:00am – 11:00am
3. Wed., May 28 – Healthcare Committee
VA Acquisition: Meet with Jan Frye, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Acquisition and Logistics at the Department of Veterans Affairs
McKenna Long & Aldridge
1900 K Street NW, Washington, DC
10:00am – 12:00pm
4. Thurs., May 29 – Premier Member only event (plus Strategic Partners and Keystones) with Tom Sharpe, Commissioner of the Federal Acquisition Service (FAS)
Northrop Grumman
7575 Coleshire Drive, McLean, VA
8:30am – 10:30am
Matt Cahill
Vice President, Membership and Marketing