| 8:00 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. | General Session
Emily W. Murphy, Chief Acquisition Officer, GSA |
| 8:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. | General Session Panel: Business Risk in Federal Contracting (Ballroom) Moderator: John Young, VP, Contracts and Pricing
Business Risk in Federal Contracting Northrop Grumman Panelists:
Major General Darryl Scott, Director, DCMA
Business Risk in Defense Contracting Tim Malishenko, VP, Contracts and Pricing, The Boeing Company
Deep Pockets: Is Limiting Liability a Raid on the U.S. Treasury in Protecting our Industrial Base? Eleanor Spector, VP, Contracts, Lockheed Martin
Industry Perspective on Business Risks in Federal Contracting Tim Luedtke
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| 10:00 a.m. - 10:55 a.m. | Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall |
| Track Sessions | 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | 12:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. | 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. | 2:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. |
| Contract Basics | 101
Introduction to Federal Contracting | Networking Lunch in Exhibit Hall | 102
From the Beginning: A Re-look at Acquisition Planning | 103
Subcontract Basics for Government Procurements |
| Federal Government Contracting | 201
A Primer on Other Transaction Authority | 202
National Security Agency (NSA): Expanding our Industrial Base & Engaging Industry | 203
MEDICARE Modernization and Contracting Reform |
| B2B / Commercial Contracting | 301
Introduction
to Commercial Contracts-Understanding
the Basics | 302
Commercial Contracting
and Off-Shoring
on a Global Scale | 303
Effective Administration
of Commercial Contracts |
| Alternate Disputes Resolution | 401
Mastering Contract Negotiations | 402
Designing Effective Conflict Management Programs for the 21st Century-Part I | 403
Designing
Effective Conflict Management Programs for the 21st Century- Part II |
| GSA Contracting | 501
Government-
Wide Acquisition Contracts (GWACs) | 502
GSA Multiple- Award Schedules and Cooperative Purchasing | 503
Using GSA Schedules for Unique and Complex Requirements: A Marine Corps Systems Command Case Study |
| Defense Contracting | 601
The Safety Act | 602
Coalition Country Business Opportunities in Rebuilding Critical Infrastructure and Providing Services in Iraq | 603
The Changing Nature of Award- Fee Contracts |
| Technology in Contract Management | 701
Federal Government
as Electronic Stewardship: Leading By Example | 702
Challenges of Transformation | 703
Reducing Risk Related to Compliance
and Reporting |
| Executive | 801
A Vision for Acquisition and Contracts Leaders of Tomorrow | 802
GSA Schedules, GWACs, and More: Key Issues and Challenges | 803
Strategic Acquisition |
| Knowledge Management | 901
Knowledge Management-Track Baseline and Overview | 902
Knoweldge Environment: Discovering What We Already Know | 903
Practical Application
of KM-A Community
of Practice for Warfighters |
| Supply Chain Management | 1001
Sourcing in a Contingency Contract Environment | 1002
Private Sector Drivers for Value-Based Securing and the Implications
for Government Procurement | 1003
Strategic Sourcing: What's All the
Buzz About? |
| Federal Contract Law | 1101
Bid Protests of GSA Schedule Buys: Why the Numbers Are Up | 1102
Preserving Contractor Rights Under the Changes Clause | 1103
Derailing the
Claim Train to
the Courthouse |
| Human Capital & Career Management | 1201
How to Become What You Want to Be When You Grow Up | 1202
How to Lateral Your Way to
the Top | 1203
Thinking Beyond Interchangeable Parts |
| 3:45 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. | Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall |
| 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. | General Session Panel: Lessons From Iraq: Aligning the Business Model and Procurement Process (Ballroom)
Moderator: Stan Soloway, President, Professional Services Council
Photo Presentation 1
Photo Presentation 2 Panelists: Deidre A. Lee, Director of Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy, DOD Dwight Clark, Chairman and General Manager, Readiness Management Support, L.C. Jeffery P. Parsons, Director of Contracting, U.S. Army Materiel Command Mark Tremblay, VP and Director, Abt Associates |
| 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. | Networking Reception in Exhibit Hall |
| 10:00 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. | Exhibit Hall Open, Career Fair Open |
