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AUGUST 2020

4 Siemens USA and Nevada PTAC host Where’s the Contract? 2020 Government Contracting Webinar Series https://bit.ly/303AJep

5 Wright Brothers Institute Small Business Hub and Air Force host Pitch Perfect Collider Online Event https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pitch-perfect-collider-tickets-111375392798

5-13 Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce hosts Virtual GovConNet Pathway to Growth Procurement Conference, Rockville, MD https://bit.ly/37YtWFj

5 Carahsoft hosts Cybernetique speaker at Seeing the Cybersecurity Battlefield: A Few from the Front - Webinar https://carahevents.carahsoft.com/Event/Details/169466-govevents

6 Potomac Officers Club hosts 5th Annual Army Forum, Falls Church, VA https://bit.ly/3eve1AZ

6 Informatech hosts Why Performance Testing is More Critical Today - Webinar - https://bit.ly/3eTjO2o

11 HHS Vendor Outreach, Washington, DC https://bit.ly/2WiEOb4

11 Potomac Officers Club hosts Future Battlefield Series: Weaponizing Data Across the Digital Battlefield Webinar https://bit.ly/3eNzQM3

11 FCW hosts FCW Workshop: Cybersecurity virtual event https://bit.ly/2X4AfTI

16 Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard speaks at a Small Business Informational Lunch, Paramount, CA https://bit.ly/2CVmYpr

17-19 CANCELED - US Energy Dept. hosts 19th Annual DOE Small Business Forum and Expo, Albuquerque, NM https://bit.ly/2U1Sp7G

26 FCW hosts FCW Summit: What’s Next for FedRamp? virtual event https://bit.ly/3g0bSOl

27 US Homeland Security Dept. OSDBU hosts Vendor Outreach Session- 8(a) and SDB only, Washington, DC https://bit.ly/37aBnqZ

27 Govology hosts Understanding and Obtaining HUBZone Certification, Webinar https://bit.ly/30SZ4TG

31-Sept. 2 Dept. of the Navy Gold Coast Small Business Procurement Event - Virtual https://www.navygoldcoast.org/

SEPTEMBER 2020

2 FBC hosts 30th Anniversary Government Procurement Conference, Washington, DC https://www.fbcinc.com/e/procurement/

8-9 Billington hosts 11th Annual BIllington Cybersecurity Summit https://bit.ly/2Obg8Oz8-11 HUBZone Contractors National Council hosts HUBZone Virtual Summit, https://hubzonecouncil.org/National-HUBZone-Conference

8-11 HUBZone Contractors National Council hosts HUBZone Small Business Week Virtual Summit, https://hubzonecouncil.org/National-HUBZone-Conference

16-17 10th Annual Peak Cyber Symposium, Virtual and In-Person in Colorado Springs, CO https://bit.ly/38IKNwp

21-23 NAWBO hosts National Womens Business Conference, Austin, TX https://bit.ly/2pRZmeP

23 MeriTalk hosts MilCloud 2.0: Navigating a Native Environment - Webinar - https://bit.ly/32GBbkN

OCTOBER 2020

15 DOL Vendor Outreach, Washington, DC https://bit.ly/2nk7Zx6

19-20 2020 MILCON Contracting Summit, Tyson’s Corner, VA https://conta.cc/2VZvdYH

20 Jennifer Schaus & Assoc. and Virginia PTAC host Data in Government Conference, Arlington, VA https://bit.ly/2PjCcYz

27 Potomac Officers Club hosts 5G Summit, Tyson's Corner, VA https://bit.ly/3dHxX25

28-29 PSC hosts Vision Conference, Falls Church, VA https://www.pscouncil.org/vision

NOVEMBER 2020

4-6 SAME SBC hosts 2020 Virtual Small Business Conference https://www.samesbc.org/reg_info.cfm

18-19 Defense Strategies Institute hosts Big Data for Energy Optimization Summit, Alexandria, VA

DECEMBER 2020

1 Jennifer Schaus & Assoc. and Virginia PTAC host Fifth Annual Doing Business with DOD and the Intel Community, Arlington, VA https://bit.ly/3c0KH4m

JANUARY 2020

25-27 SAVE the DATE - National 8(a) Association National Conference, Nashville, TN

FY2020 contracting expected to hit record $645B; $174B in 4thQ

SBA gets new Assoc. Admin for GovCon

New final rules in effect soon

Dem Senators aim to lift MBDA; invest $350B for minority needs

SBA limits 8(a) bids with JVs for STARS III

Senate passes NDAA, 86-14

Tribes appeal ANC funds

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