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AUGUST 2020

21 Minority Women Lead Virtual Conservation Series hosts “Climbing the Ladder and Lessons Learned” https://bit.ly/2CE4lGD

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

27 The Coalition for Government Procurement hosts “The Good, the Bad, and the Uncertainty: Practical Advice for CIO-SP4 Bidders” Webinar https://bit.ly/2Q6cyGI

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

27 GSA hosts Webinar Your Voice Matters: Help Shape GSA’s Next Small Business GWAC - Industry Forum https://bit.ly/316PNZf

28 US DOT OSDBU hosts Women-Owned Small Business Resources Webinar https://bit.ly/2CCCq9U

28 Minority Women Lead Virtual Conservation Series hosts “Bringing Women of Color to the Table” https://bit.ly/2CE4lGD

31-Sept. 2Dept. 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/

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

8-9 Billington hosts 11th Annual BIllington Cybersecurity Summit https://bit.ly/2Obg8Oz

13 Commerce Dept.’s Minority Business Development Agency celebrates MEDWEEK 2020 National Minority Enterprise Development Week (Virtual) https://www.mbda.gov/

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

21 Contract Ready hosts Huntsville - Redstone Small Business Contracting Conference & Expo, Huntsville, AL https://bit.ly/2Q410Ui

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 2021

13 Contract Ready hosts 2021 Joint Base Langley-Eustis Small Business Contracting Forum & Expo, Fort Eustis, VA https://bit.ly/2Q2zR4f

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

MARCH 2021

Small biz buys rose to $132.9B in FY2019; WOSB 5% goal met

USPS mail delays rising

Little gain from WOSB set-asides

Huawei ban postponed

SBA’s 'Certify' not effective

FPDS reports go to beta.SAM.gov

Industry seeks pandemic paid leave reimbursement extension

Executive order on govcon labor

Washington Insider:

Coronavirus Update