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JULY 2023

28 Virginia PTAC hosts Webinar: How to Ask for More Money - REAs vs. Claims https://tinyurl.com/mrxs8h2x

AUGUST 2023

1 Maryland PTAC hosts Webinar: Foreign Ownership, Influence & Control for Fed’l Contractors https://tinyurl.com/trehf86k

1-2 Federal Training Partnership hosts Y-12 & ORNL Nat Labs Cyber Series Email info@Federaltrainingpartnership.com for more information

2 Wisconsin Procurement Institute hosts 17th Annual Wisconsin Government Opportunities Business Conference, Truax Field Air National Guard Base, Madison, WI https://wigobc.org/

3 GSA OSDBU hosts Small Business Works 2023 Training and Matchmaking Event (virtual) https://mbmapp.com/event/smallbusinessworks2023

3 CBDA hosts In-Person Dinner and Networking, Arlington, VA https://capitalbusinessdevelopment association.com/

3 NVSBC hosts Norfolk Networking Lunch, Norfolk, VA https://tinyurl.com/mry4jj7b

4 SBA hosts Veteran Small Business Resource Brief (Online) https://bit.ly/3VFRvdd

8 Women in Homeland Security hosts Lunch with Amanda Damewood, director of user experience, USCIS, Reston, VA https://tinyurl.com/bdzn4txm

17 VA OSDBU hosts Webinar: GSA Schedule Basics Part 1 (Part 2 on Aug. 24) https://tinyurl.com/2pjuppjn

22-23 HUBZone Contractors National Council hosts National HUBZone Conference 2023, Leesburg, VA https://hubzonecouncil.org/2023-National-HUBZone-Conference ($50 Discount for SAA subscribers; Code HZConf23Partner)

24 DHS OSDBU hosts 8(a) and SDB Outreach https://tinyurl.com/3sdta298

24 VA OSDBU hosts GSA Schedule Basics Part 2 https://tinyurl.com/3cevamkp

31 Women in Homeland Security hosts Lunch with Dina Thompson, Deputy Head of Contracting Activity, TSA, Alexandria, VA https://tinyurl.com/3eyy3wya

SEPTEMBER 2023

1 SBA hosts Veteran Small Business Resource Brief (Online) https://bit.ly/3VFRvdd

12 Federal Training Partnership hosts USDA HQ Technology & IT Day Email info@Federaltrainingpartnership.com for more information

13-14 13th Annual Peak Cyber Summit: Fort Carson/Peterson Space Force Base/Schriever Space Force Base Email info@Federaltrainingpartnership.com for more information

21-22 AFCEA OKC Cyber & Tech Forum: Tinker AFB, OK Email info@Federaltrainingpartnership.com for more information

OCTOBER 2023

2 Epic CBDA Fall Golf Tournament, Fairfax, VA https://capitalbusinessdevelopmentassociation.com/

4 DOT|FAA Cyber Symposium Email info@Federaltrainingpartnership.com for more information 5 SAVE THE DATE - Women in Defense Greater Hampton Roads chapter hosts 2023 Annual Professional Day

10 SAVE THE DATE - AMEX, WIPP & SBA host ChallengeHER, Washington, DC area 10-11 Dept of Energy/Nevada National Security Site, NNSS Email info@Federaltrainingpartnership.com for more information

17 NAWBO hosts 2023 National Women’s Business Conference, Austin, TX https://bit.ly/43fKh4E

17 Federal Training Partnership hosts HUD Cyber Summit Email info@Federaltrainingpartnership.com for more information

17-19 Defense Leadership Forum is hosting the 2023 Pacific Defense Contracting Summit, Honolulu, HI https://tinyurl.com/5yevuhzr

19 Jennifer Schaus & Associates hosts Webinar GSA Schedules - Requirements & Strategies For Success https://tinyurl.com/44t8th67

26 Federal Training Partnership hosts Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Cyber Day Email info@Federaltrainingpartnership.com for more information

NOVEMBER 2023

8 NVSBC hosts 2023 Awards Gala, Arlington, VA https://bit.ly/3Hz2j9O

8-9 SAVE THE DATE - NVBDC hosts Annual Matchmaking Conference, Indianapolis, IN

DECEMBER 2023

6-7 CyberMaryland Conference 2023, College Park, MD https://bit.ly/3K8376h

FEBRUARY 2024

5-7 SAVE THE DATE - National 8(a) Association 2024 National Small Business Conference, Atlanta, GA

MAY 2024

21-24 SAVE THE DATE - NVSBC hosts VETS24 Conference; location TBD

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Judge hits 8(a) eligibility

4Q rush to spend $217B

SBA’s 64 new rules by Dec. 31

House NDAA cuts diversity programs

House panel OKs GOP bills

CIO-SP3 until April 29, 2024

Polaris RFP update

Column: Federal Court Prohibits SBA’s Use of Rebuttable Presumption for 8(a) Program

Washington Insider:

Clarification on debt default