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ODNI Industry Day March 3

Join GTSC as we prepare for our Smashing the Box Innovation Day on behalf of the Intelligence Community and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. For more information on the Smashing the Box Series, please click here.

Dr. David Honey, Director for Science & Technology and Assistant Deputy Director for National Intelligence for Science & Technology for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence will brief us on the FY 2016-2020 S&T Strategic Plan for the IC Community. This briefing is an opportunity to hear about the challenges and strategies that the IC Community will employ to “manage risk and ensure intelligence advantage” over our adversaries. Read the Strategic Plan here. This briefing will prepare companies interested in submitting their innovative technologies tfor GTSC’s Smashing the Box Innovation Day in February. Learn more about this event here.

Who should attend?

Technology Companies and others interested in learning about S&T’s direction, those interested in submitting a proposal to GTSC’s Smashing the Box Innovation Day with S&T in early 2016, and contractors interested in understanding the S&T mission for the IC community.

More About Dr. Honey:

Dr. David Honey serves as the Director for Science & Technology and Assistant Deputy Director for National Intelligence for Science & Technology for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. Dr. David A. Honey joined the DoD’s Office of the Director, Defense Research and Engineering as the Director for Research on 31 August 2009. Dr. Honey was responsible for policy and oversight of DoD Science and Technology programs from Basic Research through Advanced Technology Development. He was also responsible for oversight of DoD laboratories, ensuring the long-term strategic direction of the Department’s S&T programs, and for developing those technologies needed for continued technological superiority of US forces. Before assuming this position Dr. Honey was the General Manager and Senior Vice President of the Defense Sector for Information Systems Laboratories (ISL), a small business pursuing science and engineering innovations in the fields of advanced sensors, communications, UAVs, adaptive signal processing, and undersea warfare technology. Dr. Honey also served on the Air Force Scientific Advisory Board. Dr. Honey was the Director of the Defense Advance Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Strategic Technology Office (STO), Director of the Advanced Technology Office (ATO), and Deputy Director and Program Manager of the Microsystems Technology Office (MTO). While at DARPA he led efforts in optoelectronics, networks, communications, information assurance, network-centric-warfare applications, information assurance, sensor systems, space and near-space sensors and structures, maritime technology, underground facility detection and characterization, alternative energy, and chemical-biological defense.

GTSC Holiday Awards December 18!

Join us for an extraordinary celebration of a great year and a toast to a new and prosperous 2016 at our Holiday Awards Celebration!

Small Business Member of the Year

Mid-Tier Company of the Year

Mentor of the Year

Federal Small Business Champion of the Year

Market Maven Award

Federal MVP

Strategic Advisor of the Year

Strategic Partner of the Year

December 18, 2015

Capitol One – Tysons Campus

5:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Support and sponsorships of our holiday event are welcome — please contact us to help make this our best event ever!

Government Contractor Ethics Training

No excuses! Every company doing business with the government must train their employees to behave ethically — and GTSC is here to MAKE IT EASY! Attend and send all of your employees to this training to get your annual ethics training certification.

Please note: you must be present for the entire session to get certification.

Doing business with the federal government requires a heightened level of commitment to ethics and compliance. Though the specific FAR requirements for small and large businesses differ, the FAR requires all businesses to conduct themselves with the highest degree of integrity and honesty. It states all businesses should have an employee business ethics and compliance training program that is suitable to the size of the company and extent of its involvement in Government contracting and that facilitates timely discovery and disclosure of improper conduct and ensures corrective measures are promptly instituted and carried out. (FAR 3.1002).

The majority of the headlines we see about non-compliance are related to weak ethical cultures and in many cases, a simple lack of training. Both can result in catastrophic business events. Proper training in ethics is not only required for certain contractors, it serves a vital preventive role. If the unthinkable does happen, a strong ethics and compliance program including effective training in critical compliance risk areas an act as a shield for your company. For example, the actions taken by Ed Snowden were every contractor’s worst nightmare. However, Booz Allen Hamilton was able to highlight in its public statement that his actions were contrary to its corporate values, internal policies, and its code of conduct – on which he had been trained.

Is your company positioned to say the same? If your company finds itself out of compliance, the training your company can show its employees completed may make the difference between no adverse action and suspension or even debarment.

This half-day training session covers risk areas common to most contractors, regardless of industry or size. Even if you have not yet landed a qualifying contract for the FAR ethics program requirements, there is no better time than now to competitively position your company to enhance your business’ reputation for compliant and ethical business practices.

Upon completing this training, GTSC will certify that you and your employees in attendance have completed annual training as required by FAR 52.203-13(c)(1).

GTSC Ethics Training Agenda

REGISTRATION (volume discounts are available)

Featuring:

GTSC Strategic Advisor Amy Hutchens, CEO, CleaResources

@EthiVenger on twitter!

Amy Hutchens is Founder and President of CLEAResources, LLC. Most recently, Amy served as General Counsel and Vice President of Compliance and Ethics Services at Watermark, LLC. Previously, Amy was a Special Assistant United States Attorney and an Air Force Judge Advocate, attaining the rank of Major, before beginning her civilian career as in-house employment law and compliance counsel to a large and diverse government contractor. Amy has a passion for helping organizations do right by their shareholders, employees, clients, customers and communities, and by doing so, mitigates the business risks associated with ethical and compliance failures.

Amy has federal criminal and civil litigation experience, as well as extensive experience advising executive management on personnel and compliance and ethics matters. She has worked with companies large and small, privately held and publicly held, in the commercial and federal contractor sectors, to help them develop and mature the compliance and ethics infrastructure required by the Federal Sentencing Guidelines. She has developed, implemented, audited and managed all aspects of compliance and ethics programs including assessing risk, drafting internal policies, training employees at all levels, developing employee codes of conduct, and establishing monitoring and investigative protocols to maximize value and effectiveness in compliance and ethics programs.

GTSC Annual Meeting – Don’t Miss it!

Calling all members! Mark your calendar for December 8th!

Join us to hear what GTSC has done for YOU this year! Hear from leaders in GTSC as well as our agency partners to review our successes, develop our strategy, and have input to our focus for 2016. And of course, get your hot-off-the-presses GTSC Annual Report to see our year in review.

Already confirmed for our day:

Les Rose, President, L3 – National Security Solutions
Where should your company be positioning?

Beverly Good, Port Director, El Paso Port of Entry, CBP
What is our mission and what do we face to achieve it?

Soraya Correa, CPO, DHS
How will the government be facilitating procurement and acquisition to meet this mission?

Millicent Gary, Procurement Ombudsman, GSA
What are the government-wide acquisition trends impacting our mission?

Jose Arrietta, OSDBU, Treasury
How is Treasury working with small business? And a special surprise!

and more….

We will also hear from the leadership of GTSC’s major initiatives, get an update on the regulatory and political environment, and — believe it or not — have some fun!

REGISTER NOW — don’t miss your prep for 2016 and the opportunity to hear from the best and network with other GTSC companies!

Insight Session with Steven Rice, CIO, U.S. Transportation Security Administration

Join GTSC for a MEMBERS ONLY Insight Session with TSA’s Office of Information Technology to learn more about TSA’s vast IT services and network responsibilities for airport and field locations around the country.

EAGLE II Matchmaking Meet-up

Join GTSC’s Business Development Exchange (BDE) Group for a “Meet-Up” to find new partners and team mates now that the EAGLE II ban on crossing functional categories has been lifted.

AGENDA

8:00 AM — Opening discussion: Winnifred Parks, Program Manager, EAGLE II

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM Meet and Greet

WHY?

Due to a June 16, 2015 United States Civilian Board of Contract Appeals decision (CBCA 4671), effective immediately all EAGLE II Prime Contractors and Core Team members may cross functional categories (FCs) to perform as subcontractors in other FCs, provided that: (1) it is determined by the Government that a conflict of interest does not exist pursuant to the contract clauses at Section I.4.4. Organizational Conflict of Interest (HSAR 3052-209-72 (JUN 2006)) and I.4.5. Limitation on Future Contracting (HSAR 3052.209-73 (JUN 2006)); and (2) if applicable, written consent to subcontract is provided by the Task Order Contracting Officer prior to task order award pursuant to the contract clause H.19 Subcontracting and Subcontracts FAR 52.244-2 (OCT 2010) ALT 1 (JUN 2007).

Therefore, the EAGLE II News Alert 001-14 dated November 19, 2013 is hereby rescinded.

JOIN US to meet some great potential team members — SPACE IS LIMITED. OPEN TO ALL INTERESTED COMPANIES.

Insight Session with Latetia Henderson, TSA

Join us for a unique convesation with

Latetia Henderson
Assistant Administrator for the Office of Acquisition, Transporation Security Administration

As the Assistant Administrator for the Office of Acquisition, Latetia Henderson is in charge of over 170 acquisition and contracting professionals who are responsible for obligating and procuring goods and services valued at over $3 billion annually. She is a lead expert in process implementation and is spearheading the strategic and performance management efforts to streamline the operational efficiency of acquisition and procurement processes at TSA.

She has 30 years of experience as a federal acquisition professional making significant contributions to the execution of critical missions at various federal agencies. Her assignments include allocating TSA’s $1 billion from the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act. Furthermore, she has served in several leadership roles at TSA, including project lead in the Office of Human Capital, and Division Director for the Security Technology Acquisition Division within the Office of Acquisition.

Henderson received her undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia. Following graduation, she began her federal career as a developmental intern in the Naval Air Systems Command Contract Specialist Program. In that role, she supported the acquisition of major weapon and missile systems and later assumed responsibilities as a senior negotiator on the Tomahawk Baseline Improvement Program. These experiences allowed her to develop and eventually ascend to managerial positions within the Federal Aviation Administration, Department of the Interior, the Department of the Navy and the Department of Defense Washington Headquarters Services. Henderson’s commitment and dedication to the acquisition profession has been recognized through numerous awards and accolades throughout her career.

RESCHEDULED 6/29: Francis X. Taylor, Under Secretary for I&A, DHS

GTSC is excited to host Francis X. Taylor, Under Secretary for Intelligence & Analysis at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for an insight session to explore the information gathering and sharing challenges of I&A. Charged with providing the Secretary, DHS senior leadership, the DHS components, and state, local, tribal and private sector partners with the homeland security intelligence and information they need to keep the country safe, secure and resilient, join us to learn the progress and remaining challenges to that mission. I&A is a member of, and the Department’s liaison to, the National Intelligence Community.

About Francis X. Taylor

Francis X. Taylor became the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis, Department of Homeland Security, on April 14, 2014. He is charged with providing the Secretary, DHS senior leadership, the DHS components, and state, local, tribal and private sector partners with the homeland security intelligence and information they need to keep the country safe, secure and resilient. I&A is a member of, and the Department’s liaison to, the National Intelligence Community.

Immediately prior to this assignment, Mr. Taylor was Vice President and Chief Security Officer for the General Electric Company in Fairfield, Conn. At GE, he was responsible for managing the security operations and crisis management processes designed to ensure the security of GE employees and operations globally.

Before GE, Mr. Taylor had a distinguished 35-year career in government service, where he held several senior positions managing investigations, security and counterterrorism issues.

Most recently, he served as the Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security and Director of the Office of Foreign Missions, with the rank of Ambassador. He was responsible for the global security of all U.S. diplomatic personnel and facilities. Ambassador Taylor also served as the U.S. Ambassador at Large and Coordinator for Counterterrorism for the Department of State from July 2001 to November 2002. In this role, he was responsible for implementing U.S. counterterrorism policy overseas and coordinating the U.S. government response to international terrorist activities.

During his 31 years of military service, Ambassador Taylor served with distinction in numerous command and staff positions, rising to the rank of Brigadier General in September 1996. In his final active duty assignment, Brigadier General Taylor was the Commander, Air Force Office of Special Investigations, and was responsible for providing Air Force leaders with comprehensive criminal, fraud, counterintelligence and security investigation and operations to protect global Air Force operations.

Mr. Taylor has received numerous awards and decorations, including the U.S. Distinguished Service Medal, the National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal, the Legion of Merit, the Defense Superior Service Medal and the U.S. Department of State Honor Award.

Mr. Taylor holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in Government and International Studies from the University of Notre Dame. He is a Distinguished Graduate of the Notre Dame Air Force ROTC program.

GTSC CBP Budget Outlook

Join us for GTSC’s annual look at the CBP budget, programs and priorities for 2015. Starting with an overview of the CBP budget and Congressional policy process, the afternoon includes in-depth panels on CBP’s IT outlook and mission areas. For more information please see the agenda and program below: (Please note, GTSC is going green! GTSC will not be PRINTING programs for our events, however, you may print or access them online.)

AGENDA: CBP AGENDA FINAL Apr 29

PROGRAM: CBP Outlook Program 2015