AeA Midwest Council Presents:

Thursday, August 28, 2008

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On August 28, more than 130 industry executives and government officials gathered for the Illinois FedTech 2008 Security Procurement Conference at the College of Dupage in Glen Ellyn, IL.  FedTech offered critical market intelligence and business development leads for attendees in the growing state and national government procurement market, with a particular focus on IT, cybersecurity, and the transportation sectors.

The program consisted of three keynote presentations by the:

• General Services Administration.
• U.S. Department of Transportation, and
• Department of Defense

The format included two panel discussions that focused on Working with Prime Contractors and trends in Cybersecurity and Data Management.

The afternoon matchmaking session provided attendees an opportunity to meet face-to-face with leading prime contractors, government agencies, and potential industry partners including:

A special thanks to our program partners, the Procurement Technical Assistance Center at the College of Dupage, the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, the Homeland Security Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center at Northwestern University, and to all participating companies and attending executives. Stay tuned for more information on the 2009 Illinois FedTech Conference.

Keynote Presentations

• GSA Cooperative Purchasing Program for State and Local Government Entities
  Tom Kireilis, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Infrastructure Optimization, GSA - (bio)
   
• U.S. Dept. of Transportation at a Glance
  Jackie Patillo, Deputy Chief Information Officer (DCIO) for the U.S. Department of Transportation - (bio)
   
• Future Enterprise Architecture Regional Distribution - Unified Strategy (USRD)
  Tommy Morris, Director Deployment Technologies, Department of Defense - (bio)

* Note to AeA Members -- to download all presentations you must be logged into AeANET.

Government contracting links discussed at FedTech:

• WWW.NECO.NAVY.MIL
• WWW.GSA.GOV
  Look for GSA Schedules
  Look for e-Buy
  Look for Mission Oriented Business Integrated Services (MOBIS)