Center for Government Contracting Event Recap

This webinar is in-depth discussion on the challenges of marketing innovative concepts and products to the armed forces. Center for Government Contracting Senior Fellows Stephanie Halcrow and James Hasik discuss Hasik's new book, Securing the MRAP: Lessons in Marketing and Military Procurement (Texas A&M University Press, 2020), followed by a panel discussion.

Defense exportability comprises the various levels of capability and technology in U.S. defense systems exported to other nations. While USG leaders and industry executives are interested in providing U.S. military systems to our partners and allies to achieve security cooperation goals, how capable are the planes, radars, missiles, and other systems we sell to our partners compared to those in the U.S. military?

Experts discuss building resilience in the U.S. defense industrial base and the roles that allies and partners can play in this effort.

In this recorded webinar, expert panelists discuss the recently issued DoD Instruction (DoDI) 5000.93, “The Use of Additive Manufacturing in DoD,” and explore the expected impacts of this policy, including obstacles to broader use of additive manufacturing.

The Center for Government Contracting hosted an online event with the co-chairs of the bipartisan House Armed Services Committee Defense Critical Supply Chain Task Force. Center Executive Director Jerry McGinn discussed the task force findings with Reps. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) and Mike Gallagher (R-WI).

The SBA’s Mentor-Protégé Program provides small businesses a unique opportunity to compete for set-aside federal government contracts in partnership with large businesses. Learn more about this invaluable opportunity from the perspectives of business and law.

Gain a fuller understanding of which techniques and frameworks to employ that can build a path for the future of AI and ML - a path that leads to results with a pricing structure for government consumers and business providers.

Hear from leaders in government and business with years of dedicated experience and service in cybersecurity, knowledge of what works to prevent and protect from cyber threats, and insights for government and business to be agile in the face of these risks.

Research and development (R&D) is an easy target for cuts when firms face pressure from quarterly earnings. One problem is that firms don't have a metric to benchmark their R&D productivity. Professor Anne Marie Knott, affiliate faculty member for George Mason's Center for Government Contracting, has developed such a metric. Watch this recorded webinar to learn more.

Watch this recorded webinar to learn more about how government and business are approaching an evolving procurement environment.