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Orlando, FL
March 29, 2023

Welcome to the Orlando Federal Government Contracts Midweek Forum

This *new* Forum is dedicated to addressing hot topics and trends in government contract compliance and administration; also cybersecurity, supply chain, and subcontracting.  The Forum will feature:

  • An Opening Keynote on the State of the Government Contracting Industry presented by Stephanie Smith, GovCon Senior Analyst and Director, Valuation Services, of RSM, and
  • A Luncheon Keynote, 2023 DIBCAC Cybersecurity and CMMC Landscape presented by Nick DelRosso, DIBCAC Director for the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) and Chase Kunk, Managing Partner, Capital Edge Consulting in a Fireside Chat format.

There will be morning and afternoon "tracks" offered.  Each track is loosely defined so that you as an attendee can do any breakouts you'd like.

  • Track 1: Accounting, Compliance, and Administration related topics
  • Track 2: Cybersecurity, Supply Chain, and Subcontracting related topics

See details, below, in the "Agenda" section. 

Networking opportunities will allow you to connect with others in the field and potentially establish new professional relationships. This includes a Cocktail and Networking Reception sponsored by FPSOnline immediately following the forum at 4:30 p.m.
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Agenda
8:00 a.m. - Welcome Guests and Introduce Forum Sponsors

8:00 a.m. - Opening Keynote: State of the Industry
Stephanie Smith, Director and Senior Analyst, Federal Government Contracting Industry for RSM

The government contracting ecosystem is constantly changing, as new trends emerge and existing ones wane. What macro trends and key indicators should help shape your organization’s strategy and priorities? 

Join RSM’s government contracting senior analyst, Stephanie Smith, for a discussion about the state of the government contracting ecosystem. Stephanie will discuss current and key themes in defense, space, and government services gleaned from current events, industry executives, executive orders, recent legislation, and other macroeconomic data and trends. Topics will range from innovative technologies and semiconductors to labor, inflation, wages, international demand, M&A, and everything in between. 

Detailed session descriptions can be found here.

Track 1: Finance, Accounting, and Compliance
 
Time Breakout Session Name Type of Session & Speaker(s) Sponsor Location (Room)
9:00 a.m. Audit Trends and Compliance with DCMA and DCAA Panel Discussion
Moderators: Anthony Kim and Chase Kunk
Speakers:
Randy Shelby, DCMA
John Foley, DCMA  Robert Eason, DCAA		  
10:30 a.m. Reducing Defective Pricing Risk Through Effective Estimating System Controls Individual Presentation
Speaker:
Tom Reynolds
Avani Rao		  
Noon Lunch      
12:45 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. Luncheon Keynote Keynote Speaker:
Nicholas Del Rosso, Jr.
Chase Kunk		  
1:30 p.m.  Organizational Changes: M&A and Restructuring Considerations for Contractors Panel Discussion
Moderator:
Courtney Black
Speakers:
Sajeev Malaveetil, Shohei Takagi		  
3:00 p.m. You're Hired! Finding Quality Candidates Plus WFH or RTO Panel Discussion
Moderator:
Christine Williamson
Speakers: 
Eric Norvell, Jamie Brabston, Lindy Kyzer 		  
 

12:45 p.m. - Keynote: 2023 DIBCAC Cybersecurity and CMMC Landscape
Nick DelRosso, Jr., DIBCAC Director for the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) and Chase Kunk, Managing Partner, Capital Edge Consulting in a Fireside Chat format.

Track 2: Cybersecurity, Supply Chain, and Subcontracting
 
Time Breakout Session Name Type of Session Sponsor Location (Room)
9:00 a.m. CMMC Cybersecurity Compliance & Supply Chain Security Moderators:
Jennifer Morris & Elizabeth Jimenez
Presenters: 
Stacy Bostjanick, Dept. of Defense;
John Ellis, DCMA Software Division;
Jon DePerro, Chief Compliance Officer, Vector Choice
 
10:30 a.m. Buy American & Trade Considerations: Emerging Domestic Preference and Supply Chain Issues Individual Speaker:
Eric Crusius		  
Noon Lunch      
12:45 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. Luncheon Keynote Keynote Speaker: Nicholas Del Rosso, Jr.
Chase Kunk		  
1:30 p.m. Prime Contractor and Subcontractor Relationships Panel Discussion, Moderator:
John Hindman
Speakers:
Dean Grundei, Battelle,
Kari LaCoste-Jones, IAP,
Ellen Barletto, CSA		  
3:30 p.m. Getting Things Done: New Technologies, Timekeeping, and Training Panel Discussion
Moderator:
Lenee Lyte
Speakers:
Jeffery White, 
Kim Koster, 
Lonnie Springirth,
Tara Cannon		        

4:30 p.m. Networking Reception (included in your registration fee)
Experts
  • Stacy Bostjanick
    Chief Defense Industrial Base Cybersecurity, Office of the DoD Chief Information Officer
    Ms. Stacy Bostjanick is a member of the Senior Executive Service and serves as the Chief Defense Industrial Base Cybersecurity, Deputy Chief Information Officer for Cybersecurity (DCIO(CS)), Office of the Chief Information Officer. In this position, she serves as the focal point within the DoD CIO t...
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  • Jamie Brabston
    Senior Legal Consultant and Director, Redstone Government Consulting, Inc.
    Jamie Brabston is a Senior Legal Consultant and Director with Redstone Government Consulting, Inc. (Redstone GCI), specializing in Labor and Employment Law, with an emphasis on government contract law and compliance. Prior to joining Redstone GCI, Jamie was Senior Counsel with Lehr Middlebrooks Vree...
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  • Eric Crusius
    Partner, Holland & Knight
    Eric, a Partner at Holland & Knight specializing in Government Contracts, Internet/Technology Law, and representing businesses of all shapes and sizes, was named a Super Lawyers Rising Star. This honor is only given to the top 2.5% of attorneys who meet certain criteria. Eric has appeared as a g...
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  • Nick DelRosso
    DIBCAC Director for the Defense Contract Management Agency
    As the DIBCAC Director for the Defense Contract Management Agency, Nicholas (Nick) DelRosso Jr. oversees DCMA's cybersecurity assessments of the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) based upon DFARS 252.204-7012. Prior to this position, he served as a Team Chief for the DIBCAC. In this capacity, he sup...
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  • Jon DePerro
    Vice President, FEDRAMP & Compliance Solutions Kaseya
    CMMC Pro

    An experienced leader and workforce developer, specializing in risk assessments, mitigation development, compliance, and security. I build bridges between information technology and business functions to identify and address risk while enabling critical business functions . With ov...
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  • Robert Eason
    Division Chief for the Policy Accounting and Cost Principles (PAC) Division, DCAA Headquarters
    Robert Eason has over 20 years of experience with the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) and has held a wide variety of positions in DCAA. He is currently the Division Chief for the Policy Accounting and Cost Principles (PAC) Division at DCAA Headquarters, and is responsible for audit policy for a...
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  • John A. Ellis
    Director for DCMA's Software Division
    John A. Ellis is currently the Director for DCMA’s Software Division, responsible for the Policy, Training, and Tools used by the Agency’s software professionals in the conduct of their software surveillance activities, including the application of cybersecurity contract requirements and...
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  • John Foley
    Director, DCMA-AQSA, Contractor Purchasing System Review (CPSR) Group
    Mr. John Foley has been with the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) since 2008. He has been with the Contractor Purchasing System Review (CPSR) Group since 2012. He has worked as Procurement Analyst, Team Supervisor and is currently in the role of Group Director at Hanscom AFB in Bedford, Mas...
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  • John Hindman
    Director, RSM US LLP
    John is seasoned government contracting expert who assists contractors with regulatory compliance requirements throughout the government contract lifecycle. John works with government contract and grant recipients of all shapes and sizes and provides strategic advisory services to some of the larges...
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  • Anthony Kim
    VP, Government Compliance, CACI International Inc.
    Anthony Kim has more than 20 years of experience in various cost accounting and compliance issues related to government contracts. Specifically, he is knowledgeable in the areas of government contract procurement regulations, Cost Accounting Standards, OMB Uniform Guidance, Generally Accepted Govern...
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  • Kim Koster
    VP, Product Marketing, Unanet
    Kim is currently the VP of Industry Marketing for Unanet. She concentrates on thought leadership and market positioning specifically in the areas of project management, accounting and government contracting. She started her career working for Raytheon where she held multiple management positions suc...
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  • Stephen "Chase" Kunk
    Managing Partner, Capital Edge Consulting
    Stephen “Chase” Kunk is a Managing Partner Capital Edge Consulting, Inc. Chase specializes in U.S. Government contract and subcontract negotiations, administration, management and purchasing system compliance. His expertise stems from his legal education, former certification as a Nation...
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  • Lindy Kyzer
    Director of Content, ClearanceJobs.com
    Lindy Kyzer is the director of content of ClearanceJobs.com, the largest career site for individuals with an active federal security clearance. ClearanceJobs has registered more than 1 million candidates with an active federal security clearance and has been helping government contractors find clear...
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  • Lenee Lyte
    Principal, CPA, Withum
    Based in our Washington, DC office, Lenee is a Principal in the firm’s Government Contractors group. She has over 18 years of experience in Accounting. She services clients across a broad range of industries such as Government Contracting, Banking and Financial Services, and Manufacturing indu...
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  • Avani Rao
    Manager, HKA
    Avani Rao is a Manager in HKA's Washington, D.C. office, with a focus on the government contracts practice. Avani has performed accounting, financial, and economic analyses in a variety of matters that center around cost, schedule, and damages analyses, as well as other dispute and compliance re...
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  • Tom Reynolds
    Partner, HKA
    Tom Reynolds is a Partner in HKA’s Government Contracts Practice in Washington, D.C. Tom is a forensic accountant and CPA with 20 years of experience helping government contractors navigate the complex government contracting compliance rules and regulations. Tom has provided government contrac...
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  • Randy Shelby
    VP of Customer Success, J.A. White & Associates
    Mr. Shelby has over nineteen years of Government Contracting experience at the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA).

    With a focus on Contractor Purchasing System Reviews (CPSR) for the last thirteen years, Randy conducted CPSR's as a procurement analyst, managed CPSR teams, and ove...
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  • Stephanie Smith
    GovCon Senior Analyst and Director, Valuation Services, RSM
    In May 2020, Stephanie was selected as a senior analyst in RSM’s cutting-edge Industry Eminence Program, which positions its senior analysts to understand, forecast and communicate economic, business and technology trends shaping the industries RSM serves. These senior analysts advise clients...
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  • Lonnie Springirth
    Solutions Engineer, JAMIS Software Corporation
    Lonnie Springirth is a Solutions Engineer at JAMIS Software Corporation with over 13 years of government contract accounting and compliance experience. Lonnie has spent much of his career evaluating and implementing business systems solutions across multiple industries, including defense, profession...
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  • Jeffery White
    CEO and Founder, J.A. White & Associates
    Jeffery White is Founder and CEO of J.A. White & Associates Inc. A leading industry firm in Federal Contracting and Compliance consulting offering a tailored line of advisory services to clients.

    With over 38 years of experience in both the private and public sectors, White's exper...
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  • Christine Williamson
    CPA, PMP, Partner, CohnReznick
    Christine Williamson, CPA, PMP, is a Partner in CohnReznick’s Government Contracting Industry Practice which she led for 15 years. She provides financial and accounting consulting services that offer solutions to such complex issues as indirect rate structure development, executive compensatio...
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  • Hotel & Room Block Info
    There is a room block for this location. Rate is $259/night plus taxes. To make your reservations, click here. The deadline to make your room reservation by February 20, 2023.

    Group concessions are provided below for hotel guests:  
    • Complimentary Internet in Guest rooms
    • Complimentary Fitness Center access
    • 50% Discount on overnight Self-Parking Fees
  • General Information
    FOOD AND BEVERAGE
    Continental breakfast, buffet lunch, and an afternoon snack will be served.