Our Director of Marketing, James Brawner, recently attended the American Express OPEN Government Contracts VIP Forum in Dallas last month.  Here are some of his take-aways from the conference:

• Of all the government agencies, the DOD (Department of Defense) receives the largest amount of government contracts
• There are so many websites with information about government contracting, DCAA compliance, etc. that it’s overwhelming
• The best sites I found for learning more about this industry are…
  • Federal Business Opportunities
  • Defense Contractor Management Agency (DCMA)
  • Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA)
• American Express spared no expense for this conference and they brought in speakers from all over the country
• My favorite speakers were…
  • Mark Oliver, Department of the Interior OSDBU:  “Doing Business with the Federal Government”
  • Joe Jordan, Small Business Administration:  “Small Business Contracting: A Year in Review & Future Outlook”
• Central Contractors Registry (CCR) is an excellent resource to find partnership opportunities with companies who have registered as a government contractor

Sounds like a great conference for learning about government contracting!  Are there any other attendees out there?  If so, what were your impressions of the event?