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 13th Annual Wisconsin Government Opportunities  
Business Conference (GOBC)
In Partnership with Volk Field ANG and Fort McCoy   


The 13th Annual Wisconsin Government Opportunities Business Conference (GOBC), previously the Volk Field/Fort McCoy Small Business Conference, is scheduled for July 30th and 31st at Volk Field in Camp Douglas, Wisconsin. Businesses from the Midwest will have the opportunity to participate in two days of technical training with a focus on Infrastructure Opportunities, Information Security, Manufacturing and Teaming.

Attendees will have the opportunity to hear from and meet with regional experts, leaders of the community, potential customers and potential partners. All businesses including Small, Large, Disadvantaged, HUBZone, Minority-Owned, Woman-Owned, Veteran-Owned and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned firms will benefit from this event.

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UPCOMING EVENTS
5/22/19
The U.S. SBA 8(a) Certification & HUBZone Certification
Webinar


5/29/19
Innovation in the Federal Marketplace
Webinar
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5/28/19 
Introduction to Certifications Available to Woman Owned Businesses
Webinar
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6/11/19
GSA Schedule Contract Management & Administration
Webinar
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VA Increases Contracting Goals with SDVOSB and VOSB
 
On April 8, 2019, the US Department of Veterans Affairs announced that for Fiscal Year 2019, VA seeks to award at least 15% of its total contract dollars to Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) and at least 17% to Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (VOSB), representing a 5% increase in both goals.  This is the VA's first increase since 2010.  In Fiscal Year 2017, the last year for which official data is available VA awarded $5.1 billion in contracts to SDVOSBs and $5.4 billion to VOSBs.  These figures represent 19.5% and 20.6%, respectively, of VA's total procurement of $26.1 billion.   
 
Please use the link to read the entire announcement. 
 
  

Marketplace, October 23-24, 2019
 
Awards have been expanded to include Wisconsin based minority, woman and service-disabled veteran-owned businesses certified by any of the following:  
  • State of Wisconsin Supplier Diversity Program (MBE, WBE, DVB)
  • State of Wisconsin Unified Certification Program -DBE (WisDOT, Milwaukee County, Dane County, City of Madison)
  • North Central Minority Supplier Diversity Council (NCMSDC)
  • Women's Business Enterprise Council (WBENC)
  • U.S. Veteran Administration (Vets First Verification Program)
 
Citizen's Guide to the Financial Report of the U.S. Government  
 
Your Guide to America's Finances is a re-invention of the  Citizen's Guide to the Financial Report of the U.S. Government. This site was created in response to the public's desire to learn more about the financial picture of the United States. Where does the money come from? Where does it go? What are the trends over time, and how does the U.S. compare to other countries? This guide was created to make federal financial information open and accessible to all - reflecting the very principles that our founding fathers set forth when the United States was formed.
 
Your Guide to America's Finances is brought to you by the U.S. Department of Treasury.
   
 
 
Cybersecurity Event  - June 20th, 2019
 
Protect your company from major threats. Through this free session you will learn what steps you can take to begin developing a risk management plan for mitigating this top threat.  
 
You will learn key steps to help protect your company including:  
  • Identification of potential risks to your business.
  • Qualification and prioritization of which risks to address immediately.
  • Potential solutions for risk mitigation and avoidance.
  • The need for the monitoring of ongoing risks.
  • Employee training on key policies and procedures.
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MEMO from Office of Federal Procurement Policy 
 
Office of Federal Procurement Policy
 
 
 
SBA Proposes Certification Rule of Women - Owned Small Businesses
 
  WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Small Business Administration published a proposed rule that will provide a free online application process for women-owned small businesses to be certified and eligible to participate in the SBA's Women-Owned Small Business Program or access contracts as a Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) or Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB).  The SBA is seeking public comments on the proposed rule by July 15, 2019.  To submit comments, visit: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/05/14/2019-09684/women-owned-small-business-and-economically-disadvantaged-women-owned-small-business--certification.
 
 
 
From FBO.gov - Reports of Interest 
 
BuyAmerican.gov serves as the public access point for use of waivers and exceptions to the Buy American Act in the United States of America's Federal procurement system. The Federal government refreshes this data monthly and the report is available on the FBO.gov website.
 
In order to increase transparency, FedBizOpps now provides a flat file report for all Recovery Act-funded opportunities and awards posted by Federal agencies. These weekly reports are publicly available and stored on an ftp site (Opportunities and Awards) for easy access. Users may save them as their own files. Please direct any questions about data in the report to the Federal agency who posted the notice. 
 
 
 
InfoSec Bulletin
 
In the May 2019 edition of the InfoSec Bulletin:
 
Passwords - Do yours make the list? I hope not.