Networks and Telecommunications COI August 27, 2018 Advancing Government through Education, Leadership and Collaboration
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WELCOME & INTRODUCTIONS Advancing Government through Education, Leadership and Collaboration 3
Speaker Introduction Zain Ahmed Senior Director CenturyLink Federal Advancing Government through Education, Leadership and Collaboration 4
Featured Speaker Eric Cho Acquisition Innovation Advocate Procurement Innovation Lab (PIL) U.S. Department of Homeland Security Advancing Government through Education, Leadership and Collaboration 5
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Questions and Answers • EIS - How is DHS reducing the time to award so that agencies can deliver mission capabilities sooner? Talk about how the PIL is modernizing DHS's financial systems... And use of the Eagle II contract using the self-evaluation and on the spot oral presentation model... • DHS's PIL - The PIL is one of the Fed Government’s most well known and revolutionary acquisition approaches. How does the PIL work? How does the PIL measure success? • DHS PIL Boot Camp Workbook - Talk about the nine commonly used evaluation techniques that can help streamline the EIS fair opportunity task order process. Are other agencies buying in to this guidance? • Oral Presentations - are covered in the workbook. What key takeaways? • Survey - DHS initially conducted a survey as the first step in addressing the risk averse • Common Techniques - What are some of the techniques most commonly used on PIL project acquisitions? • Webinars - one of the courses is Oral Presentations with a Twist....What are some of the "twists"? • RFI Best Practices - comment on some of the best practices. Advancing Government through Education, Leadership and Collaboration 7
Questions and Answers • US CIS Lessons Learned - What "lessons" from US CIS's multi-step, oral presentations? • Rapid Procurement Processes - DHS offered a webinar on rapid procurement processes for non-traditional firms. Comments on the Case Study of S&T Silicon Valley Innovation Program? • DHS Successes - The data shows that innovation evolution is occurring throughout DHS. How so? • AIA Council - What are the key accomplishments of the DHS AIA Council? How does the Council measure progress? • Change Culture - As DHS strives to change the acquisition culture, what has been the biggest "ah ha“ takeaway? • DOD OTA - The federal contracting community tends to be risk averse. As such, DOD has gone outside the FAR procedures and are using OTAs - Other Transaction Authority. Comments on OTAs? • Industry Support - What can industry do to support you, the PIL? • Key Message - What key message would you like to share with this government- industry audience? Advancing Government through Education, Leadership and Collaboration 8
N&T COI Business Meeting Tom Cuneo Advancing Government through Education, Leadership and Collaboration 9
COI Leadership • COI Industry Chair – Tom Cuneo • COI Government Chair – Jeff Flick • COI Industry Vice Chair – Dee Delaney • COI Government Vice Chair – Andrew Low • Programs Chair – Deirdre Murray • Programs Co-Chair – J.D. Henley • Communications Chair – Stephen Benitez • Senior Advisors – Bob Woods, Jim Williams, Jeff Mohan • Chief Technical Officer – John Okay Advancing Government through Education, Leadership and Collaboration 10
Networks and Telecommunications New New Projects • Fed CIO Council Support of ZTN/SDN Working Group – ZTN/SDN - to research and define functional technologies emerging in this space in support a more secure and functional workplace. – OBJECTIVE: Provide leadership and volunteers to support the five sub tasks within the working group – DELIVERABLE (s): Leading Market Research and Demonstration sub tasks Summarize findings, deliver recommendation papers, technology papers, support meetings and industry demonstrations – SCHEDULE: Ongoing – Leadership (weekly), Group (weekly) – COI CROSS-COLLABORATION: Within N&T COI and Cybersecurity COI. Advancing Government through Education, Leadership and Collaboration 11
Networks and Telecommunications UPDATE Continuing Projects • GSA NS2020 Working Group – NS2020 EIS is a 15 year, $50B, multiple award contract – OBJECTIVE: Continue to be a liaison between GSA, Government and Industry to drive collaborative conversations around NS2020 timelines, vehicle requirements and transition. Create responses to GSA inquiries, develop and deliver white papers, and support meetings and industry days. • Objective (s) - include 2016-17 EC Focus Area Alignment if applicable – DELIVERABLE (s): Create responses to GSA inquiries, deliver recommendation papers, technology papers, support meetings and industry days. – SCHEDULE: Ongoing – Leadership (weekly), Group (bi-weekly) – COI CROSS-COLLABORATION: TBD as necessary to support the inquires and deliverables. Advancing Government through Education, Leadership and Collaboration 12
Attend N&T’s Track at ELC 2018 Tuesday, October 16, 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM at Track Theater 1. Advancing Government through Education, Leadership and Collaboration 13
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