BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20200220T130000Z DTEND:20200220T150000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:GovCon Series: CMMC - A Small Business Forum for Compliance DESCRIPTION:ONLINE REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED\, BUT YOU CAN STILL REGISTER ONSITE (FOR AN ADDITIONAL $10) AT TRAJECTORY EVENT CENTER.\n\n\n\nPlease join the GovCon Council of the Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce to hear from a diverse panel of experts from the GovCon community as they discuss the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification. \n\n\n\nPanelists will provide:\n\n Insight on shaping the CMMC requirements for RFPs\n Answers to technical questions about CMMC requirements\n Provide ideas on how to best prepare for an audit\n\n\n \n\nAbout Our Speakers:\n\nBuddy Dees\, Senior Acquisition Program Analyst\, Department of Defense\n\nBuddy is the Government co-lead responsible for the development and implementation of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) and Acquisition Lead Analyst for Major Defense Acquisition Programs (MDAPs) and Major Automated Information Systems (MAIS) that support Command and Control\, Communications and Cyber capabilities.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKarlton D. Johnson\, Vice Chairman of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Accreditation Body Board of Directors \n\nKarlton is a USAF combat veteran\, senior executive\, and respected visionary leader with over 32 years of subject matter experience in strategic leadership & risk\, partnership creation\, organizational excellence\, mission assurance\, cybersecurity and enterprise communications technologies.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNeil McDonnell\, President & Founder\, GovCon Chamber of Commerce\n\nGovCon expert and small business trainer Neil McDonnell is a technology entrepreneur and communications specialist. He is dedicated to helping small businesses succeed in the federal marketplace and brings over 20 years of practical experience as an actual small business owner. Neil published one of the first eBooks on CMMC in 2018 called "CMMC Made Easy."\n\n\n\n\n\nMatthew Edwards\, Vice President\, Strategic Operations\, Corvid Technologies\n\nMatthew Edwards is the VP of Strategic Operations at Corvid Technologies\, which provides technology-based solutions to the Department of Defense\, primarily focused on high-fidelity computational physics solutions for Modeling & Simulation. He has served in Advanced Engineering and Manufacturing operations and management roles for over 25 years at small\, medium and large GovCon companies\, and will provide oversight for Corvid's CMMC project.\n\n\n\nMike Jennings (Moderator)\, Owner\, Business Engineering\, Inc.\n\nMike Jennings is the President of BEI\, an IT managed services provider headquartered in Reston. Mike has led BEI?s client compliance programs\, including HIPAA\, NIST 800-171 and now CMMC. He brings experience as a business owner and the leader of small and large technology companies as well as providing IT support services for many government contracting firms. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:ONLINE REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED\, BUT YOU CAN STILL REGISTER ONSITE (FOR AN ADDITIONAL $10) AT TRAJECTORY EVENT CENTER.
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\nPlease join the GovCon Council of the Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce \; to hear from a \;diverse panel of experts from the GovCon community as they discuss the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification. \;
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\nBuddy Dees\, Senior Acquisition Program Analyst\, Department of Defense
\nBuddy is the \;Government co-lead responsible for the development and implementation of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) and \;Acquisition Lead Analyst for Major Defense Acquisition Programs (MDAPs) and Major Automated Information Systems (MAIS) that support Command and Control\, Communications and Cyber capabilities.
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\nKarlton D. Johnson\, Vice Chairman of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Accreditation \;Body Board of Directors \;
\nKarlton \;is a USAF combat veteran\, senior executive\, and respected visionary \;leader with over 32 years of subject matter experience in strategic leadership &\; \;risk\, partnership creation\, organizational excellence\, mission assurance\, \;cybersecurity and enterprise communications technologies.
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\nNeil McDonnell\, President &\; Founder\, GovCon Chamber of Commerce
\nGovCon expert and small business trainer Neil McDonnell is a technology entrepreneur and communications specialist. He is dedicated to helping small businesses succeed in the federal \;marketplace \; and brings over 20 years of practical experience as an actual small business owner. Neil published one of the first eBooks on CMMC in 2018 called "\;CMMC Made Easy."\;
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\nMatthew Edwards\, Vice President\, Strategic Operations\, Corvid Technologies
\nMatthew Edwards is the VP of Strategic Operations at Corvid Technologies\, which provides technology-based solutions to the Department of Defense\, primarily focused on high-fidelity computational \; physics solutions for Modeling &\; Simulation. He has served in Advanced Engineering and Manufacturing operations and management roles for over 25 years at small\, medium and large GovCon \;companies\, and will provide oversight for Corvid'\;s CMMC project.
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\nMike Jennings (Moderator)\, Owner\, Business Engineering\, Inc.
\nMike Jennings is the President of BEI\, an IT managed services provider headquartered in Reston. Mike has led BEI?s client compliance programs\, including HIPAA\, NIST 800-171 and now CMMC. He brings experience as a business owner and the leader of small and large technology companies as well as providing IT support services for many government contracting firms.
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\n LOCATION:Trajectory Event Center 13665 Dulles Technology Drive Suite #150 Herndon\, VA 20171 UID:e.3120.8644 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260921T191529Z URL:https://business.restonchamber.org/events/details/govcon-series-cmmc-a-small-business-forum-for-compliance-8644 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR