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SUMMARY:DLA Training\, Knowledge\, and Opportunities (TKO) Seminar
DESCRIPTION:The TKO seminar is a course that teaches vendors how to start doing business with DLA Land and Maritime. Vendors learn how to find open solicitations\, how to submit a quote through the DLA Internet Bid Board System (DIBBS)\, the procedures for viewing/downloading drawings\, and how to use Invoicing\, Receipt\, Acceptance and Property Transfer (iRAPT) to get paid. There are also many other relevant topics of discussion. This session is free and is being held at DLA Land and Maritime in Columbus\, Ohio. \nWhen: \nJanuary-13/14 \nMarch-10/11 \nMay 12/13 (In-Person) \nJuly 7 \nSeptember 15 \nNovember 17 \nNote: The May and November sessions are in-person only\, all others are held virtually. All of these seminars are two days. \nRegister in advance for this meeting: Meeting Registration – Zoom \nFor more information\, click here. \nTo view a list of events in this series\, click here.
URL:https://www.wispro.org/event/dla-training-knowledge-and-opportunities-tko-seminar-2026-07-7_8/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Event/ Webinar,WPI Partner Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Defense Logistics Agency":MAILTO:FASupplierOps@dla.mil
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260708T120000
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SUMMARY:Acquisition Hour: The Vocabulary of Acquisition AND Why it is Critical to Understand
DESCRIPTION:Understanding the terminology used in solicitations and related documents is critical to proper performance\, compliance and evaluating alternatives. Terms such as Shall\, Must\, Should\, May are just the tip of the definitional iceberg. We can’t review all terms but this session will provide examples and why learning the vocabulary is important. \n Speaker: \n\nMarc Violante\, Director\, Federal Market Strategies – Wisconsin Procurement Institute (WPI) – WI APEX Accelerator\n\nThis webinar is eligible for 1 CPE credit. \nView a schedule of all upcoming Acquisition Hour webinars.
URL:https://www.wispro.org/event/acquisition-hour-vocabulary-of-acquisition-2026-07-08/
CATEGORIES:In State,Virtual Event/ Webinar,WPI Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Ben Blanc":MAILTO:benjaminb@wispro.org
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SUMMARY:RESCHEDULED - Cyber Thursday: Cybersecurity Requirements for Non-Department of War Contractors and Suppliers
DESCRIPTION:Federal cybersecurity requirements aren’t limited to Department of War contractors. Civilian agencies\, prime contractors\, and suppliers throughout the federal supply chain are increasingly subject to similar requirements\, even when they do not contract directly with the Department of War. This Cyber Thursday session is designed for contractors outside the Department of War ecosystem who still need to understand FAR 52.204 21 basic safeguarding requirements\, the forthcoming FAR CUI rule\, CISA directives\, and agency specific cybersecurity clauses that are frequently flowed down through federal contracts.\nThis session will cover current cybersecurity requirements\, what changes are expected in the near future\, and how to identify cybersecurity obligations embedded in contracts before they become compliance risks. Whether you contract directly with a civilian agency\, supply a federal prime contractor\, or are considering entering the federal marketplace for the first time\, this webinar will help you understand baseline expectations\, required documentation\, and practical first steps toward compliance. \nSpeaker: Matt Frost\, Government Contract Specialist\, Wisconsin Procurement Institute – WI APEX Accelerator \n\n\n\nThis webinar is eligible for 1 CPE credit. \nFor the full schedule of the Cyber Thursday webinars\, please click here.
URL:https://www.wispro.org/event/cyber-thursday-cybersecurity-for-non-dow-2026-07-09/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Event/ Webinar,WPI Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Ben Blanc":MAILTO:benjaminb@wispro.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260716T110000
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SUMMARY:Cyber Thursday: A Guide to Strong Supporting Documentation
DESCRIPTION:Strong supporting documentation is what separates a passing CMMC assessment from a failed one. Assessors do not award credit for controls they cannot verify on paper. This Cyber Thursday session walks contractors through the documentation that underpins a CMMC Level 2 assessment\, including the System Security Plan (SSP)\, policies and procedures\, the Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&M)\, evidence artifacts\, and the assessment objective mappings that tie everything together.\nThis session covers what each document should contain\, how a C3PAO assessor uses documentation during an assessment\, common reasons documentation is rejected\, and how to organize an evidence package that withstands assessor scrutiny. Contractors preparing for a CMMC assessment\, developing their first SSP\, or refining existing documentation will leave with a clearer understanding of what “assessment ready” documentation looks like and where gaps commonly occur. \nSpeaker: Matt Frost\, Government Contract Specialist\, Wisconsin Procurement Institute – WI APEX Accelerator \n\n\n\nThis webinar is eligible for 1 CPE credit. \nFor the full schedule of the Cyber Thursday webinars\, please click here.
URL:https://www.wispro.org/event/cyber-thursday-guide-to-supporting-documentation-2026-07-16/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Event/ Webinar,WPI Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Dennis":MAILTO:markd@wispro.org
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SUMMARY:Acquisition Hour: Using Data to Validate and Refine Your Go / No-Go Criteria AND 10+ Important Questions to Ask
DESCRIPTION:You want to do business with the federal government. There are over 2\,000 federal contracting offices which may be a customer. Data can highlight which of those offices are legitimate potential customers\, what they buy and who the competition is. This session will show that data is a key tool that all federal contractors should use when reviewing and updating their Go / No-go criteria. \n Speaker: \n\nMarc Violante\, Director\, Federal Market Strategies – Wisconsin Procurement Institute (WPI) – WI APEX Accelerator\n\nThis webinar is eligible for 1 CPE credit. \nView a schedule of all upcoming Acquisition Hour webinars.
URL:https://www.wispro.org/event/acquisition-hour-go-no-go-criteria-2026-07-22/
CATEGORIES:In State,Virtual Event/ Webinar,WPI Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Ben Blanc":MAILTO:benjaminb@wispro.org
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SUMMARY:Roundtable on Department of War’s Request for Information for the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Reform Task Force
DESCRIPTION:On July 13\, 2026\, DoW issued an RFI seeking feedback from companies in the defense industrial base that will be used to inform the agency’s new CMMC Reform Task Force. \nCMMC is a tiered program used to assess the cybersecurity compliance of anyone doing business with DoW. On July 13\, 2026\, the DoW suspended Phase II CMMC requirements\, which were supposed to take effect on November 10\, 2026. The DoW also established a CMMC Reform Task Force “to comprehensively review the program and deliver actionable recommendations for reform.” \nThe DoW is seeking “industry perspectives on utilizing existing commercial cybersecurity capabilities\, leveraging and optimizing self-attestation capabilities\, and streamlining cybersecurity compliance requirements.” \nIn the RFI\, DoW poses the following questions: \n\nIdentify the top five most prohibitive cost drivers\, administrative burdens\, or operational challenges your organization has experienced\, or anticipates to experience\, when attempting to comply with the CMMC framework and NIST SP 800-171 Rev 2.\nWhich specific security controls has your organization found to deliver the most tangible uplift of cybersecurity and actual risk reduction?\nConversely\, which specific regulatory requirements or security controls create the highest administrative overhead and financial burden with the least measurable improvement to your actual cybersecurity posture?\nDescribe how your organization utilizes existing commercial cybersecurity capabilities\, platforms\, managed services\, or any other additional strategies or initiatives to safeguard data\, improve operational resiliency\, and reduce cybersecurity risk\, and how the DoW might better recognize or accept these commercial solutions within a compliance or risk framework.\nRegarding Phase I self-assessments\, what specific administrative or technical challenges does your organization face in maintaining\, verifying\, and reporting compliance\, and how could this process be fundamentally streamlined? Have your self-assessments led to a more dynamic cyber posture approach\, or are they performed only for compliance purposes?\nWhat specific\, actionable policy changes or regulatory reforms should the CMMC Reform Task Force recommend over the next 60 days to drastically reduce costs and barriers to entry for small\, medium\, and non-traditional businesses without degrading the protection of federal data?\nWhat specific\, actionable policy changes or regulatory reforms should the CMMC Reform Task Force recommend over the next 60 days to drastically improve operational resilience against cyber-attacks at your organization?\n\nThe information gained from the RFI will be used by the DoW’s CMMC Reform Task Force to “definitively reduce compliance and cost burdens on small\, medium\, and non-traditional companies.” \nResponses to the RFI are due August 14\, 2026\, and should be emailed to whs.mc-alex.ad.mbx.eosd-psb-branch-mailbox@mail.mil and leanne.m.condren.civ@mail.mil. \nTo learn more\, click here.
URL:https://www.wispro.org/event/roundtable-on-department-of-wars-request-for-information-for-the-cybersecurity-maturity-model-certification-reform-task-force/
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ORGANIZER;CN="SBA Office of Advocacy":MAILTO:advocacy@sba.gov
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