MARKETPLACE 2013 - TEAMING FOR SUCCESS
October 15 -16, 2013 - Milwaukee, WI
An opportunity for small, minority, woman, veteran, MBE, WBE, DVB, 8(a), SDB, WOSB, EDWOSB, HUBZone, SDVOB, VOB, DBE, EBE, or SBE
to LEARN, NETWORK, participate in ONE ON ONE MEETINGS with government agency and prime representatives and locate TEAMING PARTNERS to
GROW YOUR BUSINESS.
Visit THE MARKETPLACE WEBSITE for additional information and REGISTRATION.

Pentagon Prepares for More Furloughs as Government Shutdown Looms
CLICK HERE for todays memo from Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton Carter

GSA moves to get other agencies to trim real estate costs, improve efficiency
In the next two years, roughly 25 percent of the federal government’s real estate leases are set to expire. And with each of those expirations, Dan M. Tangherlini, the administrator of the General Services Administration, which manages much of that real estate, sees what he called “a huge opportunity” to remake the federal government as a leaner, more efficient, more eco-friendly workplace.
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OMB issues shutdown guidance to agencies
The Office of Management and Budget issued a memo Wednesday providing guidance to prepare federal agencies for the possibility of a government shutdown. The memo seeks to remind agencies of their responsibility in planning for such a contingency.
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Pentagon Increases Efforts to Protect Defense Industrial Base
The Pentagon is stepping up efforts to sustain and preserve the health of the U.S. industrial base in the event  sequestration continues into 2014 by assessing vendor capabilities, watching for mergers and acquisitions, and analyzing the supply chain as it relates to producing critical capabilities.
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TO ALL FEDERAL CONTRACTORS:  MAKE SURE THAT YOUR SAM (www.SAM.gov ) REGISTRATION IS CURRENT - remember that you MUST have a current registration to receive an award.  If you need help, contact us at josephs@wispro.org or 414-270-3600. 
Also, please make sure that if you are a small business, your small business profile in the DSBS (http://dsbs.sba.gov/dsbs/search/dsp_dsbs.cfm )  is current and complete.  If your profile has expired or is incomplete, agencies and primes will not be able to locate you as a possible source.

MEMO from the OFPP Administrator Joseph Gordon - September 3, 2013 

Regarding - Increasing Efficiencies in the Training, Development, and Management of the Acquisition Workforce

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DLA director calls for $13B in budget cuts
The Defense Logistics Agency plans to slash $13.1 billion in operating and material costs over the next six years.
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