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The OSDBU Council is an informal organization of Federal small business program officials that comes together monthly to exchange and discuss information on acquisition methods, issues and strategies; small business program initiatives and processes; and small business related outreach events that permit their respective agencies to increase their utilization of small businesses as prime and subcontractors to meet their annual requirements for services and goods.

The OSDBU Council is led by the Directors of the Federal OSDBUs who individually work closely with the U. S. Small Business Administration in the implementation of the Federal small business contracting programs.

Each year the ..

San Francisco, CA -- BDPA's National Board of Directors (NBOD) unanimously approved the charter for our BDPA Hampton Roads Chapter, Saturday February  7, 2009. Stakeholder communities in Virginia's Tidewater region include Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, and Yorktown. Colleges, universities, and HBCU/MIs within the chapter's region include Elizabeth City State University, Hampton University, Norfolk State University, and Old Dominion University.  

Joseph McMahon, pictured above, accepted BDPA's oath on behalf of his new chapter as BDPA Hampton Roads' first Chapter President. McMahon is a retired U.S. Navy pilot employed by regional sponsor Sabre Systems, Inc. ..

You are invited to submit a workshop abstract for the 2009 National BDPA Technology Conference. BDPA is seeking inspiring and dynamic presenters to share their knowledge and expertise in technology through interactive sessions.  Presentations will be scheduled on August 5 - 7, 2009. 

BDPA is accepting abstracts (one page or less) in three distinct forums:

1.       Student Forum

2.       College Forum

3.       Professional Forum

You may submit abstracts in one or multiple forums.  The abstract submission deadline is February 27, 2009 .  

Information on the abstract submission process is linked here.  Please direct any questions  ..

DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY (DISA)

Join us for a Year-End Forum | Tuesday, December 16th, 2008 | Washington, D.C.

DISA's OSBP Mission

The DISA Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP) advises the Director of DISA on small business matters, and represents the Agency before Congress, the Office Secretary of Defense (OSD), and other agencies in accordance with DFARS 19.201 (d)(2). It also participates and monitors the DISA acquisition process, and develops and monitors the disadvantaged business program to ensure that small business, women owned, small disadvantaged business concerns and Historically Black Colleges, Universities, and Minority Institutions (HBCU/MI's) receive a fair portion ..

BDPANoVA  &  BDPADC

ITSMF, BDPA members, and Entrepreneurs--stop by Microsoft's Reston, VA office this week (Wednesday afternoon, December 10th) to meet Ms. Jackie Patillo. She is president of AFFIRM, the Association for Federal Information Resources Management, a non-profit organization of information resource management professionals from Federal, Academia, and Private industry sectors. 

Jackie Patillo is the Deputy Chief Information Officer (DCIO) for the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT).  She currently serves as the principal advisor to the Departmental CIO on matters involving information resources and information services management.

Jackie began her role ..