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FEDERAL NETWORKS 2009

2.18.09 - 2.19.09

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CONFERENCE SPEAKERS:
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION:
John Johnson, Assistant Commissioner for Integrated Technology Services
Mike Sade, Deputy Assistant Commissioner for Integrated Technology Services
Larry Hale, Chief Technology Officer for Integrated Technology Services
Karl Krumbholz, Director, Office of Network Services Programs
Mary Powers-King, Director, GWAC & IT Schedule Programs, Integrated Technology Services

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES:
Vish Sankaran, Program Manager, Federal Health Architecture Program, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONCHIT)
David Riley, NHIN CONNECT Initiative, Federal Health Architecture
Rick Friedman, Director, Division of State Systems, CMSO, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
George A. Komatsoulis, Ph.D., Deputy Director, National Cancer Institute (NCI) Center for Biomedical Informatics and Information Technology (CBIIT)
Debbie Somers, Senior Advisor, Office of the Deputy Commissioner for Systems, Social Security Administration

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION:
Leslie Lenert, MD, MS, Director, National Center for Public Health Informatics

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS:
John Hayes, Director, System Design & Core SE Services, Enterprise Infrastructure Engineering, VA Office of Information & Technology
Eric Raffin, Acting Deputy Director, Western Division Field Operations and Development, Office of Information and Technology,Department of Veterans Affairs
David Cheplick, Director, Enterprise Infrastructure Engineering, Office of Operations and Infrastructure

NATIONAL INSTITUTES FOR HEALTH:
Carol Marcotte, Acting Deputy Director, NITAAC, National Institutes for Health Information Technology Acquisition Center

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE:
Vance Hitch, Chief Information Officer and Co-Chairman, CIO Council Committee on Security and Identity Management

DEPARTMENT OF STATE:
Susan Swart, Chief Information Officer

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE:
David M. Wennergren, Deputy Chief Information Officer Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Networks and Information Integration

DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY:
Anthony S. Montemarano, Component Acquisition Executive
Cindy Moran, Director of Network Services
Mark Orndorff, Program Executive Office, Information Assurance/NetOps, Defense Information Systems Agency

ARMY:
Gary Winkler, Program Executive Officer, Enterprise Information Systems (PEO EIS)
COL Rusty L. Lingenfelter, Chief, Information Infrastructure Integration Army CIO/G6

AIR FORCE:
Major General John W. Maluda, Director, Cyberspace Transformation and Strategy, Office of Warfighting Integration and Chief Information Officer

NAVY:
Rear Admiral David G. Simpson, Director, Navy Networks, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Communication Networks (N6)

Online Forum

03.30.06

Washington Technology

AT&T's acquisition of BellSouth and its effect on the government market

Staff Writer Roseanne Gerin moderated an online editorial forum featuring Warren Suss of Suss Consulting Inc. in Jenkintown, Pa. Suss will answer questions on the effect of AT&T's proposed acquisition of BellSouth on the federal government market, as well as how the deal might affect competition in the federal market overall and the various bids for Networx. (full discussion)

7.13.05

Washington Technology

Mergers and Acquisitions: Part II

Warren Suss, federal networks and IT analyst, returned for a second online forum to answer questions on networking and telecommunications in the federal market. (full discussion)

6.23.05

Washington Technology

M&A in the telecommunications market

Warren Suss, president Suss Consulting, Inc., discusses the impact of mergers and acquisitions in the telecommunications market and other issues affecting the government. (full discussion)

Op-Ed Articles

09.23.09

Government Computer News

5 Lessons from DOD's cloud computing efforts

Written by Warren Suss(full article)

09.01.09

Government Health IT

Veterans Affairs 2010 Health IT Budget Snapshot

Written by Suss Consulting, Inc. (full article)

07.23.09

Government Computer News

The steps beyond DNSSEC implementation

Written by Warren Suss(full article)

07.01.09

Government Health IT

Federal agency health IT budget snapshot

Written by Suss Consulting, Inc. (full article)

05.14.09

Government Computer News

How federal IT can help corporate recovery

Written by Warren Suss(full article)

03.23.09

Government Computer News

The high-stakes game of information exchange

Written by Warren Suss(full article)

01.27.09

Government Computer News

Streamlining IT governance

Written by Warren Suss(full article)

10.27.08

Government Computer News

Surviving the economic crisis

Written by Warren Suss(full article)

09.01.08

Government Computer News

Networx: Overcoming the risks

Written by Warren Suss(full article)

07.28.08

Government Computer News

A sharing solution in plain sight

Written by Warren Suss(full article)

05.05.08

Government Computer News

The Internet of things

Written by Warren Suss(full article)

03.03.08

Government Computer News

SOA: The dream and reality

Written by Warren Suss(full article)

01.07.08

Government Computer News

The promise of HSPD-12

Written by Jack Jones and Warren Suss (full article)

09.18.07

Government Computer News

The tyranny of federal IT

Written by Warren Suss (full article)

08.27.07

Government Computer News

The most important IT decision

Written by Warren Suss (full article)

07.23.07

Government Computer News

Make the IPv6 transition work for you

Written by Peter Tseronis and Warren Suss (full article)

06.04.07

Government Computer News

Networx can transform federal enterprise

Written by John C. Johnson and Warren Suss (full article)

04.30.07

Government Computer News

Infrastructure and the bottom line

Written by Warren Suss (full article)

10.09.06

Government Computer News

Another View: Software as a service

Written by Warren Suss (full article)

10.09.06

Government Computer News

Another View: At your service

Written by Warren Suss (full article)

6.26.06

Government Computer News

Another View: Networx and the Future of GSA

Written by Warren Suss (full article)

4.11.05

Federal Computer Week

Building a Better GSA: More controls and greater efficiency won’t get the agency where it needs to go

Written by Warren Suss (full article)

4.2.01

Washington Technology

Market Convergence — Part II: Chemistry of the Winners

Written by Warren Suss (full article)

3.19.01

Washington Technology

Market Convergence: Part I — Clash of the Titans

Written by Warren Suss (full article)

Harvard Business Review

November-December 1984

Harvard Business Review

How to Sell Uncle Sam

Written by Warren Suss(full article)

Defense AT&L Columns

January-February 2009

Defense AT&L

Let's Go For Self-Fulfilling Prophecies

Written by Wayne Turk (full article)

Special Edition 2008

Defense AT&L

Common Sense

Written by Wayne Turk (full article)

May-June 2008

Defense AT&L

What's Wrong with This Picture?

Written by Wayne Turk (full article)

January-February 2008

Defense AT&L

Project Management Top 20

Written by Wayne Turk (full article)

September-October 2007

Defense AT&L

EVMS for Dummies

Written by Wayne Turk (full article)

July-August 2007

Defense AT&L

Black, White, and Shades of Gray

Written by Wayne Turk (full article)

July-August 2007

Defense AT&L

Manager or Leader?

Written by Wayne Turk (full article)

May-June 2007

Defense AT&L

Only You Can Prevent Office Meltdowns

Written by Wayne Turk (full article)

March-April 2007

Defense AT&L

Managing Up

Written by Wayne Turk (full article)

January-February 2007

Defense AT&L

21st Century Project Management Competencies

Written by Wayne Turk (full article)

November-December 2006

Defense AT&L

Risky Business

Written by Wayne Turk (full article)

September-October 2006

Defense AT&L

Four Rs - Basic Training for Success

Written by Wayne Turk (full article)

July-August 2006

DefenseAT&L

The Adventures of CM Man

Written by Wayne Turk (full article)

May-June 2006

Defense AT&L

The Process Trap

Written by Wayne Turk (full article)

March-April 2006

Defense AT&L

Project Management and the Law of Unintended Consequences

Written by Wayne Turk (full article)

November-December 2005

Defense AT&L

Success in Project Management: The Lighten Up Approach

Written by Wayne Turk (full article)

September-October 2005

Defense AT&L

Mission Possible... With Good Requirements

Written by Wayne Turk (full article)

July-August 2005

Defense AT&L

Quality Management--A Primer: Part 2

Written by Wayne Turk (full article)

May-June 2005

Defense AT&L

Quality Management--A Primer: Part 1

Written by Wayne Turk (full article)

March-April 2005

Defense AT&L

Requirements Management: A Template for Success

Written by Wayne Turk (full article)

November-December 2004

Defense AT&L

Dear Wayne...: Advice from the PM Trenches

Written by Wayne Turk (full article)

September-October 2004

Defense AT&L

Management Fad of the Month...Can They All Work?

Written by Wayne Turk (full article)

July-August 2004

Defense AT&L

Ten Rules For Success As A Manager

Written by Wayne Turk (full article)

July-August 2004

Defense AT&L

Seven Deadly Sins of Project Management

Written by Wayne Turk (full article)

Network World

October 10, 2005

Network World

Katrina and communications: Waters of mass destruction

Written by Jay Brandstadter(full article)

Upcoming Events

Federal Networks 2009 - February 19-20, 2009

ITPA 2009 - 2010 Schedule

October 1, 2009 - Mr. Ed O'Hare, Assistant Commissioner, Integrated Technology Service, Federal Acquisition Service, General Services Administration

November 5, 2009 - Mr. William J. Brougham, Vice Director for Network Services, Defense Information Systems Agency

December 3, 2009 - Mr. Fred Haines, Connection II Acquisition Program Manager, Integrated Technology Services, General Services Administration

January 7, 2010 - TBA

February 4, 2010 - TBA

March 4, 2010 - TBA

April 1, 2010 - TBA

May 6, 2010 - TBA

June 2010 - ITPA Annual Dinner and Business Meeting

Luncheons are held at the Pier 7 Restaurant, 650 Water Street, SW, Washington, DC.

Email reservations to itpa@sussconsulting.com.

ITPA Presentations

October 1, 2009 ITPA Luncheon Presentation by Mr. Ed O'Hare

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May 7, 2009 ITPA Luncheon presentation by Mr. Alan Welday

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April 2, 2009 ITPA Luncheon presentation by Mr. Bill Lay

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March 5, 2009 ITPA Luncheon presentation by Mr. Fred Schobert

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February 5, 2009 ITPA Luncheon presentation by Ms. Susan Moore

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January 8, 2009 ITPA Luncheon presentation by Mr. Adam Darkins

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December 4, 2008 ITPA Luncheon presentation by Mr. Steve Dash

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November 6, 2008 ITPA Luncheon presentation by Mr. Karl Krumbholz

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October 2, 2008 ITPA Luncheon presentation by Ms. Cindy Moran

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May 1, 2008 ITPA Luncheon presentation by Mr. Peter Tseronis

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April 3, 2008 ITPA Luncheon presentation by Mr. Karl Krumbholz

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March 6, 2008 ITPA Luncheon presentation by Mr. Randal Vickers

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February 7, 2008 ITPA Luncheon presentation by Mr. Chris Essid

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January 3, 2008 ITPA Luncheon presentation by Mr. Jim Eck

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December 6, 2007 ITPA Luncheon presentation by Mr. Preston Marshall

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November 1, 2007 ITPA Luncheon presentation by Ms. Von Harrison

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May 10, 2007 ITPA Luncheon presentation by Mr. James Van Derhoff

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March 1, 2007 ITPA Luncheon presentation by Mr. Jeffrey Glick

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February 1, 2007 ITPA Luncheon presentation by Dr. John W. McManus

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October 5, 2006 ITPA Luncheon presentation by Mr. J. Greg Hanson

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May 4, 2006 GSA Networx Transition Panel Presentation Materials:

May 4 2006 Presentation

Brief 5-4-2006 Presentation

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April 6, 2006 ITPA Lunch Presentation by Mr. Anthony Montemarano

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March 2, 2006 ITPA Luncheon IPv6 Panel Presentation Materials:

IPv6 The Next Generation Internet Protocol

ED Internet Protocol v.6 (IPv6) Transition Progress and Lessons Learned

Department of Veterans Affairs IPv6 Planning & Execution

GAO Report 05-471: IPv6 - Federal Agencies to Plan for Transition and Manage Security Risks

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January 5, 2006 ITPA Luncheon presentation by Timothy Quinn

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December 1, 2005 ITPA Luncheon presentation by Evelyn DePalma

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October 6, 2005 ITPA Luncheon presentation by Gary Falk

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April 7, 2005 ITPA Luncheon presentation by Kim Nelson

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November 18, 2004 ITPA Luncheon presentation by Tony Montemarano

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October 7, 2004 ITPA Luncheon presentation documents from Major General Dennis C. Moran

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May 6, 2004 ITPA Luncheon presentation by Dr. Peter Fonash

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April 1, 2004 ITPA Luncheon presentation by Ms. Dawn Meyerriecks

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March 4, 2004 ITPA Luncheon presentation by Ms. Sallie McDonald

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April 4, 2002 ITPA Luncheon presentation by Lt General Harry D. Raduege, Jr.

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March 7, 2002 ITPA Luncheon presentation by Ms. Dawn Meyerriecks

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