The premier government contracting conference
Join government and industry leaders to address current issues facing the government professional and technology services industry. Join us and gain actionable insights over three days of networking and informational sessions.
2024 Recap Video
2024 Featured Speakers
Sue M. Gordon is regarded as one of the most accomplished leaders in the history of national security, having served as the country’s number two ranking intelligence official and a trusted advisor to our nation’s key decision makers. As the Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence (PDDNI), she co-led the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and oversaw the entire Intelligence Community (IC), comprised of over a dozen agencies that collect information on threats against the United States. In particular, Gordon’s transformative leadership focused on integrating intelligence across the organization, expanding outreach and partnerships, driving innovation, and advancing diversity and inclusion throughout the Community.
Spencer R. Fisher is the Chief Counsel for the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).
Prior to joining CISA, Mr. Fisher served as a Chief Counsel with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Office of General Counsel. In this position, he managed a team that supports the Directorate of Mission Integration including the Deputy DNI for Mission Integration, the DNI’s principal advisor on all aspects of intelligence, the President’s Daily Brief staff, the National Intelligence Council and the National Intelligence Managers including the Cyber, Economic Security/Financial Intelligence, Election Threats/Foreign Malign Influence, and Space Executives. He provided legal counsel to senior Intelligence Community (IC) leadership on key intelligence and surveillance legal issues including intelligence activities, analysis, and production under applicable Executive Orders, Presidential directives, and other laws and policies.
In 2019 and 2020, he served on a Joint Duty Assignment as a Deputy Legal Advisor at the National Security Council, Legal Affairs Directorate (NSC Legal). At NSC Legal, he provided legal counsel on national security and foreign relations issues to the Cybersecurity, International Organizations and Alliances, African Affairs, International Trade and Economic Affairs, and Strategic Planning Directorates. From 2017 to 2019, Mr. Fisher was assigned as Chief Counsel for the National Counterintelligence and Security Center where he provided legal advice and analysis on key counterintelligence and security issues, including critical infrastructure security, to the Director of National Counterintelligence and Security. Mr. Fisher’s work in the Intelligence Community began in September 2015, initially serving as legislative counsel at ODNI where he was responsible for coordinating the development of the IC’s legislative program.
Prior to joining the IC, Mr. Fisher served as a Trial Attorney with the Civil Rights Division of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). While at DOJ, he litigated several major federal voting rights cases on behalf of the United States, including Texas v. Holder (2012) and United States v. North Carolina (2015). Mr. Fisher has served in the United States Marine Corps Reserve for over 22 years (currently a Chief Warrant Officer 4). He is assigned to the Marine Innovation Unit in New York and is also a distance education student at the Marine Corps University Command and Staff College. He has held numerous leadership positions in the Marine Corps Reserve including as a Ground Combat Element Project Officer at the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory in Quantico, Virginia and as an Executive Officer and Platoon Commander in the 6th Engineer Support Battalion in Wilmington, Delaware.
Mr. Fisher has also worked as an Adjunct Professor of Law at George Washington University Law School and clerked for the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Mr. Fisher received his law degree from Georgetown University Law Center.
2024 Featured Sessions
Changing Acquisition Landscape
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Lesley Field, Deputy Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy, OFPP
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Karla Smith Jackson, Senior Procurement Executive, Deputy Chief Acquisition Officer and Assistant Administrator for Procurement, NASA
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Corey Nickens, Client Executive, Innovation Assisted Acquisition Service, GSA
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LaJuanna Russell, President & CEO, Business Management Associates
M&A: Anatomy of a Transaction
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Jean Stack, Managing Director, Baird
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Susan Wedge, Managing Partner, US Public & Federal Market, IBM
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Mehul Sanghani, CEO, Octo
The Cybersecurity Threat Landscape
- Dave McKeown, Deputy Chief Information Officer for Cybersecurity, DOD
- Spencer Fisher, Chief Counsel, CISA
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Bhavesh Vadhani, Principal and Global leader for CohnReznick’s Cybersecurity, Technology Risk, and Privacy Practice
- Eric Crusius, Partner, Holland and Knight
Registration options
In-Person Registration
In-Person Access
Includes:
- Registration for one person for the entire length of the conference
- Access to all conference sessions
- Access to all meals
- Access to all networking receptions
- Access to on-demand sessions post-conference
Support The Jessie Rees Foundation
The 2024 PSC Annual Conference is proud to support the Jessie Rees Foundation as its conference charity. Their mission is to encourage every kid fighting cancer to Never Ever Give Up!
As part of our support, attendees will be participating in a hands-on service project to create Jessie’s JoyJars, which are stuffed to the brim with new, age-appropriate, hospital-approved toys, games and activities for Courageous Kids battling cancer, aged 0 – 18 years.
Plan Your Trip
PSC's Annual Conference is located at The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. The Greenbrier is a 4 hour drive from National Capitol Region, a 3 hour drive from Richmond, Virginia and a 1.5 hour drive from Roanoke, Virginia. Conveniently near both the Greenbrier Valley Airport, which serves united flights from Dulles and Chicago, and the White Sulphur Springs Amtrak Station.
Things to Do in the Area
Located among a picturesque mountainscape, The Greenbrier provides a wide variety of on and off property activities. On property includes access to a PGA level golf course, tennis and pickle ball courts, hiking trails, shops, and a private casino, just to name a few. If venturing off property, explore the local towns of White Sulphur Springs and Lewisburg.