Committees

Business to Government - B2G

Mission Statement

The mission of the NVTC B2G Committee is to: Educate members about policies and issues that affect companies doing business with the United States Government, the Commonwealth of Virginia and local government entities

Enhance and facilitate business development opportunities for members with the United States Government, the Commonwealth of Virginia, and local government entities

Influence policy decisions at the federal, state and local government level for the benefit of member companies

Our Goals

To add value to the membership and encourage new membership by providing high content programs, information exchange, and business and networking opportunities as well as to provide a forum for members to share their views about relevant issues affecting their business with government entities


Sponsors

Gold Sponsors: Wiley Rein LLP

Silver Sponsors: AH&T Insurance; Goodman & Company; IDC Government Insights; LeapFrog Solutions, Incorporated; Scheer Partners; Unanet Technologies; Vistronix, Inc.

Location Sponsor: Patton Boggs

How to Join

If you would like to join please contact Mary Ellen Knuti at meknuti@speakerboxpr.com or NVTC's Director of Committees at: committees@nvtc.org

Service Provider Policy

The B2G Committee recognizes and appreciates the support to our committee from the service provider community (such as law firms, accounting/consulting firms, banks, etc.), and we encourage service providers to join and become active in committee events. To maintain the targeted mix of members between representatives of technology companies and service providers, we ask that service providers bring to each B2G meeting a representative from a technology company that is interested in the B2G market.

Committee Leaders


Chair
Mary Ellen Knuti
Director of Corporate Development
SpeakerBox Communications, LLC
(703) 287-7821
meknuti@speakerboxpr.com
bio

EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2008 SID CHOWDHARY WILL BECOME THE B2G COMMITTEE CHAIR

Vice-Chair
Siddhartha Chowdhary, PMP
President and CEO
Credence Management Solutions LLC
(703) 819 – 6876
SChowdhary@credence-llc.com
bio


Vice-Chair Legislative Affairs
Eric Leonard
Wiley Rein LLP
(703) 905-2812
eleonard@wileyrein.com

Co-Vice-Chair Programs
Hatice Murphy
Fairfax County Economic Development Authority
hmurphy@fceda.org

Co-Vice-Chair Programs
Cathy Cromley
IDC Government Insights
ccromley@government-insights.com

Vice-Chair Communications
Elizabeth Shea
SpeakerBox Communications, LLC
(703) 287-7821
eshea@speakerboxpr.com
bio

Board Liaison
Deepak Hathiramani
Vistronix
(703) 770-4100
Deepak.hathiramani@vistronix.com

Upcoming Events

To see the entire line up of NVTC Events click here.

Meetings

Committee Meetings - Northern Virginia Technology Council Committee Meetings:

June 19, 2008
Meeting: 8:00 am - 9:30 am
Fairfax County EDA
8300 Boone Blvd., Suite 450
Vienna, VA 22182

Contact Us

Mary Ellen Knuti: meknuti@speakerboxpr.com

NVTC's Director of Committees: committees@nvtc.org

Links

Press Coverage

Lawmakers concerned GSA reorganization will cause confusion: http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1105/110705d1.htm

B2G Newsletter Archives

November 2006

September 2006

June 2006

May 2006

April 2006

March 2006

January 2006

December 2005

June 2005

May 2005

March 2005

B2G Event Archives

April 24, 2008

Latest in Local Government Technology Initiatives from the District of Columbia & Fairfax County

Today, local governments are using technology to improve customer services, increase the efficiency of government operations and reduce costs, and collaborate with federal and state governments to strengthen public safety and facilitate emergency response across local and state borders.

Fairfax County and Washington, D.C., have been leaders in the national rankings of Digital Cities and Digital Counties, and are both led by dynamic and technology- savvy leaders.

Attendees joined to find out about their vision and strategic plan, and the opportunities for partnerships that might be available to the local technology community.

Moderator:
Sid Chowdhary, President and CEO, Credence Management Solutions

Panelists:
Vivek Kundra, Chief Technology Officer, District of Columbia
Wanda Gibson, Chief Technology Officer, Fairfax County, Virginia

Presentations:
A Tale of Two Cities - Vivek Kundra
Fairfax County Technology: A Strategic Approach to Government Services - Wanda M. Gibson

February 20, 2008

January 23, 2008

November 15, 2007

February 23, 2007

January 19, 2007

May 31, 2006

April 21, 2006

February 7, 2006

June 16, 2005

  • Performance-Based Services Acquisition Presented by Paula Franks, SAIC and Scott Hommer, Venable LLP - PowerPoint Presentation
April 6, 2005

Government Wide Acquisition Contracts (GWACs) - A Strategic Growth Initiative
  • Deepak Bhat - GWACs - Powerpoint
  • Neal Fox - GSA FSS Commercial Acquisition - Powerpoint
  • Victor E. Powers - NITAAC GWACs Helping Businesses Move Ahead - Powerpoint
  • Gayle Toran - SEWP GWAC Vehicle - Powerpoint
March 16, 2005

  • Developing a Service Oriented Architecture – A Strategic Initiative at the Federal Trade Commission" with keynote speaker William Marsh, Deputy Chief Information Officer, Federal Trade Commission PowerPoint Presentation
February 10, 2005



Leadership Bios

Mary Ellen Knuti
Director of Corporate Development
SpeakerBox Communications, LLC

Mary Ellen Knuti serves as Director of Corporate Development for SpeakerBox Communications, a public relations firm focusing on business communications for technology companies. Services include media and industry analyst relations and strategic communications planning and implementation.

Prior to SpeakerBox, Knuti directed the small business program at SRA International, Inc. From 2000 – 2006, she served as National Marketing Manager at Fairfax County Economic Development Authority, facilitating the expansion and location of companies in Fairfax County and promoting the county as a superior business location. Knuti has over 20 years experience working for consulting firms in marketing, business development and communications. She has participated in NVTC since 2000 and has been an active member of both the B2G and Aerospace Technology committees since their inception. She is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin.


Siddhartha Chowdhary, PMP
President and CEO
Credence Management Solutions LLC

Mr. Siddhartha (Sid) Chowdhary is the President and CEO of Credence Management Solutions LLC. Credence is a management and technology consulting firm that provides customer-focused solutions to government agencies. Sid has served as the operational vice-president for Software Performance Systems, Inc (SPS). Sid is also the co-founder and serves in the Board of Directors of Information Technology Growth Solutions (ITGS), an IT services firm based in Roanoke, Virginia. Sid has extensive experience in working with all levels of government. He is very active in the IT community-working with professional organizations both in the USA and in India that connect government to industry on technology policy issues.

Sid is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP), a graduate from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), and an attendee at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government (KSG) and Carnegie Mellon University's Software Engineering Institute (SEI) executive education programs.

Sid lives in Washington, DC with his wife Leigh Marjamaa-Chowdhary. They have founded a family charitable trust, which provides career guidance and support to underprivileged youths in India.


Elizabeth Shea
Principal
SpeakerBox Communications, LLC

Elizabeth Shea leverages nearly twenty years experience in the technology industry to provide strategic oversight and counsel to an array of high-growth and mid-market companies. Shea has spent her career helping companies build successful communication strategies that enable swift, results-oriented growth. From her start at Apple Computer in Silicon Valley, and through her work with such leading B2G companies as Falcon Microsystems, EdgeMark Systems and I-Net, she has built a well respected reputation of putting the client and the client's needs first.

Shea was recognized as The 2001 PR Woman of Year by the Washington Women in Public Relations (WWPR) and as a Women In Technology (WIT) Leadership Award finalist in 2002. Shea has been recognized among the top 25 Women Business Owners and Top 25 PR Firms by the Washington Business Journal. She serves on George Mason University's Communications Department Advisory Council, helping to establish curriculum criteria for the communications department. She is a graduate of Santa Clara University's Leavey School of Business with a degree in Marketing.