North Alabama Federal Bar Association Acquisition and Labor Law Symposium

We are excited for the upcoming Acquisition and Labor Law Symposium. The Government shutdown has affected us this year. As a result, the symposium this year will be two days and include both acquisition and labor law topics. We look forward to the acquisition and labor law attorneys having the opportunity to network and visit with each other.

The current schedule is as follows:

7:30 - 8:30 Breakfast/Registration

8:30 - 9:30 Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) Introduction (Kathy Kelly, US Army Contracting Command)

9:30 - 10:30 FAR Overhaul Panel Discussion

10:30-10:45 Break

10:45 - 11:45 OTA Protest Jurisdiction Update (Brian Chapuran, Missile Defense Agency; Jeff Lowry, Vedder Price)

11:45 - 1:00 Lunch

1:00 - 3:00 EEOC and MSPB Discovery Practice (Margaret Simmons and Amilcar Hernandez, US Army Corps of Engineers)

3:00 - 3:15 Break

3:15 - 4:15 Navigating DEI Under the Trump Administration (Jamie Brabston, Redstone Government Consulting)

4:15 - 5:15 Ethics (Jim Gentry, Missile Defense Agency)

7:30 - 8:30 Breakfast/Registration

8:30 - 9:30 Finalizing

9:30 - 10:30 Lawyers as Whistleblowers (Rick Lear, US Army Space and Missile Defense Command)

10:30 - 10:45 Break

10:45 - 11:45 Navigating EEOC Cases: From the Perspective of an Administrative Judge (Judge Geraldine Daniels, Equal Opportunity Employment Commission)

11:45 - 1:00 Lunch

1:00 - 2:00 10 Questions to Guide your Clients Through Procuring AI Solutions (Katie MacKenzie, US Army Aviation and Missile Command)

2:00 - 3:00 SBA Mentor-Protege Program Update (Josh Mullen, Womble Bond Dickinson LLP)

3:00 - 3:15 Break

3:15 - 4:15 Small Business Considerations: Joint Ventures, Past Performance, Regulatory Changes, and Certifications (Chris Gonzalez Tablada, Maynard Nexsen)

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