U.S. Department of the Treasury

  

WASHINGTON – TOMORROW, May 6, 2015, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization will host a public meeting for small businesses during National Small Business Week. The event will bring together Treasury officials, industry associations, and small businesses for a series of keynotes and panel discussions on the importance of investing in capability, acquisition trends, and strategies to successfully compete for opportunities in the federal marketplace. The agenda will include remarks from Deputy Secretary Sarah Bloom Raskin. 

WHO:             

Sarah Bloom Raskin, Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Treasury Department

Jose L. Arrieta, Director of the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, U.S. Treasury Department

Iris B. Cooper, Senior Procurement Executive, U.S Treasury Department

Sonny Bhagowalia, Chief Information Officer, U.S. Treasury Department

David Dasher, Bureau Chief Procurement Officer, Internal Revenue Service 

Deborah Smith, Bureau Chief Procurement Officer, U.S. Mint

Gustavo Calderon, Compass

Roger Jordan, Professional Services Council

Brian Nault, Blue Water Federal

Kay Olive, Washington Roundtable

Francis Rose, Federal News Radio

Raj Sharma, CENCEO Consulting

Jeff Shen, ACT-IAC

Kristina Tanasichuk, Government Technology Services Coalition

Olessia Taylor, National Contract Management Association

WHAT:         

Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization Public Meeting

WHEN:         

Wednesday, May 6, 2015

9:00 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. EDT

WHERE:       

Cash Room

U.S. Treasury Department    

1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Washington, DC

RSVP:           

Media planning to attend must RSVP to Ronda Buckmon at ronda.buckmon@treasury.gov by 4:00 p.m. TODAY.

Media without press credentials issued by Treasury must include the following information for access into the building: (1) full legal name, (2) date of birth, (3) Social Security number, and (4) country of citizenship. 

Media attending with camera equipment must arrive at the south entrance (15th Street and Alexander Hamilton Place) no later than 7:45 a.m. to allow time for equipment sweeps and set-up. No vehicles will be permitted onto Treasury grounds, and equipment must be carried in. All other media should arrive by 8:45 a.m. at the north entrance (Pennsylvania Avenue/New York Avenue and 15th Street).

A live webcast will be available at /news/webcasts 

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