BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ATARC - ECPv6.14.0//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:ATARC X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://atarc-dev.becomegreen.co.uk X-WR-CALDESC:Events for ATARC REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241115T073000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241115T133000 DTSTAMP:20261002T175342 CREATED:20240924T163534Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241107T155842Z UID:990003337-1731655800-1731677400@atarc-dev.becomegreen.co.uk SUMMARY:USDA Stratus Launch Event DESCRIPTION:USDA Stratus Launch Event\n November 15\, 2024\, 7:30 AM - 3:00 PM ET | USDA Headquarters Complex - Washington DC\n A forum for the USDA\, our Federal partners\, and Industry to collaborate and build thefuture of Cloud through the STRATUS Program. \n Register \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n STRATUS was conceived by USDA for USDA to address expiring and fragmented cloudcontracts\, enabling cost optimization for cloud services\, to maximize competition\, enablecollective buying power\, improve enterprise data management\, and quickly connectgovernment agencies to commercial IT services and solutions. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n }\n \n 7:30 AM\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Registration   |    Breakfast\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n }\n \n 8:30 AM\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Opening Remarks\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tom Suder\n Founder/CEO\, ATARC \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n }\n \n 8:35 AM\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Keynote Briefings\nUSDA C-level Executive Leadership to officially Launch STRATUS – Our keynote speakers panel include Gary Washington\, Chief Information Officer; Don Bitner\, Chief Technology Officer; Dave Peters\, Associate Chief Information Officer\, Digital Infrastructure Services Center; and Kelli Petrie\, Assistant Chief Information Officer\, Foreign Agriculture Service. This distinguished panel will discuss strategy for Enterprise IT and Cloud Modernization using STRATUS across the Department of Agriculture and beyond. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Gary Washington\n Chief Information Officer\, U.S. Department of Agriculture \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Don Bitner\n Chief Technology Officer\, U.S. Department of Agriculture \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dave Peters\n Associate CIO (ACIO)\, Digital Infrastructure Service Center\, U.S. Department of Agriculture \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kelli Petrie\n Assistant CIO (ACIO)\, Foreign Agriculture Service\, U.S. Department of Agriculture \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n }\n \n 9:05 AM\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Overview of STRATUS goals and Objectives\n \n \n \n \n \n This panel illuminates the goals of the STRATUS program and the organizational changes to become a managed service provider and provide examples of how DISC operations align with the USDA strategic plan. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Troy Hamilton\n Deputy Assistant Chief Information Officer\, REE\, U.S. Department of Agriculture \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dave Grundy\n Strategy Management & Complex Solutions Division Director\, U.S. Department of Agriculture \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fernando Gomez\n STRATUS Program Manager\, U.S. Department of Agriculture \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Frank Hodo\n OCFO Acquistion Program Manager\, U.S. Department of Agriculture \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Moderator: Sasha Saeuberlich\n Chief\, Enablement & Architecture Branch\, Office of the Chief Information Officer\, Digital Infrastructure Services Center\, U.S. Department of Agriculture \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n }\n \n 9:45 AM\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Customer Engagement & Solutioning\nThis panel addresses how STRATUS enables a secure enterprise modernization approach\, fosters data-driven decision making\, builds portfolios and a repository of reusable code with a customer-centric approach. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sam Hultzman\n System Engineer\, Federal Emergency Management Agency\, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (Pending Agency Approval) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dave Pasqualini\n Customer Engagement Branch Chief\, OCIO-DISC\, U.S. Department of Agriculture \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Casey Cook\n Enterprise Architect\, OCIO-DISC\, U.S. Department of Agriculture \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Brandon Sifford\n Security Governance Division Director\, OCIO-DISC\, U.S. Department of Agriculture \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Moderator: Victoria Turley\n Chief Operating Officer and Deputy Associate Chief Information Officer\, Digital Infrastructure Services Center\, U.S. Department of Agriculture \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n }\n \n 10:45 AM\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Pipeline and Other Procurement Actions\nThis panel will focus on the STRATUS vendor pipeline and innovations in acquisition strategy to further develop and strengthen the STRATUS vendor community\, including plans to on-ramp and off-ramp vendors throughout the ten-year lifespan of STRATUS. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Jason Kuhl\n Chief Acquisition Program Management Division\, Procurement Operations Division. U.S. Department of Agriculture \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Frederick Freeman\n Pool 1 Contracting Officer\, Procurement Operations Division\, U.S. Department of Agriculture \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Emily Strunk\n Pool 2 Contracting Officer\, U.S. Department of Agriculture \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Christine Wallace\n Pool 3 Contracting Officer\, U.S. Department of Agriculture \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Modertor: Eric Bubar\n STRATUS Acquisition Subject Matter Expert\, U.S. Department of Agriculture \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n }\n \n 11:15 AM\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Enterprise Buying\, Service Delivery Management\, Enterprise Vendor Management \nThis panel will address how USDA is improving service delivery and leveraging buying power for the enterprise\, an overview of the current Enterprise Buying\, Service Delivery Management\, and Enterprise Vendor Management initiatives. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Wes Manning\n SDM Program Manager\, U.S. Department of Agriculture (Pending Agency Approval) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dave Grundy\n Strategy Management & Complex Solutions Division Director\, U.S. Department of Agriculture \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Deb Choudhury\n Director\, Digital Services Center Division\, OCIO-DISC\, U.S. Department of Agriculture \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dave Gatliff\n Director Financial Operations\, OCIO-DISC\, U.S. Department of Agriculture \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lauren Hilsabeck\n Director\, Branch Chief Application Services\, Forest Service\, U.S. Department of Agriculture \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Moderator: Carmen Francis\n OCIO-DISC Contractor: ViaTrie\, Enterprise Cloud Vendor Management (ECVM)/ Cloud Acquisition\, U.S. Department of Agriculture \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n }\n \n 12:00 PM\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lunch\n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Breakout Sessions\n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n }\n \n 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet & Greet Contracting Officers and STRATUS Program Manager\nAvail the opportunity to meet and greet the STRATUS Contracting Officers and STRATUS Program Manager.  \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n }\n \n 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Breakout Session #1 – STRATUS 101\nLearn about STRATUS pools and purchasing options. \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n }\n \n 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Breakout Session #2 – ECVM Dashboards for Mission Areas\nLearn about the Task Order Governance dashboard and the Enterprise Cloud Vendor Management (ECVM) dashboards in development. \nOpen to USDA ONLY.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n }\n \n 2:15 PM - 2:45 PM \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Breakout Session #3 – Getting Paid\, Invoice Submission\, BOA Compliance\nLearn about STRATUS vendor invoice and BOA compliance expectations. \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n }\n \n 2:45 PM - 3:15 PM \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Breakout Session #4 – Security Governance\, Category Management\nLearn about security expectations\, potential enterprise level buys\, and commonly purchased software/SaaS at the USDA. \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n View on Zoom\n \n \n \n \n \n *Note: Please bring a form of identification and prepare to be checked in via USDA’s Security team. 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