Conference Agenda/Speakers



Day 1

7:45 – 8:30am

Registration and Continental Breakfast, sponsored by Government*Horizons Inc.

8:30 – 8:35am

Welcome by Debbie Hoffman, Director, Government*Horizons Inc.

8:35 – 8:45am

Introduction to the CPIC Forum
Janelle Hill, Director, Federal CPIC Forum

8:45 – 9:45am

Performance-Based Management, Performance-Based Invoicing Initiatives
William Taylor, Director of Strategic Programs, Citizenship & Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

9:45 – 10:15am

CPIC Innovation and DHS
Charles Santangelo, Director of Capital Planning and Investment Control (CPIC), Office of the Chief Information Office within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security

10:15-10:45am

Networking Break

10:45 – 11:15am

The Cost Assessment Guide, Implementation and Requirements
Karen Richey
, Senior Cost Analyst, Center for Technology and Engineering, Government Accountability Office (GAO)
Carol Cha, Senior Information Technology Specialist, U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO)

11:15 – 11:45am

Improved Exhibit 300s through Better Program Management –
Kimberly Smith, Treasury Financial Management Service

11:45 – 12:45pm

Group Lunch, Sponsored by Booz Allen Hamilton

12:45 – 1:30pm

Post-Luncheon Special Presentation: A 360 Degree Perspective on CPIC: Insights, Challenges, Best Practices, and Successes
Moderator: Sylvie Volel, Senior Associate, Booz Allen Hamilton
Joseph Roach, Director, Division of Capital Planning and Project Management, Office of Information Technology, Health Resources and Services Administration
John Prahm, Director, IT Portfolio Management Division, General Services Administration
Kristen Burnham, Director, Portfolio Management Division, Joint Planning and Development Office for the Next Generation Air Transportation System, FAA

1:30 – 2:00pm

New Paradigms for Capital Planning in IT Security
Sandy Washington, Federal Railway Administration

2:00 – 2:30pm

GAO Report on Deficiencies in the Exhibit 300: What does the Future Hold?
Carol Cha, Senior Information Technology Specialist, U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO)

2:30 – 3:00pm

Networking Break

3:00 – 3:30pm

The Government CPIC and Portfolio Management (PfM) Working Group
Stuart Simon, IT Capital Planning and Investment Control Coordinator, U.S. Department of Commerce

3:30 – 4:00pm

Implementing Earned Value Management at the Department of Justice – Hard Lessons Learned
Natalie Pascoe, IT Project Manager, Federal Bureau of Investigations

4:00 - 5:00pm Networking Reception, Sponsored by Government*Horizons and CPIC Forum
Day 2

7:45 – 8:45am

Networking Breakfast, sponsored by Government*Horizons Inc.
Federal CPIC Forum CPIC Awards

8:45 – 9:30am Denzil Thies, OPNAV N611 Portfolio Management Branch Head, US Navy
Captain Maxie Davis, Deputy, Information Technology and Information Resource Management for Deputy Chief of Navy Operations, Communication Networks, U.S. Navy

9:30 – 10:00am

Linking CPIC: Budget & Performance
Teresa Allison, PMP, Federal CPIC Forum Advisory Board Member

10:00 – 10:15am

Networking Break

10:15 – 11:15am

Authors Panel Discussion/ Q&A on CPIC Guidebook
Janelle Hill
, Director, Federal CPIC Forum
Russ Caple, Vice President, Management Consulting, Fujitsu Consulting Group
Ben Marglin, Senior Associate, Booz Allen Hamilton
Bill Mathis, Senior Director, Government Solutions Division, PRICE Systems, LLC
Ira S. Sachs, Senior Technical Director, High Performance Technologies, Inc.

11:15 – 11:45pm

Lessons Learned on Exhibit 300s and the IRS Portfolio
Marla Somerville
, CPIC Director, Treasury IRS

11:45 – 12:00pm

Closing Remarks
Janelle Hill, Director, Federal CPIC Forum

*Agenda is subject to change