February 26, 2009

The Brave New World of Government Contractor Compliance Programs

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Scott Hommer is co-presenting an audio seminar on February 26, 2009 on "The Brave New World of Government Contractor Compliance Programs" sponsored by the National Contract Management Association.

This audio seminar will cover the essential elements of an effective ethics compliance program for government contractors and provide practical advice in creating and managing such a program. The seminar will focus specifically on what is needed to build and maintain ethics programs to fit the contractor's size and business model. The seminar will also cover some of the recently enacted requirements governing mandatory disclosures, ethics training and business conduct awareness, and ethics reviews and audits.

Participants will learn about:
How to provide the contractor practical and usable advice regarding building and properly maintaining ethics compliance programs.
How to give the contractor a sense of what types of programs and structure are best for its business and financial models.
How to assist the contractor in providing the required training and maintaining ethics awareness.
How to explain how maintaining an effective ethics compliance program can impact a contractor's competitiveness in the US Government contracts business.

This fast paced seminar will address the above issues and more while giving you plenty of opportunity to ask our panelists for advice about your unique concerns.

Presenters Include:
James C. Fontana, Esq., is Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Alion Science and Technology Corporation, in Tyson's Corner, VA.
J. Scott Hommer, III, is a partner at the law firm of Venable LLP, in McLean, VA.