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With the change in Administration and the government’s response to COVID-19, major changes are underway in the government’s role in the economy in the US and around the globe. Legislation has been passed to respond to both the health and economic effects
of COVID-19 with funding at levels totaling over $5 trillion. In addition, the Biden Administration has proposed a jobs and infrastructure plan that, if passed, would provide $2.3 trillion for an array of investments in schools, medical facilities,
transportation, water and technology infrastructure.

Join us for this webinar to learn more about the major trends the government’s presence internationally, including its role in defense, medical and economic recovery, and what it means for the companies that support these operations.

• General overview of expected changes in OCO funding
• Pivot in funding and projects from CENTCOM to INDO-PACOM
• Funding and contracting opportunities for international development, USAID
• DoS infrastructure funding for diplomatic missions, embassies (OBO)
• Shifting of mission resources to partnerships like NATO, FMS
• Plans for MILCON infrastructure investments in Eastern Europe
• Who will lead the mission in Africa…will DoD retreat and DoS fill the void? Which programs/agencies will lead?
• Contracting opportunities in Central/South America tied to upstream control of refugee situation
• Which agencies will be the emphasis for overseas projects…for example, Navy vs Army

Guest Speaker

Kevin Plexico

Senior Vice President of Information Solutions at Deltek

As Senior Vice President of Information Solutions at Deltek, Kevin Plexico is responsible for overseeing research, analysis and specification creation for customers in the Government Contracting and Architecture, Engineering & Construction (AEC) industries.
He provides thought leadership and expert opinion to industry executives and is a recognized expert on the public sector market.

Kevin manages the delivery of GovWin – Deltek’s industry-leading government market research and information solution providing essential intelligence to over 6,000 clients. He has responsibility for leading the industry’s largest team of analysts focused
on the government contracting industry. Additionally, Kevin leads Deltek’s Specification Solutions team of architects, engineers, and editorial professionals producing AEC specification content. Their efforts deliver MasterSpec® – a product
of The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the premier master guide construction specification content in the U.S. – as well as Product MasterSpec and SpecText.

Kevin has been on the Deltek team since its acquisition of INPUT in 2010. At INPUT, he played an instrumental role in helping to grow the company from a boutique market research firm to the industry-leading provider of market information to government
contractors.

He earned an MBA in Information Systems from the University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland and his BBA in Economics from James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia. In 2020 and 2021, Kevin was honored as a recipient of the Wash100 Award,
which recognizes the Top 100 most influential leaders in the government contracting industry.

Moderator

Jake Frazer

Co-founder, President of Precision Talent Solutions, ISOA Board Member

Jake has literally grown up in the overseas contracting industry, and he leverages his 20+ years of experience and strong industry network to support ISOA. He is Cofounder and President for Precision Talent Solution (PTS) which is technology-driven recruitment
business that spans the industry providing Recruitment and Business Development services.

Prior to building PTS 5 years ago, for almost a decade Jake and his business partner were owners & executives leading TWI, an international supply chain company that also supported most of the primes across the industry. Jake spent his early career
as a Cavalry officer deployed to Bosnia with IFOR, and then he returned to the Balkans with BRS/KBR where he helped build the foundations for LOGCAP III. He has valuable industry perspective from the military, working in KBR, leading a medium-sized
enterprise, and now innovating talent solutions across the industry.

Jake has been very active in supporting ISOA to include serving as Chairman of Membership Committee for the last 2 years, overseeing ISOA’s Social Media, and planning/executing multiple conferences.

Jake has a BA from Vanderbilt University and MBA from Rochester Institute of Technology and is practitioner certified in MBTI & 16 PF.