ACT-IAC by the Numbers
#1: This year marks the origins of the organization that eventually became ACT-IAC, starting as the Federation of Government Information Processing Councils.
What is 1989?
#6 This President was a former Hollywood actor before taking office.
Who is Ronald Reagan?
#11: This former TSA Division Director retired on July 11, 2025, after a 40-year federal acquisition career.
Who is Robyn Towles?
#16: This law governs transparency and public access to federal records.
What is FOIA (Freedom of Information Act)?
#21: Someone who is considered a strong contributor in their domain possesses this type of knowledge and expertise.
What is subject matter expertise?
#26: This person introduces a bill in either the House or the Senate.
Who is a member of Congress?
#31: This competency involves clear, concise, and effective information exchange.
What is communication?
#36: This cabinet-level department was the first established in U.S. history, in 1789.
What is the Department of State?
#41: The U.S. system that businesses must register in order to compete for federal contracts is called this.
What is SAM.gov (System for Award Management)?
#2: The Voyagers Program, aimed at mid-level leaders, saw its first graduating class in this year.
What is 2005?
#7: This President was the first to resign from office.
Who is Richard Nixon?
#12: Shak McCants holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from this university.
What is the University of South Alabam
#17: This acronym refers to the federal program that standardizes cloud security authorizations.
What is FedRAMP (Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program)?
#22: Remaining optimistic and persistent under adversity demonstrates this key competency.
What is resilience?
#27: This group reviews, debates, and often amends a bill before it reaches the full chamber.
What is a congressional committee?
#32: The ability to inspire and motivate others is part of this competency.
What is influencing/negotiating?
#37: This agency was created in 1935 as part of the New Deal to provide retirement income.
What is the Social Security Administration?
#42: This type of contract sets a firm price for goods or services, regardless of actual costs incurred.
What is a Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) contract?
#3: As of recent historical accounts, there are approximately this many companies in the IAC membership.
What is about 500 companies?
#8: He was the first President to live in the White House.
Who is John Adams?
#13: Joel Imholte managed multi-disciplinary client programs spanning DoD, Civilian, Intelligence, and this sector.
What is commercial?
#18: This acronym describes the total cost of a system from development through disposal.
What is LCC (Life-Cycle Cost)?
#23: When addressing high-priority problems promptly, you are demonstrating this skill.
What is effective problem solving?
#28: The amounts of votes required in both the House and the Senate for a bill to pass.
What is a simple majority?
#33: This competency involves assessing situations and making sound decisions.
What is decision making?
#38: This agency was established in 1970 to protect human health and the environment.
What is the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)?
#43: Before issuing a solicitation, agencies must create this document outlining requirements, schedule, and strategy.
What is an Acquisition Plan?
#4: COIs include areas like Acquisition and Customer Experience, and this number of professional domains in total.
What is 9?
#9: He was the only President never elected as either President or Vice President.
Who is Gerald Ford?
#14: Robyn Towles began her career as a Mechanicsburg intern in October 1985 at this contracting center in Washington, DC.
What is the Naval Regional Contracting Center
#19: This term refers to contracts structured around outcomes rather than detailed requirements.
What is PBA (Performance-Based Acquisition)?
#24: Adapting to new ideas, information, and conditions while committing to continuous improvement reflects this trait.
What is agility?
#29: Where a bill goes if the House and Senate pass different versions of a bill, this process is used to reconcile them.
What is a conference committee?
#34: Leveraging partnerships across organizations demonstrates this competency.
What is partnering?
#39: Originally part of the Treasury Department, this agency became independent in 2003.
What is the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)?
#44: This competitive process allows agencies to evaluate proposals based on technical merit and price.
What is Best Value Tradeoff?
#5: The first Executive Leadership Conference (ELC) in 1991 drew approximately this number of attendees.
What is about 100?
#10: This President served the shortest term in office.
Who is William Henry Harrison?
#15: Before founding MacMore, Shak McCnats was EVP of Corporate Development at this fast-growing consulting firm.
What is Seventh Sense Consulting?
#20: This acronym refers to shared government-wide platforms for common business functions like HR and finance.
What are QSMOs (Quality Service Management Offices)?
#25: This principle requires anticipating change and committing to ongoing enhancement of processes and performance.
What is continuous improvement?
#30: The mathematical fraction of votes in both chambers to override a presidential veto.
What is two-thirds?
#35: Remaining effective under pressure reflects this leadership competency.
What is resilience?
#40: This agency was formed by merging 22 separate organizations.
What is the Department of Homeland Security?
#45: This type of contract allows for flexibility in quantity and delivery schedule within a fixed period.
What is an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract?