{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://desjarlais.house.gov/media-center?ID=B1537BAF-ECDF-42A5-BAC3-90BD78AD153E", "Representative DesJarlais Co-Hosts Seminar on Doing Business with Federal Agencies", "2011-07-17", "2011", "2011-07", "Republican", "House", "TN", "Scott DesJarlais", "D000616", "desjarlais.house.gov", "desjarlais", "https://desjarlais.house.gov/media-center", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013Representative Scott DesJarlais (TN-04) and the University of Tennessee\u2019s Center for Industrial Services(CIS) Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC), will be hosting a seminar entitled \u201cWhat\u2019s New in District 4? Doing Business with Federal Agencies\u201d.\n\nThe seminar is scheduled for Friday, August 26 from 8:30 am \u2013 4:45 CST at the University of Tennessee Space Institute located at 411 B H Goethert Parkway, Tullahoma, Tennessee 37388.\n\nThere will be presenters from Arnold Air Force Base, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers (USACE). Representatives from the Procurement Technical Assistance Center will also be available.\n\nThe \u201cDoing Business with Federal Agencies\u201d seminar will cover business opportunities with Arnold AFB, FEMA and the USACE, review the procurement process and explain the preliminary steps involved in doing business with the Federal Government.\n\n\u201cI\u2019m very excited to sponsor this event and I appreciate the University of Tennessee\u2019s Procurement Technical Assistance Center for giving me this opportunity,\u201d said Representative DesJarlais. \u201cI\u2019m confident that this seminar will prove to be of significant value for individuals in Tennessee\u2019s Fourth Congressional District.\"\n\nRegistration - Contact Debbie Barber, University of Tennessee Procurement Technical Assistance Center at 615-686-3996 or e-mail at debbie.barber@tennessee.edu. There is no charge for the seminar.\n\nAgenda\n\n7:30 \u2013 8:30 Registration (photo opportunity with the Congressman)\n\n8:30 \u2013 8:40 Colors/Pledge of Allegiance\n\n8:40 \u2013 8:50 Welcome/Housekeeping \u2013 Joe Flynn\n\n8:50 \u2013 9:00 Brief PTAC Introduction \u2013 Joe Flynn\n\nIntroduction of Dr. Robert Moore, Executive Director, UTSI\n\n9:00 \u2013 9:15 Welcome and brief UTSI overview \u2013 Dr. Robert Moore\n\nIntroduction of Mary Jinks \u2013 Dr. Robert Moore\n\n9:15 \u2013 9:30 Introduction of UT IPS/CIS \u2013 Mike Tallent\n\nIntroduction of Congressman \u2013 Mike Tallent\n\n9:40 \u2013 10:00 Congressman DesJarlais gives Remarks\n\n10:00 \u2013 10:30 Break and Network with Exhibitors\n\n10:30 \u2013 11:30 Government Contracts and Accounting Procedures/Contract Administration\n\n11:30 \u2013 12:30 Lunch On Your Own\n\n12:30 \u2013 1:15 Arnold Air Force Base Procurement Opportunities\n\n1:15 \u2013 2:00 Subcontracting Opportunities with Arnold AFB Prime Contractor \u2013 Jeff Foster\n\n2:00 \u2013 2:30 Break and Network with Exhibitors\n\n2:30 \u2013 3:15 Panel Discussion \u2013 GSA, SBA, TEMA\n\n3:15 \u2013 4:00 USACE \u2013 Roy Rossignoi, Chief Small Business, Nashville District\n\n4:00 \u2013 4:30 Q & A with the Congressman\n\n4:30 \u2013 4:45 Wrap Up/Final Thoughts/Adjourn \u2013 Joe Flynn", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T21:12:35Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://desjarlais.house.gov/media-center?ID=B1537BAF-ECDF-42A5-BAC3-90BD78AD153E"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8465629070997238, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}