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ARTICLE · 23 NOVEMBER 2016

Proud Sponsor Of The Coalition For Government Procurement's 2016 Annual Fall Training Conference

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Holland & Knight was proud to once again sponsor The Coalition for Government Procurement's 2016 Excellence in Partnership Awards and Fall Training Conference at the Westin Tysons Corner.

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Joseph P. Hornyak is a Partner in our Tyson office.

Holland & Knight was proud to once again sponsor The Coalition for Government Procurement's 2016 Excellence in Partnership Awards and Fall Training Conference at the Westin Tysons Corner. The two-day conference started with an awards dinner that honored federal government agencies, government contractors, individuals and acquisition officials and was followed by a training conference. Holland & Knight Partner Joseph Hornyak moderated the panel titled "Kingdomware and the Rule of Two Update."

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