About Us

Federal Business Council, Inc. (FBC) specializes in producing meetings, conferences, and trade show events for Federal Government Agencies, the Department of Defense, and Intelligence Community throughout the United States. Founded in 1976, FBC is a Women Owned Small Business located in Columbia, MD. FBC is well known for producing on-site, in-agency industry expositions, off-site agency conferences and meetings of all kinds. In fact, FBC has conducted more than 5,000 events for US government agencies.

Featured Events

Phoenix Challenge London

March 4 – 6, 2025
London

The U.S. Department of Defense, Office of Information Operations Policy (OIOP) and the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (Military and Strategic Effects) are hosting Phoenix Challenge London 2025 at the IET London Savoy. This event is a unique opportunity for leaders and professionals across the many information disciplines to come together and expertly address the unique successes, gaps, and opportunities of our profession.

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Government Procurement Conference

April 16, 2025
Washington Convention Center

The Government Procurement Conference (GPC) is a national conference that fosters business partnerships between the federal government, its prime contractors and small businesses. The largest and longest-running conference of its kind, this unique event attracts attendees and exhibitors from minority, service-disabled veteran-owned, veteran-owned, HUBZone and women-owned businesses. Sign up for mentor-protégé opportunities!

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Testimonials


"From the program to the exhibits, the event was outstanding from our perspective! It honestly exceeded our expectations, and it was great to actually see consensus on where we stand today and where we can all go, and how everyone participating can play a role in that. The comments on Twitter and some of the participants’ blogs were also all positive! Looking forward to next year already!"

-Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc. (OGC)