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Vertex to Attend Pub K’s Government Contracts Annual Review Conference  

February 6, 2026

Vertex’s Commercial Damages & Investigation Senior Director Kelsey Bonner, CFE and Managing Director Johnathan Rice, PMP, MBA will attend Pub K’s Government Contracts Annual Review Conference on February 10–11, 2026, at the Ronald Reagan International Trade Center in Washington, DC.  

Kelsey Bonner and Johnathan Rice will join leading practitioners, law professors, in-house counsel, accountants, members of Congress, Department of Justice attorneys, as well as judges from the GAO, the Court of Federal Claims, and Boards of Contract Appeals. Panel topics will cover bid protests, claims, the False Claims Act, cybersecurity, executive orders, compliance, and other key developments in government contracting

Vertex looks forward to engaging with government contracts experts and discussing insights that will support clients navigating complex regulatory and legal landscapes. 

Learn more about Pub K’s Government Contracts Annual Review Conference: https://pubkgroup.com/pub-ks-government-contracts-annual-reviews/ 

Learn more about Vertex’s Commercial Damages & Investigation (CDI) services, or to speak with an expert, call 888.298.5162 or submit an inquiry.

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Kelsey Bonner

CFE
Senior Director, Commercial Damages & Investigation

Kelsey Bonner is a Certified Fraud Examiner with experience across multiple industries. She has provided expert testimony with opinions on changed work, disruption, bid reasonableness, and forensic data analysis. She provides expertise in cost and pricing issues on U.S. Government contracts.

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Johnathan Rice

PMP, MBA
Managing Director, Commercial Damages & Investigation

Johnathan Rice is a Managing Director in the Washington, D.C. office of Vertex. He focuses on helping clients solve complex cost and schedule problems and has assisted a wide range of government contracting, construction, and manufacturing companies navigate related issues.

About Johnathan Rice