Doing Business with the Government Webinar - Authorization & Appropriations for Defense Technology: How Congress Impacts Your Business
If you want to support the warfighter with new defense technologies, you need more than a great product: you need to understand how Congress works. This 1-hour webinar will give you a practical, insider's view of the evolving processes the U.S. Congress uses to authorize, fund and oversee defense technology programs, and how those decisions affect opportunities for companies of all sizes.
From R&D to production, understanding how the legislative process works can help you compete more effectively for government contracts.
You'll learn:
- The evolving role of Congress in the technology funding ecosystem
- Key committees, and how Members of Congress and their staff influence outcomes
- How the Pentagon and other agencies work with Congress
- Where Congress gets its information on technology issues
- The differences between authorization and appropriation, and why both matter
- When and how you can engage to make your case
- How tradeoffs are made in funding decisions, and what that means for small businesses
Who Should Attend:
Small business leaders, government affairs teams, and anyone who wants to win and grow federal contracts in the defense and national security space.
Speaker Details
Dr. Arun Seraphin
Executive Director, NDIA Emerging Technologies Institute
With decades of experience on Capitol Hill, in the White House, and at the Pentagon, Dr. Seraphin has helped shape some of the most important defense policy and funding decisions in recent history. His career includes senior staff roles on the Senate Armed Services Committee, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, and DARPA, giving him a unique perspective on how industry can navigate Capitol Hill.
Event Topic
Defense, TechnologyRelevant Audiences
All State and Local Government, All Federal Government, National Guard, Air Force, Coast Guard, Navy, City Government, County Government, Municipalities, State Government, Central Intelligence Agency, Department of Agriculture, Department of Commerce, Department of Defense, Department of Energy, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Department of Interior, Department of Justice, Department of Labor, Department of State, Department of Transportation, Department of the Treasury, Environmental Protection Agency, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Federal Aviation Administration, Federal Communications Commission, Food and Drug Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, General Services Administration, Government Accountability Office, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Institute of Health, National Security Agency, U.S. Agency of International Development, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, U.S. Postal Service, Veterans AffairsOther Agency
Office of the President (includes OMB), Other Federal Agencies, Judicial Branch Agencies, Foreign Governments/Agencies