The 31st Annual National Logistics Forum will bring together senior government and industry logistics policy officials and practitioners to address current challenges facing the delivery of logistics capabilities and services in the current and future severely resource constrained environment. NDIA’s National Logistics Forum will highlight the challenges, attempt to identify the opportunities and assess future impacts on logistics suppor...

Transforming the use of enterprise architecture to improve performance and mission effectiveness. PURPOSE ODG’s March Workshop will showcase how Government organizations have incorporated agile EA and outcome-driven methodologies to drive operational efficiencies and enhanced performance in support of their agency’s mission and arrive at a baseline of agile EA attributes. In particular, the workshop will examine how emerging applic...

Current and Former Members and Friends of the National Capitol Special Operations Community: On behalf of the Executive Board of the NDIA (National Defense Industrial Association) SO/LIC (Special Operations/Low Intensity Conflict) Division, we invite you to our upcoming Social at Crystal City Sports Pub in Arlington, VA. The event will be held on Thursday, March 12, 2015 at 6:00 PM. The Crystal City Sports Pub is located within a few blocks of...

This one day seminar is specifically designed to educate CEOs, business owners, and senior-level executives about the critical factors involved in mergers and acquisitions (M&A). Educational keynotes and panels will discuss considerations on both sides of the transaction, financing options, and the impacts of sudden wealth on personal and family financial planning. Speeches and panels by defense and financial industry experts from our spon...

The bi-monthly Procurement Division meeting will be held at NDIA on Monday, March 9, 2015. Space is limited to 40 attendees. On Tuesday, March 10, 2015, the Procurement Division and Committee Meetings, with a General Session and Luncheon, will be held at Hogan Lovells, LLP. PROCUREMENT DIVISION SPECIAL TOPICS FORUM – MARCH 9 On Monday, March 9, 2015, the two day bi-monthly Procurement Division meeting kicks off with a Special Topics Foru...

CONFERENCE THEMEThe 30th Annual National Test & Evaluation Conference will focus on the proper roles of T&E in our defense acquisition system, specifically “The Future of T&E: Maintaining the Defense Technology Edge.” DoD ATL has been pushing 3 actions to achieve simplicity and restraint in Defense Acquisition: adhere to tight timelines, reduce timelines, and good process management; actions that are all highlighted in...

NDIA is pleased to offer our fourth workshop designed to identify ways in which Trusted Microelectronics can contribute to greater systems security and information assurance. In this half-day workshop, we plan to continue the dialogue between Government and Industry on the challenges for comprehensive supply chain risk management and program protection. With participation from both Government and Industry, our workshops have provided an effect...

General John M. Paxton, Jr., USMC, was promoted to General and assumed the duties of Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps on December 15, 2012. A native of Pennsylvania, he graduated from Cornell University with a Bachelor and Master of Science in Civil Engineering and was commissioned through Officer Candidate School in 1974. General Paxton’s assignments in the operating forces include Rifle and Weapons Platoon Commander and Company...

Brigadier General JB Burton, USA, 5th Commander of The United States Army 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives (CBRNE) Command will speak on the unique capabilities that the CBRNE Command has and provides around the world in combating WMD threats. He will also discuss future capabilities that are planned for the Command and how these new capabilities, technology improvements and needs can better support the Departme...

NDIA's Manufacturing Division will hold their quarterly meeting on February 18-19, 2015 at Holland & Knight, LLP in Washington, D.C.