The Interservice/ Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) is the world's largest modeling, simulation, and training conference. Held near the beginning of December in Orlando, Florida, USA. I/ITSEC consists of peer-reviewed paper presentations, tutorials, special events, professional workshops, a commercial exhibit hall, a serious games competition, and STEM events for teachers and secondary students. I/ITSEC is organi...

This U.S. - Finland Defense and Security Industry Seminar aims to enhance cooperation between U.S. and Finnish government and industry. An array of senior government officials from the Ministry of Defense and the Finnish Defense Forces will share their thoughts about national priorities and measures being taken to support them. Nearly all of defense procurement in Finland is conducted by open competition and most of the major systems are procu...

On behalf of Deidre Lee, Panel Chair of the Section 809 Panel, we invite you to join us for an upcoming Industry Day co-hosted by Covington & Burling LLC and NDIA on Thursday, November 16 from 9:30 AM – 2:00 PM at Covington. This unique opportunity will allow you to interact with experts on Commercial Buying, Cost Accounting Standards, Compliance, Personal Service Contracts and IT Business Systems.

This bi-annual conference achieves bringing together executive-level security leadership and policy-makers across the federal agencies and US Industry to address major government security topics warranting your attendance. Themes and challenges include continuing security clearance reforms and implementation, newly mandated insider threat guidance, transitioning cyber security requirements and policy, sharing knowledge of “the business...

Please join AFGSC and NDIA for the 2017 Air Force Global Strike Command Innovation & Technology, Breaking Barriers and Leading Change… Strategic Deterrence and Global Strike in the 21st Century, November 13-15 at the Shreveport Convention Center in Shreveport, LA. The symposium is part of the culmination of Global Strike Challenge, an annual event where the top security forces, maintainers, and missile and bomber crews compete to be...

Department of the Navy Approved Event! The symposium is co-hosted by the Naval Postgraduate School; therefore, it is a DoD sponsored event and does NOT require attendees to get Director of Navy Staff or DON/AA approval to attend. DoD civilian and military personnel only need approval of their normal travel chain-of-command to attend the NPS/NDIA Aircraft Survivability Symposium and follow appropriate DoD travel regulations - as if they were tr...

Ever wondered how the Department of Defense (DOD) goes about buying something from start to finish? The How Washington Works® training course gives those who attend the understanding and insights into the processes that guide DOD actions and decisions for the future. The two-day course is a fast-paced overview of the three principal DOD decision-making support systems and how they are used by the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and US...

2017 FIREPOWER AWARDS LUNCHEONAt the time of the Firepower Award event, the Chapter considers nominations for the John A. Ulrich Medal. It is awarded to one person a year who has served in a Program Management capacity, and provided outstanding service in that position. The Awards Committee may also recommend other special awards, including the National, Pioneer, International, Special Chapter, Service, and Chapter Appreciation Awards. View Al...

Contractors to the Department of Defense (DoD) must show compliance with DFARS 252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information (CDI) and Cyber Incident Reporting clause by 31 December 2017.What does this really mean and what is the minimum necessary security controls to demonstrate compliance? What happens if the contractor can’t comply by the deadline?DFARS 252.204-7012 specifies the National Institute of Standards and Technology...

Theme : "Cyber Resilience in Air Armaments" The 43rd Air Armament Symposium will provide a two-day interchange for Senior Military, Civilians, and Industry leadership to share opportunities and discuss application to current and planned armament development and modernization. The 43rd Air Armament Symposium Objectives Include: Two-day interchange for senior DoD, Service and industry leadership to identify and share opportunities for DoD's Arma...