This workshop will be held at the SECRET/U.S. ONLY classification. A security clearance is required for admittance. CONFERENCE THEMEThe U.S. involvement in conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan and other international conflicts have highlighted the need for our combat systems to be survivable and lethal. Many of our systems employed in combat have undergone statutorily-mandated Live Fire Test and Evaluation (LFT&E), and have benefited from the...

Speakers include: Major General Thomas Horlander, USA, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Financial Management and Comptroller View a complete biography here.Rear Admiral William Lescher, USN, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Budget; Director, Fiscal Management Division, OPNAV (N82) View a complete biography here.Ms. Carolyn Gleason, Deputy for Budget, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Managemen...

The National Defense Industrial Association, in conjunction with AIA, will be hosting the TRI-Association Small Business Advisory Panel (TRIAD) Conference. The TRIAD was formed in 1967 to coordinate the efforts of small business subcontracting representatives. It was formed to serve the best interests of the industry associations and their member companies, affected government agencies, and the small business community. The meeting provides an...

The Mastering Business Development® Workshop is an educational and professional development program which focuses on the thinking, process and discipline required for professional Business Development. This 2-day workshop fosters participants' understanding of the core competencies required for success in the Business Development role. Business Development is primarily a relationship development and intelligence gathering process. Particip...

The 2016 NDIA Human Systems Conference, scheduled for February 9-10, 2016, will engage leaders in government, academia, and industry to explore how the Human Systems community can quantify the effect of HSI throughout the personnel and system development lifecycles. We invite your submissions that focus on this year’s theme:“Valuing Human Systems R&D: Enhancing Capabilities, Reducing Cost.”The 2016 HSD Conference offers a...

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...

At this workshop Industry experts will discuss the work being done to ensure: • Government programs have choices for leading edge microelectronics technologies that are trustable • State-of-the-art technologies critical to national defense programs are available from domestic sources• R&D in technologies that ensure Trust are part of microelectronics suppliers’ development roadmapsThe DMEA Accredited Trusted Suppliers...

Overview The Defense Systems Acquisition Management course meets the needs of defense industry program managers in today's dynamic environment, providing the latest information related to: Defense acquisition policy for weapons and information technology systems including discussion of the DoD 5000 series (directive, instruction, and guidebook). Defense acquisition and reform and initiatives. Defense acquisition procedures and processes. The P...

FITARA Implementation Symposium III Theme: Assessing the Financial Management Impact Transparency is a key element of FITARA. Agencies will need to trace plans, investments, budgets, procurements and resources to business and mission outcomes. The approaches pioneered to enhance visibility across the CxO communities can benefit all areas of Government. Initial Scorecards On November 4 the House Oversight and Government Reform, Information Tec...

Join us for the 27th Annual SO/LIC Symposium & Exhibition, "Countering Hybrid Threats in a Complex World"! The speed, lethality, and cost of modern warfare make major state-on-state conflict involving the U.S. or our allies a very dangerous, yet unlikely, possibility. We will most likely encounter adversaries who exploit all instruments of national power short of war to their achieve objectives. Tactics such as subversion, propaganda, empl...