Important Note All course materials and handouts will be provided to students on CD ROM. Please bring a laptop computer that is equipped with a CD ROM with you to the class. If you do not have access to a laptop, please contact the respective meeting planner as soon as possible. There will be a limited number of laptops available for use through NDIA, so please call early. Overview The Defense Systems Acquisition Management course meets the ne...

This classified, no-media-allowed Symposium, hosted by NDIA’s Missile Defense Division and Strike, Land Attack and Air Defense Division, will give you unfiltered, unvarnished straight talk and discussion about the priorities and challenges of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Missile Defense Agency, and the Services with the global BMDS program and the state of Integrated Air and Missile Defense overall, including an update. Th...

An excellent opportunity to network and interact with procurement officials for Training and Simulation products and services from the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force. For the Army, in particular, you will also hear about future capabilities, requirements, and gaps. Science & Technology representatives will discuss technology initiatives to fill those gaps. Current and near-term opportunities are briefed, followed by question and answe...

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...

Featuring Mr. Phil Minor, Deputy Director for the Common Operation Environment (COE) Directorate, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology (ASA(ALT)) Mr. Phil Minor is the Deputy Director for the Common Operating Environment (COE) Directorate, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology (ASA(ALT)). He served in the U.S. Army for over 20 years, initially joining as an Enlisted Logis...

Join us for an exciting LID Breakfast on Wednesday, June 3, 2015 featuring Secretary Deborah L. James, Secretary of the United States Air Force. All remarks are Off the Record and strictly Non-Attribution.

Global and northern European security environments are much less stable than at the time of the 14th conference, in 2011, of this decades-long series. Russia has recently become increasingly aggressive while western defense budgets remain constrained. Worrisome is the imbalance between current security challenges and the ability to mobilize robust defenses on short notice. Defense establishments are changing how they do business by adopting a...

The primary purpose of our quarterly meetings is to engage in local dialogues about how we can increase the quality of STEM education; the quantity of STEM educated graduates that are eligible for employment in the Aerospace and Defense (A&D) industries; and the amount and effectiveness of engagement by A&D employers, working in partnership with others in their communities.Previous meetings have demonstrated the productiveness of bring...

Small Arms Systems have been and will continue to be a focus of the asymmetric conflicts in which the U.S. and allied forces are engaged. Engaging terrorist forces from MOUT to the open battlefield American Forces – both military and law enforcement alike- require state of art equipment including enablers for engagements 24/7. The 2015 Armament Small Arms Forum will focus on areas ranging from incremental enhancements to legacy small arm...

Department of the Army Assistant Secretary for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology (ASAALT) is holding an Industry Day on May 28 to engage industry and academia in discussion on a Cyber Innovation Challenge that leads to an OTA-based funding award. The Industry Day addresses how the Army plans to use the Section 845 Prototype Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) authority to access new cyberspace capabilities that build upon, re-use and augment...