Dr. Reginald "Reggie" Brothers was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on April 7, 2014, for the position of Under Secretary for Science and Technology at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). As Under Secretary for Science and Technology, Dr. Brothers is the science adviser to the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security and is responsible for oversight and management of the Science and Technology Directorate (S&T), the Depa...

The 2012 Program Protection Workshop identified metrics as one of the top 5 issues that challenged the system security community in addressing Kendall’s 2011 memo directing document streamlining and a holistic approach for delivering trusted systems.In 2014, the SSE Committee kicked of a metrics project. The metrics breakout session at the May 2014 PPP Summit and Workshop defined characteristics of a good metric and authored a project ch...

NDIA Washington, D.C. Chapter ROTC Scholarship Awards Luncheon Luncheon on the 14th Floor of the hotel.Agenda11:00 AM Registration begins11:00 AM Reception with no-host cash barNoon Lunch begins12:30 PM Speaker remarks 1:00 PM ROTC Scholarship Awards Presentation1:15 PM Scholarship Awards Presentation

Strength Through Investment—Decisive Strike Capabilities SECURITY CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS: All attendees must be U.S. Citizens holding a Secret or higher clearance. Event #5PST - Conducted at the SECRET//NOFORN Classification Level Maintaining superior military capabilities are essential both to the credibility of America’s commitments to allies and partners and to our ability to deter threats. As DoD continues to pursue core object...

Gain a wealth of insight for the investment of 2 hours time! To register, and for more event details on this exciting event, please visit the event website: http://www.ndia.org/meetings/5LD0 We anticipate Secretary Fanning to address many of the following topics:• What are the top USAF issues of today • What can we expect from the USAF tomorrow • Top budget priorities to support the USAF • What principles guide the USAF FY1...

In February of this year, the White House released the National Institute for Standards and Technology Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity. In it, it described the Framework Core establishing five functions of a cybersecurity program and three levels of maturity in implementing those functions. NDIA will host a two-day symposium on the framework and to discuss how member companies, large and small, can execute a progr...

ISO/IEC/IEEE 12207 is the leading industry standard for software life cycle processes. ISO/IEC JTC1/SC7, in conjunction with the IEEE, is in the process of creating a revision of 12207 that is fully harmonized with ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288, System life cycle processes. In the last review of the draft revision of 12207, one of the major comments from the US (and others) was that the draft did not include enough "software-specific" content. In order t...

Keynote Speaker: Brigadier General Maria Gervais, USA, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear School Commandant Brigadier General Maria R. Gervais received her Regular Army commission in 1987 as a Distinguished Military Graduate of the Lander College Reserve Officer Training Corps program in Greenwood, South Carolina and was assigned to the Chemical Branch. Her professional military education includes: Chemical Officer Basic and Advan...

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 brin...

This year’s Ball will occur on 26 September 2014 at the Hotel Elegante. The black-tie (Mess Dress) Ball is considered a “widely attended gathering” of military and government civilians whom are invited through written invitation to participate as the guests of NDIA. The NDIA host for the evening will be Henry Baird, President of the Rocky Mountain Chapter. The evening will start at 1800 with a reception in the Hotel Elegante....