The Canadian, Australian, British and American defence industries have a shared history of business cooperation and investment that dates back decades and continues today. All sides have prospered from their past and ongoing business relationships. With defence budgets in North America and Europe under severe pressure, there is ever greater need for closer collaboration between the defence and security industries of the four allied nations, as...

Defense Intelligence Information Enterprise (DI2E)Plugfest Part of the DI2E Governance Teams Week The DI2E Plugfest is the annual demonstration of advancements in the DI2E. The purpose is to provide a environment of networked, interoperable and reusable components, the Plugfest eXchange, where vendors are able to deploy and show their tools to provide flexible, agile and data-driven capabilities to Warfighters. UPDATE by the Numbers Number of...

2014 SOFIC (Special Operations Forces Industry Conference) will be held May 20–22, 2014 at the Tampa Convention Center, Tampa, FL. This year’s conference theme, “Strengthening the Global SOF Network,” will provide a forum for military, government, academia, and industry stakeholders to network and discuss current and future challenges and how to best support our Special Operations Forces (SOF) around the globe. USSOCOM...

The NDIA Systems Security Engineering (SSE) Committee is hosting a Program Protection Planning (PPP) Summit/Workshop May 19 - 22 in McLean, VA. Through collaborative efforts between industry and government, we are working to develop an integrated and holistic approach to program protection to balance and manage the risks in a way that is cost affordable and commensurate with the level of criticality. Many challenges exist as we work to integra...

The 5th Annual Michigan Defense Expo (MDEX) rolls into the Macomb Community College Sports Expo Hall this May 20-21 to once again showcase the latest and greatest capabilities the industry has to offer to serve the Warfighter. 61,000 sq. ft of vehicles, industry equipment and technology New networking and business-building events will enhance this year's Expo **NEW THIS YEAR** Staging areas available to you! Do you have a new product to presen...

The purpose of this 2 1/2 day meeting is to bring together corporate security leadership and industrial security leaders and policy-makers from a variety of federal agencies to address security topics of common interest. A series of panels and speakers will provide insights from diverse perspectives, enabling participants to identify critical issues and needs and to develop creative solutions to problems where they exist. Focus topics will lik...

Mark Your Calendar... Tee off for the Troops 2014! To all supporters of this year's outing: On behalf of USO-Metro, NDIA Washington, D.C. Chapter Board of Directors, Don Masch and Dave Longley, Golf Chairs, we would like to thank you for your generous support of the annual NDIA Washington, DC Chapter Golf Outing benefitting USO-Metro at Andrews Air Force Base this past May. The event was a great success. We enjoyed great weather, a great turno...

The 2014 Joint Armaments Conference, Exhibition & Firing Demonstration for Small Arms; Guns, Ammunition, Rockets & Missile Systems; and Unconventional Emerging Technology Armament Systems will be held at the Phoenix Convention Center, Phoenix, Arizona, May 12-15, 2014. The Joint Armaments program theme is "Balancing Armament Innovation and Readiness Improvements within Budget Constraints". Sub themes include: Small Arms: "Small Arms Sy...

The Southwest Cybersecurity Summit Building for the Future Purpose This event brings together top industry experts and government leaders to address the cyber problem in the context of what we can and should be doing to build resilience and protection in our enterprises and Government. Attendees will learn about changing Government policy, cyber research trends, and the latest in protection and resilience. It explores how the nation is dealing...

Join us for the 7th Midwest Small Business Government Contracting Symposium May 7-8, 2014 at the i wireless Center in Moline, Illinois. The symposium theme for 2014 is "Small Business - Big Success". The 7th Midwest Small Business Government Contracting Symposium objective include: Two-day interchange for senior government and industry leadership to better understand future Arsenal Island business opportunities. Military, DoD Civilian, and Ind...