This conference has been postponed at this time. “Surviving and Thriving in Uncertain Times,” the conference theme, describes the landscape in which defense professionals are anticipating and adapting to changes, assuring their personal value to their organizations, and keeping their companies relevant. To soar above the focus on sequestration, furloughs, cutbacks, and more, we have to figure out how to do more than just survive...

"The Future of Special Operations Capabilities in the Current Constrained Budget Environment" SPEAKERLt Gen Bradley A. Heithold, USAF, is Vice Commander, HQ USSOCOM, Washington, D.C. General Heithold is responsible for planning, coordinating and executing actions with the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Staff, the Services and other government agencies in the National Capital Region on behalf of the Commander, USSOCOM.General Hei...

This dinner has been postponed at this time. 2013 WID Annual Dinner - Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the HORIZONS Scholarship Program Guest speaker Honorable Katrina McFarland, Assistant Secretary of Defense (Acquisition) Biography: http://www.acq.osd.mil/asda/docs/biography/bio-mcfarland.pdf Join old friends and new as we celebrate the 25th anniversary of HORIZONS and hear from an informative speaker about topics crucial to the defense a...

In light of the challenges presented by the current government shutdown, the NDIA Air Armament Symposium originally scheduled for October 8-9, 2013 has been postponed to NOVEMBER 5-6, 2013. Updates to the symposium agenda will be made available and posted on the Gulf Coast Chapter site http://www.ndiagulfcoast.com/ The 39th Air Armament Symposium Objectives: Two-day interchange for senior government (Federal, State and Local) industry leadersh...

The Strike, Land Attack & Air Defense Division will hold its next Quarterly Meeting November 5-6, 2013 in San Diego, CA. General Atomics Electromagnetics will be our host for this event. Please note this is a billback event. Attendees will be notified via email of the registration fee after the conclusion of the event. SecurityThis event is classified at the Secret U.S. Only level. All attendees must be U.S. Citizens holding a secret or hi...

Join us for the bi-monthly Procurement Division Committee meetings. Committee meetings include those for the Contract Finance (CF), Contract & Acquisition Management (CAM), Legal, and Procurement Executive Committees. Please note that the CF Committee will conduct a pre-meeting from 1:30 - 4:30 PM on Monday, November 4, 2013 at the NDIA headquarters at 2111 Wilson Boulevard, 4th Floor, Arlington, VA 22201 in addition to the regular meeting...

This conference continues to serve as the premier venue for Defense and Industry Expeditionary Warfare Leaders to assemble each year and discuss the issues and challenges facing the forces of today and tomorrow. The objectives of the 18th Annual Expeditionary Warfare Conference will be to provide: An opportunity for the services to present clear statements of their requirements and intent to industry, service laboratories and other interested...

A major conference focusing on improving acquisition and performance of Defense programs and systems, including net-centric operations and data/information interoperability, system-of-systems engineering and all aspects of system sustainment, will be convened in Arlington, VA, October 28-31, 2013. This conference is sponsored by the National Defense Industrial Association, Systems Engineering Division, with technical co-sponsorship by IEEE AES...

NDIA's International Division presents a luncheon with the Defense Attaché of the Netherlands in Washington, DC. Each year, the International Division organizes a series of luncheons with the Defense Attaché staffs from allied and friendly embassies. The purpose of these luncheons is to provide industry with an opportunity to exchange views with foreign government representatives and for Attaché staffs to provide industry...

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...