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 course is a fast-paced, one-day overview of the three principal decision-making support systems used by the DOD to provide an integrated approach to strategic planning, ca...

NDIA's International Division presents a luncheon with the Defense Attaché and key attaché staff from the Embassy of Canada 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 Attac...

The National Defense Industrial Association is hosting the 10th National Small Business Conference at The Waterford in Springfield, VA on September 25, 2013. Sequestration and declining defense budgets make this a challenging time for anyone who sells to the federal government. Yet, despite the challenges, there is a bright spotlight being focused on small business. This means small businesses, now more than ever, have an opportunity to get th...

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...

Dr. Thomas P. Russell, Director, U.S. Army Research LaboratoryDr. Thomas P. Russell is a member of the Senior Executive Service and serves as the Director of the U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL), the Army’s premier laboratory for basic and applied research and analysis. ARL conducts research and analysis in weapons and materials, sensors and electron devices, computational and information sciences, human research and engineering, vehi...

The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) and the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) encourages companies exporting products and technology to establish an Export Management and Compliance Program (EMCP). Developing an effective EMCP is an invaluable way a company can protect the vital interests of the company. Establishing an EMCP is not a guarantee that an export violation will not occur, but it minimizes the risk of noncompliance...

UPDATE 8/6/13: Department of the Navy approval has been granted to hold the 2013 Joint Undersea Warfare Technology Fall Conference. Registration and lodging information will be available shortly. We expect approximately 240 government attendees at this event. DoN approval letter for government attendance This conference concentrates on the Navy's key core competency mission of countering submarine and mine threats to the free and open flow of...

The ability of robots to save lives has secured a path for ground robotics’ future alongside the Warfighter. Ground robotics, rapidly adopted during the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, has enabled the U.S. and its’ allies to be more effective, efficient, and protected in a range of different missions, such as Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), Combat Engineering, and Reconnaissance. With a waning defense budget, uncertainty of future bu...

At this year's Rocky Mountain Ball, NDIA will once again present the Hartinger Award honoring a significant contributor to the U.S. military space mission. We will also be honoring military members from U.S. Northern Command, Air Force Space Command, United States Air Force Academy, Fort Carson and Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command with our Patriot Awards. The Rocky Mountain Ball is considered a “widely...

The 2013 Warrior-Family Symposium (WFS), co-sponsored by the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) and the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA), will continue the collaborative efforts of government and non-government organizations by providing a public forum for exploring opportunities to collectively improve the physical, psychological and overall well-being of those wounded, ill and injured, and their families. This year...