The 2013 IPM Conference is your chance to learn about project performance techniques, including earned value management (EVM). The conference provides training, current topics from practicing professionals, access to world leaders in project performance management, networking and the latest in software and consulting to make your program successful. Co-Sponsored by NDIA, CPM and ICEAA Professional Education Program Our training program provide...

The purpose of the 2013 Armament and Munitions Forum is to emphasize the importance of a government/industry partnership focused to maintaining readiness and technology/system innovation during times of budget constraints and uncertainty. The forum will address key system and technology segments and provided opportunity to share and discuss challenges and opportunities during this period. Topics focused to the evolution of the industrial base...

Registration is expected to fill up quickly, please register as soon as possible. Please join NDIA's Legislative Information Division (LID) featuring Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA). Senator Kaine is a member of the Budget Conference Committee and the Senate Armed Services Committee. He will discuss the ongoing budget conference and the upcoming Senate floor action on the National Defense Authoriazation Act (NDAA), set to begin November 18. He has al...

In the face of the growing number of natural disasters hitting the U.S. in recent years, as well as the ever-present danger of man-made threats, the 2013 Homeland Security Symposium will present diverse outlooks on reducing risk and speed of infrastructure recovery for our critical infrastructure and how industry can support the federal government in the implementation of its policy. Topics will include:• State Sovereignty & the Role...

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...