31st Annual National Logistics Forum

The 31st Annual National Logistics Forum will bring together senior government and industry logistics policy officials and practitioners to address current challenges facing the delivery of logistics capabilities and services in the current and future severely resource constrained environment. NDIA’s National Logistics Forum will highlight the challenges, attempt to identify the opportunities and assess future impacts on logistics support to Warfighters based on the known and anticipated fiscal constraints to be encountered in the coming years. A technology exhibition will highlight cutting-edge capabilities being developed to support our Warfighters in an efficient and effective manner.

Featured Panels at this event will include:

• Best Contracting Practices
  An exploration of Defense Logistics Market Best Contracting Practices that are successfully supporting Warfighter Readiness objectives
• Multi-Year Funding
  An update that will highlight tangible benefits multiyear funding could deliver for selected sustainment programs, specifically addressing best practices, potential impediments and criteria essential for industry and USG to achieve true cost savings
• Title 10 Logistics Providers: Trained and Ready! Service 4’S 
  A discussion of the dynamics of current military Service operating models as they transform from a decade of war to focus on training and readiness for full spectrum operations
• Maintaining Strategic Logistics Capability – JCS J-4, USTRANSCOM, DLA
  An exploration of the challenges faced and initiatives being undertaken to maintain and improve strategic logistics capability in an era of declining resources
• Sustaining Global Engagement – COCOM 4’S
  A discussion of the changing nature of COCOM logistics requirements to support U.S. global engagement