Join us on November 29 to hear from MG Patrick M. Higgins, USA, Director, Joint Integrated Air and Missile Defense Organization, J8.

Key Benefits of Attending Learn firsthand about available business opportunities with government and leading large businesses Exchange information and ideas directly with senior leaders of government and small business Meet government decision makers who set policies and conduct acquisitions Small businesses: Discuss opportunities with DoD and Large Businesses Why Huntsville? Technology, space, and defense industries have a major presence here...

The National Defense Industrial Association Systems Engineering Division is pleased to announce the 11th Annual CMMI® (Capability Maturity Model Integration) Technology Conference & User Group. The purpose of the conference is to exchange ideas, concepts and lessons learned concerning the continuing evolution, adoption and use of the CMMI® and its associated appraisal (assessment and evaluation) methods. This conference brings toge...

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...

The NDIA C4ISR Division is sponsoring a unique workshop to help DoD acquisition personnel build awareness of, and experience in person, some of the methods and principles of iterative, agile development methods. Such methods have been in limited use in the DoD for almost 10 years, but recent changes in direction in guidance for IT system acquisition are raising awareness of the potential for different acquisition and development methods. To he...

IntroductionA 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 San Diego, CA, October 24-27, 2011. This conference is sponsored by the National Defense Industrial Association, Systems Engineering Division, with technical co-sponsorship...

The objective of the NDIA 2011 Warheads and Ballistics Symposium is to provide a forum where researchers, developers, and program managers from government, academia, and industry can exchange information and ideas on current work related to the advancement of the technology and application of ballistics and weapon systems.

The 2011 DLA Industry Conference will feature speakers and panelists from the Department of Defense, Military Services, DLA and other Government Agencies and Industry. There will be breakout sessions, displays and exhibits from ALL of DLA’s field activities. This will be a comprehensive, interactive experience that will include DLA Aviation, DLA Land and Maritime, DLA Distribution, DLA Disposition Services, DLA Logistics Information Ser...

Information Sharing in a Contested Cyber Domain, Post-Wikileaks What will be the ultimate impact of Wikileaks on information sharing initiatives? Many think that the impact will help drive information sharing into a standards-based approach with strong policy foundations. The unfortunate Wikileaks incident points to establishing fundamentally sound and responsible information sharing policies and procedures. Information is most powerful when...

Your business is delivering the most innovative and superior equipment, training and support for our warfighters and first responders in support of National Security. To be successful in the future federal budget environment, we need to look at and learn from the past. The National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA), supported by the NDIA San Diego Chapter, is hosting the 8th National Small Business Conference at the San Diego Convention C...