ACT-IAC Small Business Alliance: Department of Defense and Small Business

This event qualifies for 4 CLPs

The Department of Defense makes up a majority of the Federal budget with a significant portion of that budget going towards information technology. As the new Administration is standing up, it is clear a major emphasis will be placed on Defense and a renewed commitment to mission areas that will place an even greater dependency on advanced IT for the warfighter.

As the Defense posture is being redefined with the new Administration, there will be impacts to the respective services, commands, joint forces and the systems that support their mission areas. Pressure will come to make certain we are making advancements in the technology utilization while keeping to a cost and timeline expectations. Agility and Mobility have increasing significance with the need to move useful, adaptable innovation more rapidly to the warfighter. Modernization must occur with minimal to no impact on a broadening mission areas.

Join the ACT-IAC Small Business Alliance on Tuesday, June 27th, 2017 for Department of Defense and Small Business. This half-day training is being designed to engage with those in the Defense Industry that are seeking IT services, innovations and professionals.

Training Event Outcomes:

Engage in a discussion addressing Defense technology issues and interests
Discuss core mission areas and the related needs for IT innovations and services
Discuss challenges and opportunities in the areas of IT modernization
Understand the applications for innovation and how those are generally acquired
Identify what has worked well within the Defense areas and what has not worked well
Correlate where small business can get better aligned to serving Defense needs

Speaker and Presenter Information

Invited Speakers:

Ted Bujewski, Director, Rapid Innovation Fund Program, US Department of Defense
David Drabkin, Commissioner, Section 809 Panel
Brig. Gen. David A. Krumm, Deputy Director for Requirements, Joint Staff, Pentagon
Col James "Darby" McNulty, Project Manager, Integrated Personnel and Pay System-Army, PEO Enterprise Information Systems, US Army
Thomas P. Michelli, Acting Principal Deputy, Department of Defense Chief Information Officer
Thomas Neff, Project Director, Enterprise Services, PEO Enterprise Information Systems, US Army
Chris O'Donnell, Director, Join Rapid Acquisition Cell, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense
Jim Perkins, Executive Director, Defense Entrepreneur Forum
David Tilloston III, Deputy Chief Management Office, Office of the Undersecretary of the Air Force, US Air Force
Douglas K. Wiltsie, Director, Rapid Capabilities Office, US Army