Defense Intelligence Acquisition Conference 2011

An Invitation to All Acquisition Professionals in the Intelligence and Defense Communities

The Defense Intelligence Agency invites you to attend its third Defense Intelligence Acquisition Conference being held in Miami, Florida, 14-17 March, 2011. This year’s conference theme, “Leveraging Efficiencies for Operational Effectiveness,” will bring together experts from government, industry, professional trade organizations, and academia to share their insights, outlooks and perspectives on the most relevant issues, opportunities and challenges we are facing today as we deliver new technologies and operational capabilities to our war fighters and our national security customers.

The constantly changing landscape in our national security priorities and defense posture, both worldwide and domestic, continues to present us with ever evolving challenges.  Our established processes must be reassessed in light of these changes and a new way ahead must be initiated through better understanding and implementation of the DoD and IC efficiencies outlined by the Secretary of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence.  As a means of fostering stakeholder partnerships for achieving successful outcomes of these initiatives, our three day conference will showcase superb military and civilian keynote speakers and insightful panel discussions.  The general sessions and workshops will provide attendees with a diverse range of timely topics certain to enhance knowledge, provide an opportunity for lively discussion, and offer a forum that underscores efficiencies and best practices throughout the acquisition arena. I cordially invite our industry partners to be actively involved in our sessions as well as take advantage of this occasion to participate in the Industry Exposition where you may demonstrate your latest technologies, capabilities and offerings to our diverse DoD and Intelligence Community audience.  This conference continues to provide a forum for collaboration and networking between all key stakeholders who support the defense intelligence enterprise as we continue to adapt to asymmetric warfare threats around the globe while achieving efficiencies through acquisition.  Our ability to maintain a positive, proactive and collaborative dialogue between industry, academia, professional organizations and their government customers translates directly to improved outcomes.

Potential Conference Topics

• Efficiencies and Modernizing the Force Structure
• DIA’s Forecast to Industry
• Creating a Culture of Savings
• Implications of Reductions Across the Enterprise
• Creating a Model Procurement
• Efficiencies in IC Acquisition and Expectations for Effective Program Management
• Assessing Efficiency and Eliminating Redundancy
• Industry Outlook in the Current Budget Climate
• Reinvigorating Industry's Independent Research to Protect the Technical Data Base
• S&T Strategies of Six Countries:  Implications for the United States
• Mission Possible and Affordable - Transforming How the IC Obtains Services
• Small Business Challenges and Strategies for Success
• The Value of Enterprise Behaviors
• Authorization Bill Challenges
•  Market Research and Its Impact on Efficiencies
• Acquisition Talent Management for the Leaders of Today and Tomorrow
• Acquisition Outside the Beltway
• Fast, Inexpensive, Simple, Tiny:  The F.I.S.T. Approach to Systems Development
• Balancing Acquisition Transparency with Security
• Reducing Risk and Controlling Costs/Fraud Awareness
• Rapid Acquisition Methodologies
• Contractor Accountability & the Security Process
• Large Business/Small Business - Teaming for Success
• Proper Acquisition Planning
• The Cyber Threat and Acquisition - Protecting the Technical Base
• A Culture of Savings
• "Government Executive" Outlook

BREAKOUT TRACKS

Targeted tracks will focus on breaking down the overviews into finite areas of practical discussion, training opportunities, and learning labs. These sessions will provide attendees with a forum to discuss issues and solutions, learn new tools of the trade, obtain an overview of the new initiatives and technologies driving the industry, and much more.

Also Planned for Senior IC Leaders:

Intelligence Community Acquisition Council Meeting

Invitation-only Senior Leader/Invited Guest Dinner