Precision Engagement—New Strategic Environment Key Topics to be discussed include Congressional Perspective—Defense Budget Rebalance to the Asia-Pacific Region Middle East Hot Spots Tomorrow’s Strategic Environment Systems Defense Requirements Process Overview 2014 Quadrennial Defense Review Focus Future Force Acquisitions Air-Sea Battle Strategic Investment Services & International Precision Weapons S&T Initiatives f...

Will the 2012 election bring change to the homeland security enterprise or will things remain the same? Come hear what the experts believe will be the impact on homeland security policy, operations and spending in the coming administration. Topics will include: Cyber SecurityCritical Infrastructure ProtectionDisaster ManagementTerrorism/Border SecurityTransportation Security New for 2012 Symposium: Presentations by State and Local LeadersTechn...

The National Defense Industrial Association Systems Engineering Division is pleased to announce the 12th 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 methods. This conference brings together CMMI® adopters, use...

CONFERENCE OBJECTIVESThe goal of the conference on Physics-based Modeling in Design & Development for U.S. Defense is to facilitate design innovation to improve DoD acquisition by speeding adoption of advanced models and tools by the U.S. defense government/industry complex to reduce acquisition time, cost and risk and improve system performance. The conference will build a community of interest in this area by bringing together the practi...

*Please note: This event is classified, SECRET/U.S. ONLY. A security clearance is required. The theme of this year’s Aircraft Survivability Symposium is “Designing for Survivability Throughout the Life of the Aircraft.” This Symposium will focus on applying the lessons learned from the recent conflicts to address new threats, requirements and fiscal constraints that challenge the Survivability programs of tomorrow’s air...

This year's 50th Annual Symposium & Exhibition theme is, “The Future of Testing and Training.” The goal of this three day, unclassified event will be to foster the technical exchange of information on current and future requirements for testing and training in a funding-short, threat-rich environment. Air systems will include piloted and remotely-piloted fixed and rotary-wing aircraft. In addition, land and waterborne robotic v...

Sequestration, Emerging Opportunities and Threats The Fog of Sequestration Senator Ayotte has been a part of the Senate roadshow that has been traveling the country rallying support for pressuring Congress to do something about sequestration. Current estimates are that in Virginia alone over 207,000 jobs will be cut because of sequestration. The Department of Labor opined that sequstration is "uncertain". What is uncertain is how Congress and...

Modeling and Simulation (M&S) Multi-ConGrowing M&S Capabilities through Collaboration 25 September - MODSIM WORLD Interim EventMODSIM WORLD 2012 is a unique multi-disciplinary international conference for the exchange of modeling and simulation knowledge, research and technology across industry, government and academia. The 2012 event is a one-day event bridging the fall 2011 MODSIM WORLD event to its new timeslot in the spring of 2013...

The next annual Joint Undersea Warfare Technology Fall Conference will be held September 24-27, 2012 at the U.S. Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, CT. The conference concentrates on the Navy's key core competency mission of countering submarine and mine threats to the free and open flow of sea borne commerce and to the conduct of power projection from the sea. All Navy platforms and elements of the Navy force structure are involved in...

Senate Confirmed in May 2012, Mr. Frank Kendall currently serves as the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics (AT&L). In this capacity, he is responsible to the Secretary of Defense for all matters pertaining to acquisition; research and engineering; developmental testing; contract administration; logistics and materiel readiness; installations and environment; operational energy; chemical, biological, and nu...