You are smart. Strong. Successful. You are WID. Come celebrate with us Thursday, June 14, at the annual Women In Defense National Conference at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, DC. “Smart. Strong. Successful.” is this year’s theme, encouraging attendees to take a moment to celebrate our victories and prepare ourselves to do more in the future. WID’s event will offer a variety of sessions featuring powerful...

Agile in Government is the annual event where experts address the evolving role of agile approaches in Government organizations. Increasingly we have to balance the speed of mission need and ability to change and innovate with organizational process and methodology rigor.This year we explore the dimensions of agile: project and program execution; organizations and portfolios; large teams, teams-of-teams; and trends in commercial practice. The...

The December S&ET Executive Breakfast will feature Dr. Jeremy Muldavin, Deputy Director of Defense Software & Microelectronics Activities, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Systems Engineering. Dr. Muldavin will discuss how DOD is responding to congressional requests on microelectronics.Dr. Jeremy Muldavin received his BSE in Engineering Physics and his MSE and PHD in Electrical Engineering with a major in Electro...

This Advance Planning Briefing for Industry (APBI) forecasts the requirements anticipated for funding in Fiscal Year 2019 and advertised using a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA). This event attracts over 500 participants, and affords Government, Industry, and Academia an opportunity to exchange information and form collaborations to address combating current and future terrorism challenges. CTTSO MissionIdentify and develop capabilities to comb...

This U.S. - Finland Defense and Security Industry Seminar aims to enhance cooperation between U.S. and Finnish government and industry. An array of senior government officials from the Ministry of Defense and the Finnish Defense Forces will share their thoughts about national priorities and measures being taken to support them. Nearly all of defense procurement in Finland is conducted by open competition and most of the major systems are procu...

On behalf of Deidre Lee, Panel Chair of the Section 809 Panel, we invite you to join us for an upcoming Industry Day co-hosted by Covington & Burling LLC and NDIA on Thursday, November 16 from 9:30 AM – 2:00 PM at Covington. This unique opportunity will allow you to interact with experts on Commercial Buying, Cost Accounting Standards, Compliance, Personal Service Contracts and IT Business Systems.

Theme : Convening Thought Leaders and Fortifying Connections The Women In Defense National Conference brings together leading change agents, innovators, and influencers from the military, defense industry, government, and academia. Past trailblazers and speakers include: The Honorable Lisa. S Disbrow, Acting Secretary of the Air Force The Honorable Katrina McFarland, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics & Technolo...

Through the HORIZONS Scholarship program, Women In Defense National has invested over $310,000 in more than 130 females to support their advancement in national security and defense careers. In the 28 years that Women In Defense has offered these scholarships, members have witnessed the tremendous impact this support has had in the lives of young women. HORIZONS scholarship winners have been able to launch their careers in government agencies...

Ms. Mary J. Miller is the acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering. In this role she provides Science and Technology leadership throughout the Department of Defense; shaping strategic direction and strengthening the research and engineering coordination efforts to meet tomorrow's challenges through research, development and engineering laboratories and centers, academia, industrial and international partners and allie...

Mark your calendar for the 16th U.S.-Sweden Defense Industry Conference taking place May 10, 2017! Background U.S. and Swedish defense establishments and their defense companies have a history of sharing defense technology that dates back to the mid-1950’s and continues today. Both sides prospered from their past and ongoing business relationships. The future should be no different. It is no surprise their cooperation peaked during the 1...