Service to the Flag Award: Bestowed annually, the Service to the Flag Award recognizes extraordinary leadership, strategic impact and potential to inspire other women to serve in national security. Each year, it is awarded to two women who identify and address some of our nation’s most vexing national security challenges through their work in and outside of government. 2016 Service to the Flag Honorees: The Honorable Christine E. Wormuth...

The 2016 Annual Women in Defense Conference theme is Driving Innovation, describing a landscape in which leading women in national defense and security are leveraging innovation to grow every aspect of their business. Sharing our innovative ideas during this forum will help us all grow, and move forward in today’s rapidly evolving market. WID features keynote speakers from DARPA, CyberCom and StratCom as well as a Government Leadership P...

Theme Scholarships encouraging women to pursue careers serving the national security and defense interests of the U.S. and providing development opportunities to women already working in national security and defense fields. The Women in Defense HORIZONS Scholarship Dinner is an opportunity to celebrate and grow the WID HORIZONS Scholarship fund. Through the HORIZONS Scholarship, Women In Defense encourages women to pursue careers related to t...

Women In Defense (WID) is holding this inaugural event on March 10, 2013, in Arlington, VA, to celebrate Women's History Month, and present the Service to the Flag Award. Registered attendees are invited to tour the Women in Military Service to America Memorial;the only major national memorial honoring the women who have served in our nation's defense, during all eras, and in all services. After attendees have toured the memorial, WID will the...

During the annual dinner, participants will hear from a senior member of the defense community