NCMA's 51st Annual Aerospace + Defense Contract Management Training Forum will be held in San Diego, California, March 14–15, 2013, at the Westin San Diego. Charting the Course for Contract Management Excellence! This year's event focuses on four core competencies: • Fiscal Responsibility & Accountability • Ethics & Compliance • Collaboration in Government & Industry • Developing a Quality Workforce Atten...

While funding for many defense programs are getting cut amid the Department of Defense’s (DoD) latest cost saving measures, Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) spending continue to be a priority with spending remaining in the billions. Recent estimates have yearly global spending on unmanned aircraft doubling in the next decade with a projected $94 billion total in the next 10 years. Underlining the importance of unmanned aircraft systems and...

The premier event shedding light on DoD's future spending priorities and technology areas of growing importance After a decade of steady growth, DoD is facing the prospect of flattening budgets and will have to do more with less. Improving affordability and productivity in weapon systems development and procurement is one of the chief aims of the department.Join senior defense officials and discover where priorities and opportunities exist bey...

8th Annual Defense Strategic Planning Forum February 28, 2013 8:00 am - Noon The University Club | Washington, DC This highly popular panel of defense industry strategists will offer their views on the latest DoD budget request and the major challenges facing the industry in the future. There will be ample opportunity to ask questions of the panelists. Topics will include: How should the defense industry approach business as it faces a down-tu...

The Air Force Association’s 29th Annual Air Warfare Symposium and Technology Exposition will take place February 21-22, 2013 at the Rosen Shingle Creek Hotel in Orlando, Florida. Invited speakers to the Symposium will include Secretary of the Air Force Michael B. Donley, Chief of Staff of the Air Force General Mark A. Welsh, Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force James A. Roy and other top Air Force leaders. During the Symposium, exhibit...

Stemming from the success of our past ITAR Compliance Conferences, marcus evans will be hosting the 3rd Annual Advanced ITAR Compliance Conference for senior-level executives and In-House Counsel in ITAR Compliance, Export Compliance and Global Trade Compliance. This conference will distinguish itself from previous marcus evans events by focusing on the most current updates to regulations and policies. Tackling the latest obstacles and pressin...

The 2013 National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Women – Owned Industry Day hosted by Ames Research Center (ARC). This event is an opportunity for companies to meet with decision makers regarding doing business with NASA. The target audience for this event is Women-Owned small businesses. However, all businesses may register to attend. This event will serve as an opportunity to enhance the visibility of small businesses for...

In the latest installment of our instructional webinar series focused on the nuts and bolts of export compliance, we will address the most complex US Government export authorization, the Department of State's agreements, including the Technical Assistance Agreement (TAA), Manufacturing License Agreement (MLA) and the Warehouse and Distribution Agreement (WDA). If you are exporting technical data or providing defense services subject to the Int...

What you need to know now to plan for reform changes. This webinar will be the first in a series of webinars designed to help companies plan for the upcoming EAR and ITAR changes that may be implemented in 2013. This webinar will address the following topics: How to start: determining which regulations are relevant Timing: estimating when the new regulations will be implemented Planning for the transition of USML items to the CCL How to achiev...

Join us at SMi’s 13th annual Military Airlift conference, the largest bespoke Military Airlift conference in Europe. This must-attend event enjoys high-level support from across NATO and beyond, year-on-year. Our conference also engages with an extensive network of industry representatives as we continue to bring both the key military and industry stakeholders of the airlift community together. Participating speakers include representati...