Join Us Virtually! The 31st Annual NDIA SO/LIC Symposium has moved to an all virtual event. This event, hosted by NDIA’s Special Operations/Low-Intensity Conflict Division, has been newly redesigned to leverage the virtual event experience, maximize the facilitation of important discussions, and bring the special operations and low-intensity conflict community together virtually to keep important conversations going.Centered around the t...

The National Training and Simulation Association is again sponsoring the Capitol Hill Modeling and Simulation Expo in support of Congressman Bobby Scott and the Congressional Modeling and Simulation Caucus. The event will be held on July 9, 2020, from 11:00 am – 2:30 pm, in the main foyer of the Rayburn House Office Building. The expo will show how modeling and simulation can be used across agencies to support the analysis of problems, d...

To protect the health and safety of attendees, this event has been canceled due to COVID-19 concerns. The Ronald Reagan Missile Defense Conference provides a venue for the Missile Defense Agency, the Combatant Commands, and the Department of Defense to interface with each other and with industry in order to share ideas, prioritize research and engineering, and unify efforts for the overall efficiency and success of Missile Defense. This year's...

Mark your calendar for the 17th U.S.-Sweden Defense Industry Conference.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 1980s Cold War period; the...

Join Women In Defense to celebrate with the 2018 HORIZONS Scholarship recipients and hear first-hand how the HORIZONS Scholarship has impacted the lives of previous winners, as well discussion on the powerful impact of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) initiatives on the national security landscape.The HORIZONS Scholarship Celebration event will feature: remarks from inspiring women in the defense industryopportunities...

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...

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...