Members are invited to join the next Small Business Division Quarterly Meeting on Monday, April 15, 2024, from 2:00 - 3:00 pm EST. Join us virtually as we welcome the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) to discuss Cost and Price Analysis for Small Business. Cost and Price Analysis is often a tricky topic for small businesses. Join DCAA as we go over the requirements of cost versus price analysis and when one (or both) is required. We will def...

Join members of the community at 7:00 am MT on Tuesday, April 10, 2024, for the Space Division Breakfast. We are excited to announce Lt Gen Douglas Schiess, USSF as our keynote speaker for this event. Space is limited, so register today. Do not miss the opportunity to interface with the aerospace industry leaders and partners who directly support the Space program. NOTE: This event is closed to the press and operates under Chatham House Rules.

Why Attend? Join the NDIA Procurement Division on April 9 for their quarterly meeting which will feature speakers and panelists addressing current defense industrial base issues and today's challenges facing the acquisition and procurement community. These meetings also provide an opportunity for the divisions' committees to conduct business specific to its members. Committees include: Contract and Acquisition Management and Legal Committee an...

In the rapidly evolving landscape of cybersecurity, the Zero Trust model has emerged as a cornerstone principle, dictating that trust must never be implicit and must be continually earned. This webinar, “Operationalizing Zero Trust: Securing Containers in Runtime,” delves into the practical applications of Zero Trust architecture within live container workloads, an area fraught with potential vulnerabilities and attack vectors. Joi...

As the navigation landscape continues to evolve, understanding Global Positioning System (GPS) technology and its role in defense operations becomes paramount. For several decades, GPS technology has played a fundamental role in guiding military strategies and operations. After its introduction in the First Gulf War, it became eminently clear to policymakers and military leaders that GPS technology enabled substantial battlefield advantages, e...

This talk will outline user-centric motivations and requirements that drive the development of technologies for full-stack interfacing and integration of quantum computing platforms with HPC systems from hardware, software to applications and skills. European activities driven through the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking as well as global activities such as the IEEE Quantum-HPC Working Group will be presented alongside the technological challenges an...

Join a conversation between three of Datadog’s US public sector leaders, including VP & GM Brian Mikkelsen, CISO Emilio Escobar, and Senior Product Manager for Regulated Industries Geoffrey Carlisle. You’ll hear about their backgrounds in technology and public service, which include software development for the Department of Defense (DoD) and military service with the US Coast Guard and the Air Force Reserve Command. During the...

During this presentation, Dr. Ipek Ozkaya and Brigid O'Hearn from Carnegie Mellon University’s Software Engineering Institute (SEI), will give insight into the challenges that DOD and defense industry face in addressing technical debt in software. Technical debt is defined as “an element of design or implementation that is expedient in the short term, but that would result in a technical context that can make a future change costli...

The Industrial Committee on Operational Test and Evaluation (ICOTE) is run by the Test & Evaluation Division with a mission to gain feedback from senior industry representatives, discuss OSD and military service policies which affect relationships with suppliers, discuss emerging issues in government and industry which affect the readiness and capabilities of U.S. defense systems, and to cooperate on projects of mutual benefit to the ICOTE...

This Corporate Gray Virtual Military-Friendly Job Fair provides military-experienced job seekers the opportunity to meet with employers nationwide via text chat and video interviews. Virtual Job Fair hours are 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM (ET). This event is especially for transitioning service members, veterans, and military spouses. Civilian job seekers welcome. All job seekers are required to pre-register and upload their resume to participate in th...