Senate Confirmed in May 2012, Mr. Frank Kendall currently serves as the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics (AT&L). In this capacity, he is responsible to the Secretary of Defense for all matters pertaining to acquisition; research and engineering; developmental testing; contract administration; logistics and materiel readiness; installations and environment; operational energy; chemical, biological, and nu...

The 2012 Warrior-Family Symposium (WFS), co-sponsored by the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) and the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA), will provide a forum for expanding on the collective efforts of government and non-government organizations, over the last decade, to improve the physical, psychological and overall well-being of wounded warriors and their families. This year’s program features incredible sto...

Theme: "Expeditionary Warfare - Closing the Gaps This conference continues to serve as the premier venue for Defense and Industry Expeditionary Warfare Leaders to assemble each year and discuss the issues and challenges facing the forces of today and tomorrow. The objectives of the 17th Annual Expeditionary Warfare Conference will be to provide: An opportunity for the services to present clear statements of their requirements and intent to ind...

The New Excellence in Government >> More Insightful >> More Relevant >> More Best Practices >> More Impact On Your Job Rising government leaders attend the nation’s leading event to hear from top government executives, educators, entrepreneurs, thought leaders and consultants as they highlight the strategies, best practices and ideas that can be applied to our nation’s great challenges. By participating in E...

The Mastering Business Development® Workshop is an educational and professional development program which focuses on the thinking, process and discipline required for professional Business Development. This 2-day workshop fosters participants’ understanding of the core competencies required for success in the Business Development role.Business Development is primarily a relationship development and intelligence gathering process. Par...

The White House’s recently released Digital Government Strategy aims to help agencies better serve citizens while saving time and money, and to deliver high quality government service anywhere, anytime on any device. Paired with the strategy were a set of requirements that - among other things – mandate agencies to streamline their web sites and integrate technology advances like device independence and mobile applications througho...

Conference Objective The NDIA Biosurveillance Conference will provide a forum for addressing the many known shortfalls and inadequacies, in the biosurveillance community, preventing us from developing, implementing, and maintaining a national biosurveillance strategy. Attendees will be provided the opportunity to share ideas and explore the vital next steps to achieve the overall goal of standardizing and integrating the biosurveillance commu...

As early as next year, Department of Defense (DoD) personnel may be able to connect their personal mobile devices - Android, iPhone, iPad - to unclassified DoD networks. To get to a true Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) strategy, however, the DoD will need to focus on four key areas: technology, policy, security and culture. While ensuring that the devices themselves meet minimum security requirements is important, the greatest challenge will be o...

With the revolution in American health care still in its early stages, powerful mobile technology is altering its trajectory. The emergence of smartphones, tablets and other hand-held devices has added a new dimension to an undertaking that initially focused on shifting health care from paper records to electronic files. For better or worse, the equation now includes mobile devices, pocket apps and cloud computing. Yes, the revolution will be...

Building Digital Government: An Update on the Roadmap Tuesday, August 21, 2012 2:00 PM EDT Duration: 1 hour The Obama Administration’s Digital Strategy was announced in May of this year. Its aggressive plan provides a 12-month roadmap for action to deliver information and services effectively and efficiently to the public. Learn where we are now in this information-centric and customer-centric approach to utilize secure technology to be...