Acquisition Research: Creating Synergy for Informed Change
5th Annual Acquisition Research Symposium, May 14-15, 2008 in Monterey , California
Sponsoring Organization:
Acquisition Research Program of the Graduate School of Business & Public Policy at the Naval Postgraduate School
Keynote Speakers:
General Bruce Carlson, USAF – Commander, Air Force Materiel Command
Confirmed Panelists include:
Mr. David J. Berteau – Director, Defense Industry, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Mr. John Birkler – Research Leader, Acquisition, Defense Production, and Technology Base Issues, RAND Corporation
Mr. William P. Bray – Program Manager for Integrated Combat Systems, Office of the Program Executive Officer for Integrated Warfare Systems, US Navy
The Honorable Douglas A. Brook – Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Financial Management & Comptroller
Mr. Chris Deegan – Division Director, Cost Engineering & Industrial Analysis Division, Naval Sea Systems Command
Ms. Lorna B. Estep – Deputy Director for Supply, Directorate of Logistics & Sustainment, Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command
Dr. James I. Finley – Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition & Technology)
Mr. Robert M. Flowe – Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition & Technology), Software Engineering and Systems Assurance
Rear Admiral Michael S. Frick, US Navy – Vice Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command
Dr. Jacques S. Gansler – Director, Center for Public Policy & Private Enterprise, School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland; former Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology & Logistics
Rear Admiral Charles H. Goddard, US Navy – Program Executive Officer, Ships
Mr. William C. Greenwalt – Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Industrial Policy, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology & Logistics
Mr. Nick Guertin – Director, Open Architecture, Office of the Program Executive Officer for Integrated Warfare Systems, US Navy
Mr. Fred Hartman – Research Staff, Institute for Defense Analyses, Studies and
Captain Stephen H. Huber – Commander, Port Hueneme Division, Naval
Colonel Raymond Jones, US Army – Project Manager, Modular Brigade Enhancements
Mr. Louis A. Kratz – Vice President and Managing Director, Focused Logistics Lockheed Martin Corp
Ms. Wendy Kunc – Director, Naval Center for Cost Analysis, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management & Comptroller)
Dr. Michael F. McGrath – Vice President, Systems and Operations Analysis, Analytic Services, Inc; former Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development, Testing & Evaluation)
Mr. Christopher A. Miller – Program Executive Officer Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (C41)
Mr. Kenneth E. Miller – Special Assistant for Acquisition Governance & Transparency to the Secretary of the Air Force
Captain Michael Moran, US Navy – Maritime Patrol & Reconnaissance Aircraft, P-8A Poseidon Program Manager
Dr. Daniel A. Nussbaum – Visiting Professor,
Mr. Reuben S. Pitts III – Head, Warfare Systems Department, NSWC Dahlgren Division
Dr. Matthew Potoski – Associate Professor, Department of Political Science,
Mr. Michael Schwind – Vice President, Maritime Solutions Sector, Siemens, Product Lifecycle Management Software
Mr. John F. Schank – Senior Operations Research Analyst, RAND Corporation
Dr. James T. Simpson – Dean,
Dr. James Snider, MG, USA (ret.) – Associate Vice President for Research
Mr. Stan Z. Soloway – President, Professional Services Council; former Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition Reform)
Dr. Trevor Taylor – Head of the Department of Defence Management and
Dr. G. Frederick Thompson – Professor of Public Management & Policy,
Rear Admiral Lenn Vincent, US Navy (ret.) – Industry Chair, Defense Acquisition University; former Commander, Defense Contract Management Command and Commandant of Defense Systems Management College
Dr. Andrew B. Whitford – Associate Professor of Public Administration and Policy, School of Public & International Affairs, The
Lieutenant General Joseph L. Yakovac, Jr., US Army (ret.) – former Military Deputy (MILDEP) to the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics & Technology
Location:
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Sponsors: Acquisition Research Program,
Synopsis: This symposium provides a forum for presentation and promotion of acquisition research carried out under the
- Establishing acquisition research as an integral part of policy-making for Department of Defense officials.
- Creating a stream of relevant information concerning the performance of DOD acquisition policies with viable recommendations for continuous process improvement.
- Preparing the workforce to participate in the continued evolution of the defense acquisition process.
- Collaboration among universities, think tanks, industry and Government in acquisition research.
Format: The symposium is organized into both plenary and concurrent panels in several tracks:
Symposium Topics include:
- Maintaining Competition in Defense Acquisition
- Spiral Development in Major Defense Acquisition Programs
- Collaborative Product Life Cycle Management
- Future Combat System Spin-outs / Lead Systems Integrators
- Technology Maturity Considerations in Defense Acquisition
- Implementing Open Architecture and Software Strategies in DoD
- Budgeting and the Acquisition Process
- Issues in Cost Estimating
- Key Issues in Defence Acquisition for the
- Defense Industry Consolidation & Globalization
- Contractor Logistics Support
- Issues in Contracting
- Issues in Supply Chain Management
- Acquisition Portfolio Management
- And more...