19 May 2009 - Papers and Presentations for the 6th Annual Acquisition Research Symposium can be found at our program website, www.acquisitionresearch.org under the Symposium tab.
Please find the direct link below:
http://acquisitionresearch.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=357&Itemid=43
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Sponsors: Acquisition Research Program, Graduate School of Business & Public Policy and Naval Postgraduate School
Synopsis: This symposium serves as a forum for the exchange of ideas among scholars and practitioners of public sector acquisition. It showcases acquisition research carried out under the Naval Postgraduate School’s Acquisition Research Program. It will also feature papers and presentations on recently completed and on-going projects conducted by researchers from universities and institutions from around the world, as well as remarks by a distinguished slate of guest speakers and panelists.
Established in 2003, the NPS Acquisition Research Program provides leadership in innovation, creative problem solving and an on-going dialogue, contributing to the evolution of Department of Defense (DOD) acquisition strategies.
Program objectives include:
- 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.
Panelists Include:
Mr. David J. Berteau – Senior Adviser and Director of the Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Mr. William P. Bray – Director, Integrated Combat Systems, PEO Integrated Warfare Systems
Mr. John Birkler – Senior Policy Analyst, RAND Corporation
Dr. Douglas A. Brook – Director, Center for Defense Management Research, Naval Postgraduate School; former Acting Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)
Mr. Pierre A. Chao – Managing Partner, Renaissance Strategic Advisors and Senior Associate, International Security Program, Center for Strategic & International Studies
Mr. Richard L. Coleman, CAPT, USN (ret) – Director, Cost and Price Analysis Center for Excellence, Northrop Grumman Information Systems
Ms. Susan L. Cote – Vice President, Corporate Contracts, Pricing & Supply Chain, Northrop Grumman Corporation
Mr. Michael B. Dettman – PEO C4I Associate Technical Director, Policy & Guidance, SPAWAR SSC Pacific Engineering
Ms. Lorna B. Estep – Executive Director, Air Force Global Logistics Support Center, Air Force Materiel Command
Mr. Robert Flowe – Software Engineering and Systems Assurance, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition & Technology)
Mr. Paul L. Francis - Managing Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management, Government Accountability Office
Captain Brian Gannon, US Navy – Program Manager, Naval Open Architecture, PEO Integrated Warfare Systems
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 (Acquisition, Technology & Logistics)
Mr. Victor Gavin – Executive Director, PEO Littoral and Mine Warfare
Captain Al Grecco, US Navy – Program Manager, Combat Systems, PEO Integrated Warfare Systems
Mr. Nick Guertin – Director, Open Architecture, PEO Integrated Warfare Systems, US Navy
Mr. William M. Johnson – Principal, WMJ Associates LLC
Colonel Raymond Jones, US Army – Program Manager, Airborne, Maritime and Fixed Station, Joint Tactical Radio System
Dr. Steven J. Kelman – Weatherhead Professor of Public Management, John F. Kennedy School of Government
Mr. Louis A. Kratz – Vice President and Managing Director, Focused Logistics, Lockheed Martin Corporation
Rear Admiral William E. Landay, III, US Navy – Program Executive Officer SHIPS
Mr. Christopher A. Miller – Program Executive Officer, Command, Control, Communications, Computers & Intelligence (C4I)
Dr. David Moore – Director, Centre for Defence Acquisition, Cranfield University
Dr. Daniel A. Nussbaum – Naval Postgraduate School, former Director, Naval Center for Cost Analysis
Mr. Jeffrey P. Parsons – Executive Director, Army Contracting Command, US Army Material Command
Mr. Reuben S. Pitts III – President, Lyceum Consulting, LLC
Mr. Mark D. Rocke – Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Strategic Communications & Business Transformation)
Mr. Michael Schwind – Vice President, Maritime Solutions Sector, Siemens, Product Lifecycle Management Software
Mr. Keith E. Seaman – Director, Defense Business Systems Acquisition Executive
Mr. Carl R. Siel, Jr. – Chief Engineer of the Navy; Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development & Acquisition)
Dr. James T. Simpson – Dean, College of Business Administration, University of Alabama, Huntsville
Dr. Nancy L. Spruill – Director, Acquisition Resources & Analysis, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology & Logistics)
Mr. Stan Z. Soloway – President, Professional Services Council; former Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition Reform)
Dr. G. Frederick Thompson – Goudy Professor of Public Management & Policy Analysis, Williamette University
Lieutenant General Ross Thompson III, US Army – Military Deputy, Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics & Technology)
Mr. James E. Thomsen – Principal Civilian Deputy, Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development & Acquisition)
Mr. Lenn Vincent, RADM, US Navy (ret.) – Industry Chair, Defense Acquisition University; former Commander, Defense Contract Management Command and Commandant of Defense Systems Management College
Mr. Mark Wessman, CAPT, US Navy (ret.) – President, Wessman Consultancy Group, Inc.
Mr. James Wolfe – Head, Strategic and Weapon Control Systems Dept, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren
Mr. Joseph L. Yakovac, Jr., LTG, USA, (ret.) – Senior Lecturer, Naval Postgraduate School; former Military Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics & Technology)
Location:
Embassy Suites Hotel Monterey Bay - Seaside
1441 Canyon Del Rey
Seaside, California 93955
(831) 393-1115
(800) 559-4308 Reservations Toll Free
www.embassymonterey.com
Format: The symposium is organized into both plenary and concurrent panels in several tracks.
Symposium Topics Include:
- National Security Acquisition Agenda for the new Administration
- Resourcing Strategies in System Life Cycle Management
- Acquisition Management of Systems of Systems
- Search and Storage Techniques for Enabling Software Reuse
- Assessing System Maturity - Tools for Acquisition Program Design
- Testing Considerations for Reuse of Weapons System Components
- Contemporary Acquisition Issues and the Way Ahead
- Acquisition Challenges in the United Kingdom
- Implementing Open Architecture in Weapons System Development
- Utilization of Award Fees, Incentives and Other
- Transaction Authority in DoD Contracting
- Assessing Collaborative Capacity and Collaborating in the Acquisition Domain
- Policy, Governance and Performance Management in a Service Oriented Architecture Environment
- Implementing an Open Architecture Strategy at the Program Management Level
- Lead Systems Integrators- Challenges and Prospects
- Costing Dimensions of Defense Acquisition Programs
- The Evolving International Industrial Base
- Acquisition Program and Policy Analysis
- Bid Protests: Causes, Trends, and Containment Strategies
- Evolutionary Acquisition of Software Intensive Systems
- Trends in Contracting Workforce Dynamics
- Advances in Resource Decision-Making
- And More...
We encourage you to make travel arrangements in order to participate both days. This symposium is an opportunity to interact with colleagues from all services and engage in dialogue on current Acquisition issues in a collaborative setting.