Rob Weiss   Topic: Skunkworks and Hypersonics The presentation will highlight the Skunk Works culture and its legacy of solving urgent national security needs quickly and affordably. The discussion will identify current national security requirements and programs underway to address those needs, including hypersonics —–Complete Speaker Bio: https://ndialonestar.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Rob-Weiss-Bio-Jan2019.pdf ***Wednesday, December 11th ***Networking starts at 6:00 […]

Wayne Boline Topic: Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment (OUSD(A&S)) recognizes that security is foundational to acquisition and should not be traded along with cost, schedule, and performance moving forward. The Department is committed to working with the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) sector to enhance […]

Topic: Defense Technology Accelerators Right Here in Texas! Recently, Austin was selected as the epicenter of innovation for the Department of Defense with the select of Army Futures Command. Now, others have come in… Read more about one of the accelerators, Defense Innovation Unit —–Clif Colbert Bio: https://ndialonestar.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/DIU-Bio_Clif-Colbert.pdf Eric Frahm from AFWERX will also be […]

Internal and external threats to the security of the Defense Supply Chain have triggered new requirements for government contractors and their suppliers.  We’ll address this in two parts:  In Part 1, P. Steve Wheeler will present talk and discussion on what is this thing called “Insider Threat”.  What do our customers expect and require and […]