Jim Bauer, an NDIA LSC board member, is leading the charge for this energetic group. Your NDIA LSC Chapter President, Mike Dietz, attended their first meeting in Garland last Tuesday, Sept 30, and it was a very interesting and engaging group. They cover a wide array of areas, including Cyber Electromagnetic Activities (CEMA), so be sure to check them out!
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A science of syncopation display is one of 40 modules at 2theXtreme: MathAlive!, an interactive exhibit that just opened at the Perot Museum of Nature and Science. Kids can change the compostion of songs and hear how math changes the music they love. They can also design their own skateboards, build videogames, edit an animated movie and enjoy dozens of other experiences designed to encourage a love of science, technology, engineering and math – the disciplines known collectively as STEM.
More Information is available on the Raytheon website.
Defense Systems Acquisition Management (DSAM) Course
September 8 – 12, 2014
Hyatt Regency Dallas
Dallas, Texas
Event#402D
Space is still available to register for the DSAM course that will take place September 8 – 12, 2014.
Please click to the course meeting page: www.ndia.org/meetings/402D to view the current agenda, course registration fee, and/or instructions on how to register on-line (under the “registration” file tab).
Hotel Room Reservations cut-off date is Tuesday, August 19th.
COURSE OVERVIEW
The Defense Systems Acquisition Management course meets the needs of defense industry program managers in today’s dynamic environment, providing the latest information related to:
• Defense acquisition policy for weapons and information technology systems including discussion of the DoD 5000 series (directive, instruction, and guidebook).
• Defense acquisition and reform and initiatives.
• Defense acquisition procedures and processes.
• The Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution process and the Congressional budget process.
• The relationship between capability and needs determination, resource allocation, science and technology activities, and acquisition programs.
• Taught by the Defense Acquisition University (DAU) professors and other guest speakers, the course uses the same acquisition policy information provided to DoD students who attend DAU courses for formal acquisition certification.
TARGET AUDIENCE
Industry program managers, assistant program managers, systems engineers, industry personnel serving on DoD Integrated Product Teams, and other personnel that must interface with DoD program offices involved in program development and execution. The result of successful completion of this course is a comprehensive understanding of the environment and driving forces affecting program managers which will significantly increase awareness and effectiveness in dealing with programmatic issues. The course is also open to a limited number of government mid- to upper-level managers, tuition free. Government personnel may apply the DSAM course towards fulfillment of government continuous learning (CL) points. DSAM counts for 34 CL points, or 3.4 Continuous Education Units (CEU). Attendance in a DSAM course does not provide any credit or equivalency toward DAWIA certification in any career field.
ATTENDANCE
This intense 4-1/2 day seminar presents current government acquisition programs and requirements and, through guided student interaction and team exercises, applies them to the realities of industry operations. In order for you to gain maximum benefit from this course and for others to gain from various perspectives and experience, all students are expected to fully participate in all scheduled course activities. Therefore all travel arrangements should be made so that students are present until the course ends at 12:00 noon on Friday. Absences up to 2 hours may be granted with prior approval from the NDIA POC/DAU Instructors. Upon course completion certificates will not be provided to students missing more than 2 hours of the course.
Please do not forget to make your hotel room reservation, if you have not already done so.
A block of rooms has been reserved at the Hyatt Regency Dallas. In order to ensure the discounted NDIA rate, please call the hotel directly at (888) 223-1234 and reference the Defense Systems Acquisition Management Course. Rooms will not be held after Tuesday, August 19, 2014 and may sell out before then. Rates are also subject to increase after this date. Rooms will not be held after August 19, 2014 and may sell out before then. Rates are also subject to increase after this date.
Hyatt Regency Dallas
300 Reunion Boulevard
Dallas, Texas, USA, 75207
Tel: +1 214 651 1234
• Hotel room rate: $174.00 US (single/double)
The following overall class schedule is provided for your planning. A detailed schedule will be provided in early September.
Monday – Friday, September 8 – 12, 2014
• 7:00 AM-8:00 AM (Registration Monday only) & Continental Breakfast
• 8:00 AM-12:00 PM Classroom instruction
• 12:00 PM-1:30 PM Lunch – On Your Own
• 1:30 PM-5:00 PM Classroom instruction (Course is complete by Noon on Friday).
• 5:00 PM-6:00 PM Reception (Monday and Thursday only)
Expect to be in class from 8:00AM-5:00PM Monday – Thursday, with an hour off for lunch, and 8:00AM-12:00PM on Friday.
NDIA offers a limited number of complimentary registrations to qualified U.S. Department of Defense employees on a “best qualified-first registered” basis. To be considered for a complimentary registration, the DoD employee must have Level III certification in a DAWIA functional area.
Please note that transportation, lodging and meal costs are NOT be covered by NDIA.
Dates to Remember:
• Hyatt Hotel room reservation cut-off date: Tuesday, August 19, 2014
• All cancellations received on/before: Monday, September 1, 2014
To begin the application process, please contact Miss Angie R. DeKleine, CAE, CMM, CMP, CEM, Associated Director, Operations at adekleine@ndia.org .
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“To achieve an effective and affordable national security industrial base that will meet the needs of the coming years, the government must fundamentally change the way it conducts its business as the sole customer. To be successful, DoD must work closely with industry, Congress, and other key government agencies. In turn, industry must be prepared to respond and adapt to the evolving responsibilities of the supplier.” Dr. Jacques Gansler, former Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, and at that time Chairman of the Defense Science Board Task Force on Defense Industrial Structure for Transformation, wrote these words in the cover memo for his 2008 task force final report. Dr. Gansler’s message has only become more relevant in the intervening half decade, as the United States has concluded the War in Iraq, concludes the War in Afghanistan, contemplates what is meant by a pivot to Asia, and considers its post-war role in the world as the Arab Spring fades into winter, failing states become failed states, and the threat of transnational terrorism continues unabated.
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I am providing, for your information, the latest Department of Defense DD1414 report, Base for Reprogramming Actions for Fiscal Year 2013. It is expected that DoD will use this information to execute anticipated sequester cuts. The report, required by the current year’s defense appropriations measure, lists the fiscal year 2013 amounts that Congress appropriated for the Pentagon’s 2,500 programs, projects and budget activities, and shows how much each will be reduced by the automatic spending reductions that took effect March 1. While not in the most user friendly format, we wanted to provide details that many companies have been looking for. As we receive more specific and definitive information, we will pass that along. Please click on the following link for the DD1414 Report:
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