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Meeting and Workshop Agendas
FIRST COMMITTEE MEETING
WASHINGTON, D.C.
OCTOBER 28, 2019
| 13:00-14:45 | Perspectives from Study Sponsor |
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Ms. Stacy Cummings, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, Acquisition Enablers, Department of Defense |
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Mr. Mark Krzysko, Deputy Director of Enterprise Information for the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics Acquisition Resources and Analysis, Department of Defense |
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| 14:45-15:15 | Break |
| 15:15-16:00 | Understanding Data Training at Military Colleges and Universities |
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Dr. Bill Muir, Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Defense Management, Naval Postgraduate School |
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| 16:00-17:00 | Summary of RAND Analyses on Data Use for Defense Acquisition |
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Ms. Megan McKernan, Senior Defense Researchers, RAND Corporation |
SECOND COMMITTEE MEETING
WASHINGTON, D.C.
DECEMBER 12, 2019
| 09:30-10:45 | Upskilling Needs and Challenges in DoD Acquisition |
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Ms. Stacy Bostjanick, Director, Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment |
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Ms. Rebecca Weirick, Senior Services Manager and Civilian Deputy, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Procurement) |
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| 10:45-11:00 | Break |
| 11:00-12:30 | Landscape of Data, Upskilling, and the Acquisition Workforce |
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Dr. Yisroel Brumer, Principal Deputy, Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation (CAPE), Deputy Secretary of Defense |
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Mr. Garry Shafovaloff, Acquisition and Sustainment Director, Human Capital Initiatives (HCI) |
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Dr. Darlene Urquhart, Director, Enterprise Integration Directorate, Defense Acquisition University (DAU) |
DEFENSE ACQUISITION UNIVERSITY (DAU) SITE VISIT
FORT BELVOIR, VA
JANUARY 29, 2020
| 13:00-13:30 | Welcome, Introductions, and a Brief Overview of DAU |
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Frank L. Kelley, Vice President, Defense Acquisition University |
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Darlene Urquhart, Director, Enterprise Integration Directorate and Executive Coach, DAU |
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| 13:30-13:45 | Break and Relocation to Classroom |
| 13:45-14:30 | Visit PMT 360 and PMT 401 |
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Vance Gilstrap, Director, Major Defense Acquisition Programs, DAU |
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| 14:30-14:45 | Foundational Learning (aka classroom and online training) |
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William Parker, Director, Foundational Learning Directorate, DAU |
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| 14:45-15:00 | Workflow Learning (data tools on website, etc.) |
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Hans Jerrell, Associate Director (Plans & Programs) of our DAU Workflow Learning Directorate, DAU |
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| 15:00-15:20 | Performance Learning (aka consulting) |
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David Robinson, Director, Contractor Cost Data Report Project Office, DAU |
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Carol Tisone, Dean, Mid-Atlantic Region, DAU |
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| 15:20-15:30 | Break |
| 15:30-16:15 | Transformation, Q&A, and Wrap-Up |
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Darlene Urquhart, Director, Enterprise Integration Directorate and Executive Coach, DAU |
THIRD COMMITTEE MEETING
WASHINGTON, D.C.
JANUARY 30-31, 2020
January 30, 2020
| 09:00-09:40 | DAU Site Visit Summary |
| 11:00-12:00 | Open Session with Dr. J. Michael Gilmore |
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Dr. J. Michael Gilmore, Researcher at the Institute for Defense Analyses, Former Director of Operational Test and Evaluation for the Department of Defense |
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| 12:00-13:30 | Working Lunch |
January 31, 2020
| 10:00-11:00 | Open Session with Hon. Heidi Shyu |
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Hon. Heidi Shyu, Director, VK Integrated Systems, Former Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, & Technology |
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| 11:00-12:00 | Open Session with Dr. Sallie Ann Keller |
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Dr. Sallie Ann Keller, Division Director, Social and Decision Analytics at the University of Virginia |
FOURTH COMMITTEE MEETING
WASHINGTON, D.C.
MARCH 5, 2020
| 10:00-11:00 | Open Session with Dr. Nancy Spruill |
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Dr. Nancy Spruill, Business Acquisition Workforce Functional Leader, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment (ret.) |
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| 12:00-13:00 | Open Session with Ms. Sezin Palmer |
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Ms. Sezin Palmer, Mission Area Executive for National Health, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory |
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| 16:00-18:00 | Open Session with Ms. Bethany Blakey and Ms. Bess Dopkeen |
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Ms. Bethany Blakey, Director of Change Management within the Office of Governmentwide Policy at the General Services Administration |
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Ms. Bess Dopkeen, Professional Staff Member at House Committee on Armed Services. |
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB SITE VISIT—AIR FORCE INSTALLATION
CONTRACTING CENTER (AFICC)-
BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE BRANCH
HELD VIRTUALLY
19 MARCH 2020-1300-1700 EST
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Mr. Roger Westermeyer-Director, Enterprise Solutions Directorate Mr. Steve Brady-Director, Enterprise Innovation Division Mr. Pete Herrmann-Chief, Business Intelligence Branch Mr. Darin Ashley-Lead, Operations Research Analyst Ms. Mary Hauber-Lead, Air Force Business Intelligence Tool Database Manager |
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WORKSHOP ON IMPROVING DEFENSE ACQUISITION
WORKFORCE CAPABILITY IN DATA USE
HELD VIRTUALLY
APRIL 14, 2020
| 10:00-10:15 | Welcome Remarks and Introduction |
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Dr. Tyler Kloefkorn and Dr. Lida Beninson, Co-study Directors |
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Lieutenant General Wendy Masiello and Dr. Rebecca Nugent, Co-study Chairs |
| 10:15-10:45 | Opening Remarks |
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Mr. Mark Krzysko, Principal Deputy Director, Acquisition Policy and Analytics |
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Mr. David Cadman, Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, Acquisition Enablers |
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Mr. Michael Conlin, Chief Data Officer, U.S. Department of Defense |
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| 10:45-10:50 | Break |
| 10:50-12:00 | Panel 1—Data Use for Defense Acquisition |
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Mr. Gary Bliss, Director, Performance Assessments and Root Cause, Department of Defense |
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Ms. Jennifer Bowles, Director, Land and Naval Warfare Cost Analysis Division, OSD CAPE |
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Ms. Lisa Disbrow, Senior Fellow, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory |
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Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Bruce Litchfield, Vice President of Sustainment Operations, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics |
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The Hon. Christine Fox (moderator), Committee Member |
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| 12:00-13:00 | Break |
| 13:00-14:00 | Panel 2—Perspectives from the Chief Data Officers |
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Mr. Thomas Sasala, Chief Data Officer, US Navy |
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Ms. Eileen Vidrine, Chief Data Officer, US Air Force |
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Dr. Alyson Wilson (moderator), Committee Member |
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| 14:00-14:15 | Break |
| 14:15-15:30 | Panel 3—Upskilling Data Capabilities in the Industry Workforce |
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Mr. Melvin Greer, Chief Data Scientist, Intel Corporation Americas |
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Dr. Sears Merritt, Head of Data, Strategy and Architecture, MassMutual |
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Mr. Paul Nielsen, VP of Strategic Programs, Advanced Technology Collaborative, Optum Technologies |
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Mr. Luis Stevens, Senior Director for High Performance Computing, Target Corporation |
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Dr. Ann McKenna (moderator), Committee Member |
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| 15:30-16:00 | Break |
| 16:00-17:15 | Panel 4—Educating and Building Data Science Teams |
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Dr. Darryl K. Ahner, Director, OSD Scientific Test and Analysis Techniques Center of Excellence, Director, Center for Operational Analysis, Professor of Operations Research, Air Force Institute of Technology |
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Dr. Matthew Rattigan, Director of Research Programs for the Center for Data Science, University of Massachusetts, Amherst |
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Professor Jaeki Song, Area Coordinator for Information Systems and Quantitative Sciences, Rawls Business School, Texas Tech University |
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Ms. Maryann P. Watson, Associate Dean for Executive, Internat’l & Reqmts Management Programs at Defense Acquisition University |
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Dr. Rebecca Nugent (moderator), Co-chair |
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| 17:15-17:30 | Closing Remarks |
| 17:30 | Workshop Adjourns |
LOCKHEED MARTIN SITE VISIT
HELD VIRTUALLY
MAY 4, 2020
| Introduction | ||
| Bruce Litchfield, Lockheed Martin | ||
| Digital Transformation and Data Strategy | ||
| Tammy Foster, Lockheed Martin | ||
| Digital Thread and Affordability | ||
| Renee Pasman, Lockheed Martin | ||
| Enterprise Data Approach | ||
| Mike Baylor, Lockheed Martin | ||
| Wrap-up | |
| Bruce Litchfield, Lockheed Martin | |
| Q&A/Discussion with Committee | |
NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL SITE VISIT
HELD VIRTUALLY
MAY 28, 2020
| 09:00-09:15 | Welcome Remarks and Introduction |
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Dr. Tyler Kloefkorn, Study Co-Director, the National Academies |
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Dr. Lisa Beninson, Study Co-Director, the National Academies |
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Lieutenant General (Ret.) Wendy Masiello, Study Co-Chair, Wendy Mas Consulting, LLC |
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Dr. Rebecca Nugent, Study Co-Chair, Carnegie Mellon University |
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| 09:15-09:30 | The Naval Postgraduate School |
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Dr. Robert Dell, Acting Provost and Academic Dean, Naval Postgraduate School |
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| 09:30-10:15 | Defense Acquisition Educational Programs in Defense Management |
| Overview: Graduate School of Defense Management | |
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Dr. Yu-Chu Chen, Professor of Economics and Associate Dean of Research, Naval Postgraduate School |
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| Contracting and Acquisition Program Management, Degree and Non-Degree Programs | |
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Dr. Rene Rendon, Professor of Acquisition Management, Naval Postgraduate School |
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| Data Analytics for Defense Management Certificate | |
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Dr. Jesse Cunha, Professor of Economics, Naval Postgraduate School |
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| Committee Questions |
| 10:15-10:30 | Break |
| 10:30-11:00 | Acquisition Educational Programs in Engineering and Applied Sciences |
| Overview: Graduate School of Engineering and Applied Sciences | |
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Dr. Clyde Scandrett, Dean, Naval Postgraduate School |
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| Systems Engineering, Degree and Non-Degree Programs | |
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Dr. Walter Owen, Associate Chair, Department of Systems Engineering, Naval Postgraduate School |
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| Data Science Research and Applications in Engineering | |
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Dr. Brij Agrawal, Distinguished Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Naval Postgraduate School |
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Dr. James Scrofani, Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Naval Postgraduate School |
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| Committee Questions | |
| 11:00-11:30 | Data Science Educational Programs in Operations and Information Sciences |
| Overview: Graduate School of Operations and Information Sciences | |
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Dr. Dan Boger, Dean, Naval Postgraduate School |
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| Educational Programs in Analytics and Data Science | |
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Dr. Matthew Carlyle, Chair, Department of Operations Research, Naval Postgraduate School |
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Dr. Jonathan Alt, Assistant Professor, Department of Operations Research, Naval Postgraduate School |
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Mr. Eric Eckstrand, Research Associate, Department of Operations Research, Naval Postgraduate School |
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| Committee Questions |
| 11:30-11:50 | Acquisition Research Program |
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Rear Admiral (Ret.) James Greene, Acquisition Chair, Naval Postgraduate School |
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Dr. Robert Mortlock, Principal Investigator, Naval Postgraduate School |
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| 11:50-12:00 | Closing Remarks |
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Lieutenant General (Ret.) Wendy Masiello, Study Co-Chair, Wendy Mas Consulting, LLC |
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Dr. Rebecca Nugent, Study Co-Chair, Carnegie Mellon University |
