Defense Logistics 2015 (past event)
December 01 - 03, 2015
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Ensuring the Technical Edge through Defense Logistics
07:15 - 07:45 Breakfast & Registration
Wesley Randall PhD
Associate Professor of Supply, Chain Management & Logistics Doctoral PrograUniversity of North Texas
07:45 - 08:00 Chairperson’s Opening Remarks
08:00 - 08:30 Keynote: Presentation from Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, U.S. Air Force
Lt. Gen. John B. Cooper is Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. General Cooper is responsible to the Chief of Staff for leadership, management and integration of Air Force logistics readiness; aircraft, munitions, and missile maintenance; civil engineering; and security forces, as well as setting policy and preparing budget estimates that reflect enhancements to productivity, combat readiness and quality of life for Air Force people.
08:30 - 09:00 Presentation from the Director of Logistics and Engineering (J4), National Guard Bureau
Brig Gen Frye additionally serves in a dual-hatted position as the Director of Logistics and Engineering (J4), National Guard Bureau. In this capacity, he serves as the principle advisor to the Chief, National Guard Bureau and Vice Chief, National Guard Bureau for all logistical and engineering matters to include supply, maintenance, transportation, acquisition logistics, installation/facility, environmental issues, Emergency Management Assistance Compacts and the domestic mobilization of Army and Air National Guard personnel.
Brig Gen Frye reviews the strategic Whole of Government/Inter-agency logistics capabilities as they relate to the National Guard's domestic operations. He executes the Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear enterprise sustainment of Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution Systems program of records and equips, sustains and manages the life cycle of the Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear enterprise. Additionally, Brig Gen Frye operates the Consequence Management Support Center to acquire, distribute, modify, and repair equipment for National Guard domestic missions.
Brig Gen Frye reviews the strategic Whole of Government/Inter-agency logistics capabilities as they relate to the National Guard's domestic operations. He executes the Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear enterprise sustainment of Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution Systems program of records and equips, sustains and manages the life cycle of the Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear enterprise. Additionally, Brig Gen Frye operates the Consequence Management Support Center to acquire, distribute, modify, and repair equipment for National Guard domestic missions.
09:00 - 10:00 Case Study: Enterprise Product Lifecycle Management and the Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) Program
10:00 - 10:30 Presentation from the DLA Energy Commander
10:30 - 11:00 Networking Break
11:00 - 11:30 Case Study: GSA's Enterprise Mobility Program and Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiative (FSSI) as a Means to Better Manage Carrier Services For DOD
The GSA and MDA have created an enterprise consolidation of wireless services, and in this session, there are many DoD component agencies who can learn from MDAs approach and execution. This session will specifically discussion the validity of Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiative (FSSI) as a means to better manage carrier services for DOD. Development and execution efforts will be shared.
Missile Defense Integration & Operations Center
Mr. Joseph Chapman
Contracting Officer, MDAMissile Defense Integration & Operations Center
11:30 - 12:15 Panel Discussion: The Big, Huge, Logistic Data Problem – Collecting and Analyzing Data to Change the Way We’re Performing Maintenance
• How do we manage the volume, variety and velocity of data to best drive the mission?
• What ways is data being turned into actionable decision-making tools to increase efficiencies?
• How can we best make sense of the big, huge data problem?
NAVSEA
• What ways is data being turned into actionable decision-making tools to increase efficiencies?
• How can we best make sense of the big, huge data problem?
Mr. Jonas Brown
APM, AEGIS Sustainment/LogisticsNAVSEA
12:15 - 12:45 Presentation from the Director of the Logistics Innovation Agency
12:45 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 - 14:30 Keynote from the Deputy Chief of Staff, U.S. Army
14:30 - 14:50 Case Study: What the US Army is Doing to create Logistics Engineers?
Mr. Louis Sciaroni
Logistics EngineerArmy - Aviation and Missile Research Development and Engineering Center
14:50 - 15:15 Naval Logistics Integration (NLI) Program Initiative
15:15 - 15:45 Afternoon Refreshment Break
15:45 - 16:15 Panel: What Can be done to ensure DoD Logistics Engineering Capability is Maintained?
16:15 - 17:15 Intimate Roundtable Discussion Groups
Choose from 8 roundtable topic discussion groups and interact with fellow colleagues on the topic of your choice. This is an opportunity to dig-deeper into the content shared throughout day one and head from others on the best-practices and challenges they are faced with.