Rear Admiral Bruce Baffer

Assistant Commandant for Engineering & Logistics
US Coast Guard

Rear Admiral Baffer currently serves as the U.S. Coast Guard’s Assistant Commandant for Engineering and Logistics (CG-4) and Chief Engineer. In this role, he is responsible for all naval, aeronautical, civil and industrial engineering and logistics for the service’s 23,000 facilities, 230 ships, 1,800 boats and 200 aircraft.

He previously served as the Coast Guard’s Assistant Commandant for Acquisition and Chief Acquisition Officer (CAO), where he directed efforts across all Coast Guard Acquisition programs, acquisition support, personnel, finance, contracting, and research and development activities to execute the service’s acquisition portfolio.

Prior to that, he was Program Executive Officer (PEO), where he oversaw the execution of all Coast Guard acquisition programs and projects, which provides for the modernization and recapitalization of surface, air, command and control, and logistics assets.

Rear Admiral Baffer has served in a variety of engineering, acquisition and operational tours, including Engineer Officer of Cutter THETIS, Executive Officer of Coast Guard Cutter JARVIS, Commanding Officer of Cutters THETIS and CHASE and as prospective Commanding Officer of the third National Security Cutter, STRATTON.

A native of Newport News, Va., Rear Admiral Baffer graduated from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in 1984. He holds a Master of Science degree in civil engineering from the University of Illinois, a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Massachusetts at Boston, a Master of Science degree in the management of technology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Master of Strategic Studies degree from the Marine Corps War College. He is a licensed professional engineer and a certified level III acquisition professional.

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Balancing Readiness, Affordability, & Efficiency

Monday, January 12th, 2015

09:00 Panel: Synchronizing the Acquisition and Sustainability Communities – What Capabilities are Available and can be Shared Organically versus Contracted Out?

Synchronization of supply chains and services across the DoD has led to significant reduced expenditures as well as efficiencies for each service. This type of operational collaboration has been impactful in an era of doing more with less. In this panel discussion, successfully efforts of collaboration will be examines along with opportunities for additional alignment in the way the DoD evaluates need for an acquisition.

· Consolidating capabilities and alternative methods to leverage other DoD agencies and resources

· Avoiding the usage and creation of a an already establishing capability to leverage the overall spend

· Utilizing existing supply chains and a better way to buy and fill needs from the transportation network community