Symposium Program and Panels Now Posted
 We are excited to announce that we have posted the full program for this year's 19th Annual Acquisition Research Symposium, sponsored by the Acquisition Research Program and Naval Warfare Studies Institute at Naval Postgraduate School.
The virtual symposium will be held May 11-12, 2022.
Don't miss this lively conversation!
The Annual Acquisition Research Symposium provides a forum for the presentation of scholarly acquisition research, as well as for dialogue between scholars and acquisition policymakers and practitioners. Research papers and presentations are given on recently completed and ongoing Departments of Defense and US Navy (DoD/DON)-sponsored projects conducted by researchers at a variety of research institutions. Senior DoD/DON acquisition officials serve as panelists or keynote speakers to present their critiques and comments on research papers and priorities.
Invited Keynote Speakers
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The Honorable Carlos Del Toro,
Secretary of the Navy
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Mr. Frederick Jay Stefany,
Acting Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition (ASN RD&A)
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PANELISTS include:
Rear Admiral Tom J. Anderson, USN – Program Executive Officer, Ships
Lieutenant General David G. Bassett, USA – Director, Defense Contract Management Agency
Hon. David Berteau – President & CEO, Professional Services Council
Cynthia Cook – Director, Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group and Senior Fellow, International Security Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Rear Admiral William “Scott” Dillon, USN – Commander, Naval Air Warfare Center, Weapons Division/ Assistant Commander for Test and Evaluation, Naval Air Systems Command
Hon Nick Guertin – Director, Operational Testing and Evaluation, Office of the Secretary of Defense
Major General Cameron G. Holt, USAF – Deputy Assistant Secretary, Contracting, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics
Mark E. Krzysko – Principal Deputy Director, Enterprise Information, Acquisition Data and Analytics
Otis Lincoln – 4th Estate Director Acquisition Career Management (DACM)
Marianne Lyons – U.S. Navy Director, Acquisition Talent Management (DATM)
Christopher C. O'Donnell – Performing the Duties of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition
Ronald R. Richardson, Jr. – Director, U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center and Director, Acquisition Career Management (DACM)
Rear Admiral Kurt Rothenhaus, USN – Program Executive Officer, Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence
David Slade – U.S. Air Force Director, Acquisition Career Management (DACM)
Brigadier General Mike Sloane, USA (ret.) – Dean, Defense Systems Management College, Defense Acquisition University
Michael Stewart – Executive Director US Navy Unmanned Task Force
Lieutenant General L. Neil Thurgood, USA – Director, Hypersonics, Directed Energy, Space and Rapid Acquisition
James Woolsey – President, Defense Acquisition University
PANELS
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New Priorities, Familiar Challenges: Defense Trends in Budgets, Appropriations, and Contract Obligations
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Innovating in Acquisition: Organizations, Technologies, and Applications
- Understanding Today's Defense Industrial Base
- Building and Securing the Fleet
- Supporting the Current & Future Workforce
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Supply Chain Concerns
- Moving Forward with Unmanned Systems
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Contracting Strategies for Diverse Needs
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Resourcing the Future Fight: Current PPBE Challenges & Opportunities for Reform
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Adaptive Acquisition Framework: How It's Going
- Can Space Acquisition Chart New, Agile Processes
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Acquisition Workforce: Insights from the Service Directors, Acquisition Career Management (DACMs)
- Implications of the National Defense Strategy for Defense Acquisition System
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Understanding Requirements: People, Processes, and Technology
- Designing and Deploying Artificial Intelligence to Improve Performance
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Contracting Strategies that Improve Outcomes
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Agile Practices in Software-Intensive Programs
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Machine Learning: Challenges and Opportunities for the Acquisition Workforce
- Rethinking Earned Value Management in Incremental Acquisitions
- Ensuring Cybersecurity across the Acquisition Ecosystem
- Modernizing and Assessing Acquisition Business Processes
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Digital Engineering across the Acquisition Lifecycle
Read all the paper titles on the website, and mark your calendars now!
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