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Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Meetings and Speakers." National Research Council. 2009. Optimizing U.S. Air Force and Department of Defense Review of Air Force Acquisition Programs. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12673.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Meetings and Speakers." National Research Council. 2009. Optimizing U.S. Air Force and Department of Defense Review of Air Force Acquisition Programs. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12673.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Meetings and Speakers." National Research Council. 2009. Optimizing U.S. Air Force and Department of Defense Review of Air Force Acquisition Programs. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12673.
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Appendix B Meetings and Speakers MEETING 1 MAY 6-7, 2008 Keck Center of the National Academies Washington, D.C. Perspectives on Program Reviews Terry Jaggers, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Science, Technol- ogy and Engineering Looming Specialty Program Assessments Lt Col Ed Masterson, U.S. Air Force, Deputy Division Chief, Engineering and Technical Management Division, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary ( ­ Science, Technology and Engineering) Program Support Review Initiatives Kristen Baldwin, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense, Acquisition, Technol- ogy and Logistics, Department of Defense How We Do Business at the Space and Missile Systems Center—Key ­Processes and Some of Our Best Practices Steve Soderquist, Civilian, U.S. Air Force, Air Force Space Command, SMC/PID Air Force Program Reviews Michael Kalna, Civilian, Secretary of the Air Force/Acquisition Center of Excellence 51

52 OPTIMIZING USAF AND DOD REVIEW OF AIR FORCE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS Defense Acquisition Performance Assessment Lt Gen Ron Kadish, U.S. Air Force (retired), Vice President and Partner, Booz Allen Hamilton Air Force Materiel Command: New Focus, New Role Brig Gen Janet Wolfenbarger, U.S. ���������������������������������������� Air Force, Director of Intelligence and Requirements and Special Assistant for Command Transformation to the Com- mander, Air Force Materiel Command Oversight, Command and Control (OC2) Janet Hassan, Chief, Acquisition Chief Process Office The IPA Process and Products Jack Wormington, Vice President, Program Assessment, The Aerospace Corporation MEETING 2 JUNE 17-18, 2008 NAS Building Washington, D.C. Global Hawk Systems Engineering Focused Program Support Review Gary Grann, Consultant (Alion Science and Technology) Assessment of Air Force Acquisition Program Reviews Larry Lawson, Executive Vice President and F-22 Program General Manager, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Integrating and Streamlining Acquisition Oversight Judy Stokley, Deputy Air Force Program Executive Officer for Weapons and Executive Director, Air Armament Center Air Force Systems Engineering Assessment Model (SEAM) G. Richard Freeman, Technical Director, Air Force Center for Systems Engineering GAO Perspective Katherine Schinasi, Managing Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management, Government Accountability Office Structure Programs for Success Maj Gen Jeff Riemer, Air Force Program Executive Officer for the F-22 Program, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition

APPENDIX B 53 Acquisition Management Framework Kenneth Miller, Special Assistant for Acquisition Governance and Transparency to the Secretary of the Air Force A Northrop Grumman Perspective Glenn Lamartin, Vice President, Strategic Programs, Command and Control S ­ ystems Division, Northrop Grumman Mission Systems Discussion with Paul Kaminski Paul Kaminski, Chairman and CEO, Technovation, Inc. MEETING 3 JULY 15-17, 2008 Keck Center of the National Academies Washington, D.C. Overview of DOD Acquisition System DRAFT Policy Changes Skip Hawthorne, Senior Systems Analyst, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics U.S. Air Force: A Strategic Workforce Assessment Overview Andrew Green, Partner, A.T. Kearney, Inc., and Randy Garber, Partner, A.T. Kearney, Inc. An Air Force Program Manager’s Perspectives Col Dave Madden, U.S. Air Force, Air Force Space Command, Commander, Global Positioning Systems Wing A Lockheed Martin Perspective Jeffrey K. Harris, Corporate Vice President and General Manager, Situational Awareness, Lockheed Martin Discussion with General Speedy Martin Gen Speedy Martin, U.S. Air Force (retired), Independent Consultant NSS 03-01, Policy Discussion RADM Victor C. See, Jr., U.S. Navy; Program Executive Officer, Space Systems, U.S. Navy; Director, Communications Systems Acquisition and Operations Direc- torate, National Reconnaissance Office; Commander, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command Space Field Activity

54 OPTIMIZING USAF AND DOD REVIEW OF AIR FORCE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS Leadership in the 21st Century: The Challenge of Mega-Systems GEN Joseph Yakovac, U.S. Army (retired), Consultant, JVM LLC, Senior ­Lecturer, Naval Postgraduate School Discussion with Blaise Durante, Senior Executive Service Blaise Durante, U.S. Air Force, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Acquisition Integration SITE VISIT JULY 31, 2008 Keck Center of the National Academies Washington, D.C. Discussion with Dr. Gansler Jacques S. Gansler, Professor, University of Maryland MEETING 4 AUGUST 11-14, 2008 NAS Building Washington, D.C. Discussion Col Arnold H. Streland, Commander, TSAT Space Group, MILSATCOM Systems Wing, Space and Missile Systems Center Discussion Col Charles B. Sherwin, Jr., Commander, 654th Aeronautical Systems Squadron, Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures System Program Manager, Aeronautical Systems Center Discussion Col John R. Griggs, Deputy Director, Develop and Sustain Warfighting Systems, Air Force Materiel Command, HQ AFMC/CCO Discussion Col Dwyer Dennis, Commander, 551st Electronic Systems Wing, Electronic Systems Center Discussion Gen Bruce Carlson, Commander, Air Force Materiel Command

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