Office of the Secretary April 5, 2012 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Mrs. Katrina McFarland, President of Defense Acquisition University, will host a forum with industry to discuss affordability, efficiency, and the industrial base. After a variety of presenters, the session will conclude with Mr. Frank Kendall, Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, leading a panel to discuss how we will achieve affordable, efficient programs in this time of fiscal austerity, while maintaining a healthy industrial base. Following the plenary session, each company will have the opportunity to sign up for an individual, non-attribution, 20-minute session with a DAU faculty member. DAU plans to incorporate feedback into changes to the Business Acumen curriculum. The name of the event is DAU Industry Day: ``Affordability, Efficiency, and the Industrial Base''.