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The Department of Defense just released its first-ever National Defense Industrial Strategy (NDIS). Here are the highlights ⬇️ The 2023 NDIS is aimed to "modernize the defense industrial ecosystem." So, how does this affect me? If you are (currently or plan on) selling into these customers, make sure you align with their priorities, and continue to see where their focuses are. There are prioritizations that the DOD wants to focus on, ranging from examples such as developing a more resilient and innovative supply chain to investing in small and medium-sized businesses. NDIS's 4 Strategic Priorities --- Resilient Supply Chains --- Workforce Readiness --- Flexible Acquisition --- Economic Deterrence These are long-term strategies, where cooperation will be needed across the government, industry, and partners. Let me give you an example, in the Mitigate Cybersecurity Costs of Entry to Work in the Defense Industrial Ecosystem section, there are high barriers to entry for small and medium-sized businesses. No easy lift right? The DOD wants to utilize public-private partnerships, SBIRs, STTRs, and other programs to help businesses break these barriers and qualify to do business with them. Check it out to see where it can affect your business and what options are open for you going into the future. #NDIS #govcon #defense #FutureOfDefense #federalcontracting #governmentcontracting

At Virtru, our commitment to the public sector has never been stronger. Witnessing our surge, especially as we've seen a staggering 140% YoY revenue growth, we're now bolstered by the addition of Dr. Carrick Longley and Jason Green and our active role in Bold Quest. (complementing the amazing foundation already laid out by folks like Will Ackerly, John Ackerly, Shannon Vaughn, Max Hartman, and Bobby San Martin). I'm reminded daily of the importance of our mission. It's a privilege to contribute to this momentum as we fortify our stance in global data-centric security. 💪 #DataCentricSecurity #PubSec #PublicSector #PublicSectorSecurity #Federal #FederalSecurity

DoD needs to guide and support innovation vectors while enabling the equivalent of “Google 20%” flex and create time and resources to innovate. Experimentation and exploitation, the roots of ambidextrous organizations, requires the hyper-valuable time of subject matter experts ie labor hour & funding allocations in the right RDTE budget categories like BA 6.3/6.4/6.5. DoD needs to grow their in-house organic capabilities to handle the plethora of technological opportunities to gain competitive advantage. NOTHING happens w/o the right people working on the right things to deliver the right results.

At this week's Global Security Forum hosted by Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Michèle Flournoy talked about the need to change the incentive structure for acquisition professionals: "[Keeping] large major defense acquisition programs on schedule and on budget, just going from milestone to milestone, that is not gonna get us the innovation adoption we need. "But if we could carve out a sub-cadre of ninjas or special ops of acquisition, train them in what Agile acquisition looks like, what adoption of innovative systems, emerging technologies with speed and scale looks like, how to work with venture backed and nontraditional defense entities, how to use all of the flexible authorities that Congress has given like other transaction authorities and so forth -- and then reward them for accepting more risk and getting results faster with a separate promotion pattern. You get a different career path that rewards that behavior. "Right now the speed lane is the Secretary of Defense has to pick five things he really cares about and just hammer at the bureaucracy. That's just very limited. If you're gonna scale it, it has to be more than leadership top down." On the same point, Thomas Mahnken offered that acquisition needs to rethink risk and requirements. "The bureaucracy today thinks about one certain kind of risk, which is programmatic risk." But the real risk is "that we're not going to have the capabilities we need when we need them." His suggestion: "put a cap on requirements" and make speed part of them. "Speed itself is an asset." https://lnkd.in/eQC37ki9 #govcon #innovation

"When we think about #SecurityCooperation, we need to make sure we’re getting the right people in the right places with the right training and education,” said Dr. Celeste Gventer, president Defense Security Cooperation University. “This professionalization process is critically important to our success going forward. We need to invest in our people, we need to be able to find the best talent, and we need to be able to cultivate them, provide career paths to them, and make Security Cooperation a real profession and a real career … and be able to work closely with our partners, and understand them, understand their challenges, and be able to provide them with real solutions.” By working in close collaboration, SPP partners gain a mutual understanding of each other’s unique values and challenges, enabling them to provide real solutions, explained Gventer. To read more click: https://lnkd.in/exVuBpnd #nationalguard #dsca #dscu #isg #diils

Looking forward to this panel at George Washington university. I’m going to talk about securing supply chains. It’s really about resiliency which I say R=V+A. What is your equation for getting our supply chains to secure?

Ever wondered about Securitas' red dots? 🔴🔴🔴 They're not only design elements; they embody our core values: Integrity, Vigilance, and Helpfulness, guiding us from a small entrepreneurial venture to a global security leader. 🌍 Read more about our story and values: ➡ https://lnkd.in/drrMSFy7 #Security #InformationSecurity #PhysicalSecurity #Seeadifferentworld

Multiple factors drive or hinder innovation in national security. Innovating with our #Allies and #Partners is #vital to our national security. Lack of #incentives including top cover, risk taking, and unencumbered career growth have hindered innovation and non-traditional tech adoption at the DoD. That is why at Defense Innovation Board we are kicking off two new studies: 1) Optimizing how we Innovate with our Allies and Partners 2) Aligning Incentives to drive faster tech adoption Check out the Terms of Reference here and share your insights below! https://lnkd.in/eQjYDD6h

Below, I will share with you the cheat code to a successful career in #corporatesecurity. Most will scroll right by on LinkedIn, fewer will read it, and even fewer will understand it. These guys knew me when I was a baby agent over twenty years ago. At #GSX2023, I became keenly aware of how well-connected and knowledgeable they are about corporate security. As former #lawenforcementofficers and #militaryveterans, we all struggle with succeeding in the private sector, but here's the cheat code.... You are only as valuable as your network believes you to be. Therefore, you need to surround yourself with diverse thought leaders and people who are smarter than you are. They are the people who know people that can help people. Greg taught me to be humble, keep my head down, and grind. Bosket taught me to be resilient and keep a positive outlook no matter what happens. The next opportunity you get will be from someone you know and someone who knows you! Tyler Schmoker, MPA Corporate Security University Carlos Francisco, CPP Greg Bowman Rhett Weddell, PMP Thomas Nguyen-Phuoc, CPP, ABCP U.S. Department of Homeland Security U.S. Coast Guard Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department United States Air Force Security Forces #1811 #detective #labest #taskforce #veteranshelpingveterans

New England States - A CIO perspective from the states. #NASCIO2023 A great panel moderated by Meredith Ward VT - Denise Reilly-Hughes MA - Jason Snyder NH - Denis Goulet RI - Brian Tardiff ME - Nicholas Marquis CT - Jeffrey W. Brown (CISO) How are states supporting workforce? Are states looking at Apprentice/mentoring and training up? What are the best ways to do business with states? How can we develop sustainable solutions? How best to prepare to state leaders? What are states doing to partner with municipalities on cyber? How are we enabling the current and future workforce? How is government work changing the business process to ensure that the state is atttraxting the new workforce? How will the role of CIO change in the future? How do we all prioritize relationship development? How does the CIO become the strategic advisor to the Governor and agency leaders? How is government designing systems, processes and technology with the resident or business in mind? How are CIO’s partnering and being asked by agency leaders on how to transform the work of state agencies and government as a whole? National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO)