BIOGRAPHY

General Carter F. Ham, U.S. Army, Retired

General Ham is the president and chief executive officer of the Association of the United States Army. He is an experienced leader who has led at every level from platoon to geographic combatant command. He is also a member of a very small group of Army senior leaders who have risen from private to four-star general.

General Ham served as an enlisted infantryman in the 82nd Airborne Division before attending John Carroll University in Cleveland, Ohio. Graduating in 1976 as a distinguished military graduate, his service has taken him to Italy, Germany, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Macedonia, Qatar, Iraq and, uniquely among Army leaders, to over 40 African countries in addition to a number of diverse assignments within the United States.

He commanded the First Infantry Division, the legendary Big Red One, before assuming duties as director for operations on the Joint Staff at the Pentagon where he oversaw all global operations. His first four-star command was as commanding general, U.S. Army Europe. Then in 2011, he became just the second commander of United States Africa Command where he led all U.S. military activities on the African continent ranging from combat operations in Libya to hostage rescue operations in Somalia as well as training and security assistance activities across 54 complex and diverse African nations.

General Ham retired in June of 2013 after nearly 38 years of service. Immediately prior to joining the staff at AUSA, he served as the chairman of the National Commission on the Future of the Army, an eight-member panel tasked by the Congress with making recommendations on the size, force structure and capabilities of the Total Army.

He resides with his wife, Christi, in Arlington, Virginia. UNITED STATES ARMY

MR. STUART HAZLETT Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army Procurement Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology) Army Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

Mr. Stuart Hazlett was appointed as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Procurement) (DASA(P)) on 2 October 2017.

Mr. Hazlett provides executive leadership and supervision of all aspects of the Department of the Army’s procurement mission, including: development and dissemination of policies and procedures, management of operations, programs and business systems, and oversight over the organization and its resources. Mr. Hazlett is responsible for over 270 Army contracting offices worldwide executing contracts in direct support of Army operational readiness, supporting: major weapons systems, research and development, supplies and services, information technology, installation support, construction, humanitarian assistance, disaster relief and operational contracting in support of deployed forces. Under his cognizance, the Army executes approximately 297,000 contracting actions with obligations over $74 billion annually. He ensures the proper execution of Federal, Defense and Army regulations for acquisition, procurement and related business practices.

As the Functional Career Representative for Contracting, the DASA(P) oversees the recruitment, training, certification and professional development of the 8,000 Army military and civilian contracting workforce, worldwide.

Mr. Hazlett is a member of the Army Acquisition Corps, is certified as a Professional and Federal Contracts manger and is Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act Level III certified. Before taking his current position, Mr. Hazlett served as the Director of Contracting and Head of Contracting Activity for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). There, he was responsible for managing the contracting activity, obligating 53,000 actions at approximately $16B annually in support of the USACE mission supporting military programs, civil works, real estate and research and development. His previous acquisition assignments include: the Deputy Director of Program Acquisition & Strategic Sourcing (PASS) for Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy (DPAP), Pentagon, Chief of Procurement Transformation, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Contracting, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, Pentagon, Chief of the Contracting Division, C-17 SPO, Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH, Chief of Logistics Contracting Division, HQ Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH, Team Lead, HQ United States Air Force Logistics Transformation Team, US Air Force, Pentagon, and various assignments within the USAF: Special Assistant to General Officers, Procurement Analyst, Procurement Contracting Officer, Grants & Cooperative Agreements Officer, Contract Negotiator and Contract Specialist.

Mr. Hazlett’s awards include: four Meritorious Civilian Service Awards, 2015 Presidential Rank Award, Department of the Army Commander’s Award for Civilian Service and the Bronze de Fleury Medal.

Ellen M. Lord Under Secretary of Defense Acquisition and Sustainment

The Honorable Ellen M. Lord currently serves as the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment (A&S). In this capacity, she is responsible to the Secretary of Defense for all matters pertaining to acquisition; contract administration; logistics and materiel readiness; installations and environment; operational energy; chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons; the acquisition workforce; and the defense industrial base.

Senate confirmed in August 2017, Ms. Lord served as the last Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics from August 2017 – January 2018.

Prior to joining the Department of Defense, Ms. Lord served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Textron Systems Corporation, a subsidiary of Textron Inc, from October 2012 – June 2017. In this role, she led a multi-billion dollar business with a broad range of products and services supporting defense, homeland security, aerospace, infrastructure protection, and customers around the world.

Ms. Lord has more than 30 years of experience in the defense industry, serving in a variety of capacities, to include Senior Vice President and General Manager of Textron Defense Systems, now Weapon & Sensor Systems; and Senior Vice President and General Manager of AAI Corporation, now known as Textron Systems’ Electronic Systems, Support Solutions, and Unmanned Systems businesses. Earlier in her career, Ms. Lord served as Vice President of Integration Management for Textron Systems and Vice President of Intelligent Battlefield Systems for Textron Defense Systems, in addition to other business and operations positions.

Ms. Lord is a former Vice Chairman of the National Defense Industrial Association, as well as a former Director of the U.S. – India Business Council. She has served on the industry steering committee for the Center for New American Security’s (CNAS) task force on “Strategy, Technology and the Global Defense Industry,” as well as CNAS’s DoD-Industry collaborative project “Future Foundry: Forging New Industries for Defense,” which was formed to examine key technological trends and challenges facing the global defense industry. Ms. Lord has also served on the Board of Trustees of the U.S. Naval Institute Foundation.

Ms. Lord earned a Master of Science degree in chemistry from the University of New Hampshire, as well as a Bachelor of Arts degree in chemistry from Connecticut College.

The Honorable Heidi Shyu

several senior leadership positions there, including Corporate VP of Technology & Research, VP & Technical Director of SAS, VP of Unmanned & Reconnaissance Systems.

In addition to her extensive experience at Raytheon, she served as a Project Manager at The Honorable Heidi Shyu, is a member of the Litton Industries and was the Principal Engineer Board of Trustees for Aerospace Corporation, for the Joint STARS Self Defense Study at the Chairman of the Board for Roboteam North Grumman. She began her engineering career at America, the UCLA Dean’s Executive Board, and Hughes Aircraft Company. Advisory Board for the U.S. Chamber of

Commerce Defense & Aerospace Export Heidi holds a BSc. Degree in Mathematics from Council. She is the CEO of Heidi Shyu Inc. and the University of New Brunswick (UNB) in consults for a dozen companies. Canada, a Master of Science (MS) Degree in

Mathematics from the University of Toronto, Previously, she was the Assistant Secretary of MS Degree in System Science (Electrical Eng.) the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and from the University of California, Los Angeles Technology, ASA(ALT), from Sept. 2012 to Jan. (UCLA), and the Engineer Degree from UCLA. 2016. Prior to this, she served as the Acting She received an Honorary Doctorate of Science ASA(ALT), from Jun. 2011 and the Principal from the UNB. She is also a graduate of the Deputy starting Nov. 2010. UCLA Executive Management Program.

As the ASA(ALT), she served as the Army A member of the Air Force Scientific Advisory Acquisition Executive, the Senior Procurement Board from 2000 to 2010, she served as the Executive, the Science Advisor to the Secretary Vice Chairman from 2003 to 2005 and as of the Army, and the Army’s Senior Research Chairman from 2005 to 2008. and Development official. She had principal responsibility for all Department of the Army HON. Shyu is a member of the National matters related to logistics. Academy of Engineering, and is the recipient of

the DoD Medal for Distinguished Public Service, She led the execution of the Army’s acquisition Dept. of the Army Medal for Distinguished function and the acquisition management Civilian Service, Dept of the Air Force system. Her responsibilities included providing Decoration for Exceptional Civilian Service, oversight for the life cycle management and General Brehon B. Somerville Medal of sustainment of Army weapons systems and Excellence, the Knowlton Award from Military equipment from research and development Intelligence Corp., National Infantry Assoc. through test and evaluation, acquisition, Order of Saint Maurice, Army Aviation Assoc. logistics, fielding, and disposition. She was The Knight of the Honorable Order of Saint responsible for appointing, managing, and Michael, UCLA Engineering Alumni Professional evaluating Program Executive Officers and Achievement Award, Raytheon Hero Award, managing the Army Acquisition Corps and the University of Toronto Fellowship, New Army Acquisition Workforce. Brunswick Post-Graduate Scholarship,

University Special Undergraduate Scholarship, Prior to this position, she was the Vice President Atlantic Provinces Inter-University Comm. of Technology Strategy for Space & Airborne Scholarship. Systems (SAS) at Raytheon. She also held Biography

Department of the Army

James H. Lewis US Army Civilian

Mr. James H. Lewis is currently the Category Management Reform Manager, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Procurement) (DASA(P)). He is responsible for providing the tools, templates; and training associated with Army-wide category management implementation. Mr. Lewis has also served as Director Portfolio Management and Oversight Division Senior Service Manager, and Director of Operations DASA(P) and Acting Senior Service Manager. Prior to assuming this position, Mr. Lewis attended the Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy. He was a Department of the Army Systems Coordinator (DASC) in the Soldier Maneuver Systems Directorate, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition Logistics and Technology. As a DASC, Mr. Lewis was responsible for all Headquarters Department of the Army level support regarding acquisition policy, program execution, congressional, and budget activities affecting 19 programs in Program Manager Soldier Sensor and Lasers, Program Executive Office (PEO) Soldier.

Previously He served as DASC for the Joint Program Manager Joint Lightweight 155mm Howitzer, and Product Manager Fire Control Systems under PEO Ground Combat Systems. He was also DASC for Product Director Armored Security Vehicle and Product Manager High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle under PEO Combat Systems and Combat Systems Support. Mr. Lewis retired from the U.S. Air Force in 2004 after 24 years of services as a Logistics Officer specializing in aircraft maintenance and munitions maintenance.

Mr. Lewis attended Alabama State University earning a Bachelors of Science degree in Criminal Justice. He earned Master of Science degrees, in Education from Troy State University, and National Resource Strategy from National Defense University. He also completed the U.S. Army Advanced Program for Acquisition Excellence, Darden Graduate School of Business Administration, University of Virginia; Leadership Development Program, Eckerd College; and Leading Teams for Growth and Change, Darden Graduate School of Business Administration, University of Virginia.

Mr. Lewis earned level III certification in program management through the Defense Acquisition University and is a member of the Army Acquisition Corps, Industrial College of the Armed Forces/Eisenhower School Alumni Association and the Association of the United States Army. Major General (retired) Ted Harrison currently serves as the Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Technical and Project Engineering, LLC. In this role, he leads the planning and execution of business operations and internal growth. He is responsible for the management of all operations personnel within TAPE’s various programs. Prior to that Mr Harrison served as a senior advisor on the Section 809 Panel on Acquisition Reform. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the National Contract Management Association.

General Harrison’s last military assignment was as the Director of Operations for the Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management. As the Director of Operations, General Harrison was responsible for overseeing the development and coordination of program requirements, strategy, and policies pertaining to facilities, military construction, energy, real property asset management and BRAC properties that support Army objectives and improves the quality of life for Soldiers, Civilians, and Families.

General Harrison was commissioned as a second lieutenant in Air Defense Artillery after graduating as a distinguished military graduate from Virginia Tech in 1980. He has served in numerous command and staff positions throughout his career. Most recently, he served as the commanding general of the U.S. Army Contracting Command.

He is a graduate of the Army War College Fellowship Program at the University of Texas, Austin. He holds a masters degree in Business Administration from Frostburg State University, MD., and a Bachelor of Science in Marketing Management from Virginia Tech. He is a graduate of the Air Defense Artillery Basic Course, Aviation Officer Advanced Course (with honors), Defense Program Managers Course, and Command and General Staff College. General Harrison is Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act Level III certified in both contracting and program management.

Early in his career General Harrison served as a Hawk Platoon Leader in the Republic of Korea and as a Vulcan and Stinger Platoon Leader in the 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, NC. After completing Rotary Wing Flight Training he served as an Aero Scout Platoon Leader, Flight Operations Officer, and Air Cavalry Troop Commander in 4th Squadron, 12th U.S. Cavalry, Fort Polk, Louisiana.

General Harrison’s acquisition career began at Letterkenny Army Depot, PA, where he served as a contracting officer and Executive Officer to the depot commander. He also served as Director of Contracting, Osan Air Base, Korea; Weapons System Manager for Aviation Ground Support Equipment, U.S. Army Aviation and Troop Command; and as Army Section Chief, Office of Defense Cooperation, U.S. Embassy, Rome, Italy. His acquisition command assignments include Commander of Lima Army Tank Plant and Defense Contract Management Agency, General Dynamics Land Systems; Commander, 410th Contracting Support Brigade, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas; Commanding General, Expeditionary Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal; Commanding General, U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal. Other key assignments include Chief of Staff, Joint Contracting Command (Iraq/Afghanistan); Director, Procurement Operations for Iraq and Afghanistan, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Procurement); and Director of Contracting, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Name

Steven W. Benson

Deputy Chief, Resource Management/Comptroller Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED)

Mr. Benson is currently the Director of Category Management in the Office of the Chief Management Officer. To date, the OCMO Category Management process has identified approximately $1.4B in savings for the Department. Using lessons learned from the first three sprints, Mr. Benson is currently directing the build out of Category Management to an end to end process.

Mr. Benson graduated from State University of New York with a Bachelor’s degree in Asian Studies and he holds a Master’s degree from George Washington University and Harvard Divinity School. He entered the Federal Government in 1998 as an Army Presidential Management Intern, where he rotated through the Office of Management and Budget National Security Division, Office of the Secretary of Defense Comptroller and the Senate Budget Committee. He has advanced education and has completed the Syracuse University Army Comptroller’s and the Army’s Manpower and Force Management Course.

Mr. Benson has served as the Deputy Chief, Resource Management/Comptroller at the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED). In this position, he was the chief financial executive for Navy Medicine. As resource advisor to the Chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, he was responsible for establishing policy and managing financial and manpower resources for medical activities totaling more than $6 billion per year. He led the planning, programming, and budgeting process throughout Navy Medicine, interfacing directly with both Navy and Office of the Secretary of Defense counterparts.

Prior to that position, Mr. Benson served as the Budget Director for BUMED. His responsibilities included overseeing the Defense Health Program and Navy funds totaling greater than $3.5 billion. During his tenure, he introduced a new budget process replacing the previous, “first in, first funded” with an enterprise-wide prioritization based process. Open and transparent, the new process clearly identified assets and costs, culminating in BUMED’s first complete Future Years Defense Program.

Mr. Benson correspondingly served as the Military Construction and Base Realignment Analyst and Closure (BRAC) at the Navy Budget Office from 2007-2015. In this role, he ensured a cost avoidance of Billions of Dollars for the Department of the Navy (DON) through the relocation of the United States Marine Corps to Guam and the 2005 BRAC implementation. During his tenure, he initiated Secretary Mabus’ financial component and energy efficiency initiatives. His innovative construction strategy and budget process were instrumental in leading the Secretary’s

energy priorities, thus eliminating years off the implementation timelines. These initiatives were instrumental in creating a culture change resulting in the delivery of improved energy utilization.

He joined the Navy Budget Office (FMB) in 2000 and served in various Analyst positions in Operations and Maintenance, Procurement, and Research and Development.

Mr. Benson is a recipient of the DON’s Meritorious Civilian Service Award.

UNITED STATES AIR FO RCE

RICHARD W. LOMBARDI

Mr. Richard W. Lombardi is the Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force, Management and Deputy Chief Management Officer, Office of the Under Secretary of the Air Force, Arlington, Virginia. Mr. Lombardi exercises the Under Secretary's Chief Management Officer responsibility for improving the effectiveness and efficiency of Air Force business operations. In that role, he advises Air Force senior leadership on establishing strategic performance goals and managing Air Force-wide cross-functional activities to meet those goals. He also serves as the Air Force’s Director of Business Transformation, overseeing implementation of continuous process improvement initiatives Air Force wide.

Mr. Lombardi was born in Lowell, Massachusetts. He entered the Air Force in 1980 after receiving his commission as a distinguished graduate of the ROTC program at the University of Lowell, Massachusetts. Mr. Lombardi has been assigned to acquisition management positions at the Air Armament Center, Electronic Systems Center and Headquarters Air Force Systems Command, as well as acquisition logistics positions at the San Antonio Air Logistics Center. He retired from the Air Force as a colonel in July 2004 and entered federal civil service. He was appointed to the Senior Executive Service in 2005. Prior to assuming his current position, Mr. Lombardi served as Special Assistant for the Invisible Combat Wounds Initiative, Office of the Under Secretary of the Air Force, Washington, D.C.

EDUCATION 1980 Bachelor of Science, Accounting, Cum Laude, University of Lowell, Mass. 1984 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. 1988 Master of Science, Public Administration, Western New England College, Springfield, Mass. 1991 Program Managers Course, Defense Systems Management College, Fort Belvoir, Va. 1993 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2001 Master of Science, Strategic Studies, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2006 Program for Executives in Logistics and Technology, University of North Carolina, Kenan-Flagler Business School, Chapel Hill 2009 Senior Managers in Government, Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government, Cambridge, Mass.

CIVILIAN CAREER CHRONOLOGY 1. October 1980 - May 1983, Program Management Analysis, Deputy for Surface Attack, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. 2. June 1983 - September 1984, Program Management Analysis, Directorate for Special Projects, Eglin AFB, Fla. 3. October 1984 - September 1985, Chief, Cost Estimating, Deputy for Intelligence, Command, Control and Communications Countermeasures and Support Systems, Hanscom AFB, Mass. 4. October 1985 - March 1987, Executive Officer, Deputy for Intelligence, C3CM and Support Systems, Hanscom AFB, Mass. 5. April 1987 - September 1988, Program Manager, UHF Satellite Terminal System, Deputy for Advanced Decision Systems, Hanscom AFB, Mass. 6. October 1988 - Sep 1989, Executive Officer to Chief Engineer, Headquarters Air Force Systems Command, Andrews AFB, Md. 7. October 1989 - May 1990, Command Systems Engineering Manager, Deputy Commander for Support/Engineering and Technical Management, Headquarters AFSC, Andrews AFB, Md. 8. June 1990 - April 1991, Executive Officer, DCS/Engineering and Technical Management, Headquarters AFSC, Andrews AFB, Md. 9. May 1991 - July 1992, Special Assistant for AFMC/ Engineering and Technical Management integration, Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command , Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 10. August 1992 - June 1993, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 11. July 1993 - November 1993, Program Manager, F117 Engine, Directorate of Propulsion, Kelly AFB, Texas 12. December 1993 - August 1995, Chief, Logistics Management Section, Directorate of Propulsion, Kelly AFB, Texas 13. September 1995 - July 1998, Chief, Propulsion Base Realignment and Closure Implementation Office, Directorate of Propulsion, Kelly AFB, Texas 14. July 1998 - January1999, Faculty Instructor and Research Adviser, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 15. January 1999 - June 1999, Deputy Chairman, War Theory and Campaign Studies Department, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 16. June 1999 - July 2000, Chairman, Joint Warfare Studies Department, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 17. July 2000 - June 2001, Student, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 18. June 2001 - June 2002, Chief, Program Integration Division, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Arlington, Va. 19. June 2002 - July 2004, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for Acquisition Integration, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Arlington, Va. 20. July 2004 - Retired and entered Federal Civil Service 21. July 2004 - February 2007, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for Acquisition Integration, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Arlington, Va. 22. February 2007 - September 2008, Director, Budget Investment, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Budget, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Arlington, Va. 23. October 2008 - July 2012, Executive Director, Electronic Systems Center, Hanscom AFB, Mass. 24. May 2012 - August 2012, Acting Program Executive Officer for C3I and Networks, Hanscom AFB, Mass. 25. September 2012 - April 2014, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Acquisition Integration, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition Integration, Arlington, Va. 26. May 2014 - February 2016, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition and Logistics), Arlington, Va. 27. February 2016 - March 2017, Special Assistant for the Invisible Combat Wounds Initiative, Office of the Under Secretary of the Air Force, Arlington, Va. 28. March 2017 - present, Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force, Management and Deputy Chief Management Officer, Office of the Under Secretary of the Air Force, Arlington, Va.

AWARDS AND HONORS Legion of Merit Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster Air Force Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster Meritorious Civilian Service Award Meritorious Executive Presidential Rank Award

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS Air Force Association

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION Program Management, Level III, Acquisition Professional Development Program Financial Management, Level II, APDP

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Mr. L. Dwayne Weaver

Executive Director Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Acquisition and Procurement)

L. Dwayne Weaver became the Executive Director, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Acquisition & Procurement) in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition) in May, 2016. He is the subject matter expert responsible for procurement policy and acquisition-related business systems that support the execution of the Department’s world-wide, multi-billion dollar acquisition and procurement mission. Mr. Weaver is a principal advisor to the Navy Acquisition Executive and also serves as the Department of the Navy’s Senior Manager for Services.

Mr. Weaver began his federal civilian career in 1984 as a contract specialist at the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA). He became a Contracting Officer in January 1990 responsible, in part, for contracts for the Aircraft Carrier Program and was responsible for the contracting strategy, negotiation of complex terms and conditions, and contract award for the refueling and overhaul of USS Enterprise that established the foundation for future negotiations for refueling and overhaul contracts for Nimitz (CVN68) Class ships.

In 1991, Mr. Weaver assumed responsibility for contracts for the AN/BSY-2 (Seawolf) and next generation [New] Attack Submarine (NSSN; later Virginia Class) Combat System Development Programs. During this time, he successfully conducted the competition for the NSSN Combat System Full Scale Development and Production contract that implemented several Acquisition Reform initiatives while establishing the foundation for open architecture solutions in highly integrated systems that is still used today. Mr. Weaver joined the staff at the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Acquisition and Procurement) in 2006 leading a diverse, highly skilled team overseeing the execution of approximately 300,000 contract actions valued at approximately $90 billion annually.

Mr. Weaver graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration from George Mason University in 1983 and a Master’s Degree in National Resource Strategy from the National Defense University, Industrial College of the Armed Forces (later renamed as the Dwight D. Eisenhower School) in 2001. He also completed executive development under the Defense Leadership and Management Program. Mr. Weaver has received the Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Medal and the David Packard Excellence in Acquisition Award.

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Department of the Army

Rebecca E. Weirick Senior Services Manager and Civilian Deputy Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Procurement)

On 15 September 2018, Ms. Rebecca Weirick, a member of the Senior Executive Service, was appointed as the Senior Services Manager (SSM) and Civilian Deputy of the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Procurement). She provides leadership in the acquisition of Army services and is responsible for a portfolio of more than $200 billion in existing and planned contracts across the Army. She provides oversight for acquisition planning, competitive selection processes and performance-based acquisition, and ensures deployment of proper management controls for service acquisitions and advises the Army Acquisition Executive on all matters related to service providers.

Prior to becoming the Senior Services Manager, Ms. Weirick was the Executive Director and Principal Assistant for Contracting for the Army Contracting Command-Redstone Arsenal, the largest and most diverse contracting center of the U.S. Army Contracting Command. During her tenure at ACC-RSA, Ms. Weirick was responsible for awarding and administering procurements valued at over $20B a year.

CAREER CHRONOLOGY: • 2018 Senior Services Manager (SSM) and Civilian Deputy of the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Procurement), Washington, DC • 2013-2018, U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, AL • 2011-2013, Chief of Contracting, Air Force Rapid Capabilities, Headquarters, U.S. Air Force, Washington, DC • 2010-1011, Senior Business Development and Proposal Manager, Scitor Corporation, Arlington, VA • 2009-2010, Chief, Force Development, Headquarters, U.S. Air Force, Washington, DC • 2006-2009, Assistant Deputy Director, Joint Staff-Strategic Plans & Policy Directorate, Washington, DC • 2003-2005, Commander, 55th Contracting Squadron, U.S. Air Force, Offutt AFB, NE • 2001-2003, Legislative Liaison Officer, U.S. Air Force, Washington, DC • 2000-2001, Director, Theater Airlift Programs, PEO Funds Manager, U.S. Air Force, Washington DC

COLLEGE: • MS, National Resource Strategy, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Washington • MA, Procurement Management, Webster University, Colorado Springs, CO • BA, English and Philosophy, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE

SIGNIFICANT TRAINING: • Air War College • Advanced Program Management Course • Defense Systems Management Course

CERTIFICATIONS: • Level III, Contracting • Level III, Program Management • Certified Associate Contracts Manager

AWARDS AND HONORS:

• Headquarters Air Force Civilian of the Quarter, 2012 • Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition Civilian of the Quarter, 2012 • Legion of Merit, 2010 • Defense Superior Service Medal, 2009 • Department of the Army Achievement Medal for Civilian Service, 2009 • Bronze Star Medal, 2005 • OPM Best Alternate Dispute Resolution Team of the Year, 2001 • Air Force Material Command Best Systems Contracting Office of the Year, 1997 Biography

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Darryl J. Colvin Deputy Program Executive Officer Missiles and Space Redstone Arsenal, AL

Mr. Colvin assumed the duties of Deputy Program Executive Officer for Missiles and Space in July 2019. In this role, he supports the Program Executive Officer in leading the design, development, integration, testing, production, fielding, and sustainment for assigned Army, Joint, and International Missiles and Space programs.

CAREER CHRONOLOGY: • July 2018 – July 2019 – Acting Deputy Program Executive Officer Missiles and Space, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama • March 2018 – July 2018 – Acting Deputy Program Executive Officer Soldier, Fort Belvoir, Virginia • August 2015 – March 2018 – Deputy for Acquisition and Systems Management, U.S. Army Program Executive Office Missiles and Space, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama • August 2013 – August 2015 – Project Manager Ground Based Interceptor, Missile Defense Agency, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama • December 2008 – July 2013 – Project Manager Lower Tier Project Office, U.S. Army Program Executive Office Missiles and Space, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama • October 2005 – July 2008 – Operations and Integration Officer, Tactical Operations Product Management Office, U.S. Army Program Executive Office Command, Control and Communications Tactical, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama • Retired from U.S. Army active duty at the Rank of Lieutenant Colonel following 20 years • October 2002 – June 2005 – Product Manager Field Artillery Launchers, U.S. Army Program Executive Office Tactical Missiles, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama • November 2001 – October 2002 – Executive Officer, Deputy for Systems Management and Horizontal Technology Integration, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology, Washington D.C. • June 2000 – October 2001 – Department of the Army Systems Coordinator, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology, Washington D.C. • June 1997 – June 1999 – Assistant Product Manager, Bradley Fighting Vehicle Systems, U.S. Army Program Executive Office Ground Combat and Support Systems, Warren, Michigan • June 1994 – June 1997 – Assistant Professor, United States Military Academy, West Point, New York • November 1991 – May 1993 – Headquarters Detachment Commander, U.S. Army Armament Research, Development, and Engineering Center, Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey • December 1989 – October 1991 – Research and Development Coordinator, Benet Laboratories, Watervliet, New York • August 1988 – September 1989 – Direct Support Maintenance Officer, 702nd Maintenance Battalion, Camp Edwards, South Korea

COLLEGE: • MS, Metallurgical Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 1988 • BS, Mining Engineering, University of Missouri at Rolla, 1985

SIGNIFICANT TRAINING: • Defense Acquisition University Senior Service College Fellowship, 2008 • United States Army Command and General Staff College, 2000 • United States Army Combined Arms and Services Staff School, 1994 • United States Army Munitions and Materiel Management Officer Advanced Course, 1993 • United States Army Munitions and Materiel Management Officer Basic Course, 1986

CERTIFICATIONS: • Level III – International Program Management, 2011 • Level III – Systems Planning, Research, Development, and Engineering, 2008 • Level III – Program Management, 2003

AWARDS AND HONORS: • Commander’s Award for Civilian Service, 2009, 2018 • Decoration for Exceptional Civilian Service Award, 2013 • Space and Missile Defense Service Excellence Award, 2011 • Superior Civilian Service Award, 2008 • Army Legion of Merit Medal, 2005 • Army Commendation Medal, 1989, 1991, 2005 • Army Meritorious Service Medal, 1993, 1997, 1999, 2002 • Army Achievement Medal, 1993, 1995, 1996

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS: • Army Acquisition Corps • Ancient Order of Saint Barbara, United States Army Air Defense Association • Graduate of the Defense Acquisition University Program Management Course

MAJOR PUBLICATIONS: • Standardizing Inspection and Acceptance Through Partnering, 2000 • Continuous Cooling Transformations and Microstructures, 1988 • Properties and Microstructures of Copper Precipitation Aged Plate Steels, 1988

Dr. Craig E. College Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

As Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, Dr. College is responsible for overseeing CALIBRE’s financial and accounting operations, strategic financial planning, capital structure, treasury management, the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), 401(k) management, contracts and procurement, quality programs, mergers and acquisitions, and strategic communications and graphic design. Dr. College assists the President & Chief Executive Officer to successfully position and grow the company, and provides the leadership and vision necessary to ensure that CALIBRE is properly prepared to address changing client and industry trends. He serves as Provost of CALIBRE University, CALIBRE’s leadership development program, providing direction to ensure the programs remain current and relevant. He serves as a subject matter expert in several functional areas, often providing client advisory and analytical services to some of CALIBRE’s most important clients. He has served as Executive Vice President & Chief Strategy Officer and Division Vice President of both Performance & Cost Management and Energy, Environment, & Infrastructure Divisions. Dr. College joined CALIBRE in October 2012 after 34 years of government service as a military officer and civil servant. Prior to joining CALIBRE, he was the Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management, Department of the Army. His previous assignments included Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Infrastructure Analysis), Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Programs (G-8), and Deputy Director, Program Analysis and Evaluation. Dr. College began his service as a Senior Executive in the Office of the Secretary of Defense where he served as Director, Economic Analysis and Resource Planning Division and Director, Force and Infrastructure Cost Analysis Division. Prior to joining DoD, Dr. College was an Associate Professor, Department of Social Sciences, United States Military Academy, and served as a Commissioned Officer, Field Artillery, United States Army. A recipient of the Presidential Rank Awards of Distinguished Executive (2001 and 2007) and Meritorious Executive (1998), Dr. College received a BS from the United States Military Academy at West Point, and an M.A. and Ph.D. in Economics, both from Stanford University.

RAPID CAPABILITIES AND CRITICAL TE CHNOLOGIES OFFICE

Ms. Michelle Hodges Senior Contracting Official

Ms. Michelle Hodges is the Senior Contracting Official for the Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO). The RCCTO rapidly and efficiently researches, develops, prototypes, tests, evaluates, procures, transitions and/or fields critical enabling technologies and capabilities. Ms. Hodges is responsible for creating the environment for RCCTO to execute innovative contracting strategies to enable delivery of critical solutions that address near-term and mid-term threats.

In a detail assignment from May – December 2018, Ms. Hodges supported the standup of the Army Futures Command as the Contracting Cell lead. She was responsible for advising the leadership team on all matters relating to contracting, prioritizing contracting requirements with the Army Contracting Command, monitoring contract execution in support of Army Futures Command and the Cross Functional Teams and managing the internal headquarters Army Futures Command contract requirements.

Ms. Hodges served as the Chief of the Army Contracting Command - Aberdeen Proving Ground Belvoir Division July 2015 to May 2018. Ms. Hodges ensured the execution of the contracting mission for a variety of mission partners on Fort Belvoir, including Project Manager Biometrics and Project Manager Terrestrial Sensors for Program Executive Office (PEO), Intelligence, Electronic Warfare and Sensors (IEW&S), Project Manager, Expeditionary Energy and Sustainment Systems (PM E2S2) for PEO Combat Systems and Combat Service Support (CS&CSS), and the Night Vision Electronic Sensors Directorate (NVESD). This required contracts for research and development, production of and services for Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) systems, as well as grants and Other Transaction Authority agreements.

Prior to this Ms. Hodges was a Branch Chief and Contracting Officer for ACC-APG, where she was responsible planning and executing contract actions in support of programs under the purview of Project Manager Close Combat Systems for PEO Ammunition. As a Contracting Officer, Ms. Hodges was responsible for the management of two highly complex Quick Reaction Capability programs in direct support of the war efforts; the Husky Mounted Detection System (HMDS) and the Vehicle Optics Sensor System (VOSS). Both programs were initiated under Joint Urgent Operation Needs Statements (JUONS), and were under simultaneous development, testing and fielding to meet the inflexible fielding requirements in Theater.

Ms. Hodges holds an M.B.A. from The George Washington University and a B.B.A. in Management from James Madison University. She is a graduate of the Senior Executive Fellows at the Harvard Kennedy School and awards include the Army Superior Civilian Service Award and the Commander's Award for Civilian Service. Ms. Hodges is an Army Acquisition Corps member with Level III Certification in Contracting and Level I Certification in Program Management.

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Brigadier General Anthony (Tony) Potts Program Executive Officer Program Executive Office Soldier

Brigadier General Anthony (Tony) Potts earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Management Information Systems from Murray State University in 1986, and was commissioned a second lieutenant in Army Aviation. His military education includes Rotary Wing Flight Training, AH-64 Apache Instructor Pilot Course, Command and General Staff College, Program Manager's Course, and the Senior Service College. He holds a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Kentucky and a Masters of Strategic Studies from the U.S. Army War College.

In prior assignments, Brigadier General Potts served as the Deputy Commanding General, U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command, and Senior Commander, Natick Soldier Systems Center. He served as acting Deputy for Acquisition and Systems Management, PEO Missiles and Space; as Director, Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense and Army/Navy Transportable Radar Surveillance, Sustainment Management Office, Redstone Arsenal; as Deputy Director for Acquisition and System Management, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology (ASA(ALT)); and Director of Resource Integration, (ASA(ALT)), in Washington, D.C. He also served as Project Manager, Aviation Systems, PEO Aviation; Deputy G-3, Aviation & Missile Command; Product Manager, Apache Modernization; Product Manager, Blue Force Tracker – Aviation; and as the Assistant Product Manager for the Army Airborne Command and Control System, at Redstone Arsenal. He also served as Task Force Commander-Balkans Digitization Initiative.

Brigadier General Potts served as an attack helicopter platoon leader in Germany, and in staff positions as a logistics officer, an intelligence officer and an operations officer. He served as commander of the U.S. Army's AH-64 Apache Attack Helicopter Training Company, and also served in the FORCE XXI experiments in the Digital Force Coordination Cell as Operations Officer for Aviation, Field Artillery, and Air Defense.

Brigadier General Potts is a rated AH-64 Apache Instructor Pilot with a combat tour in Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm. As an acquisition officer he has made numerous deployments to the Balkans, Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom, fielding and sustaining critical battlefield systems.

The general's awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, Meritorious Service Medal, Air Medal with Valor Device, Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Army Superior Unit Award, National Defense Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, Kuwait Liberation Medal, Saudi Kuwait Liberation Medal, Senior Aviator Badge, Air Assault Badge and Army Staff Badge.

Brigadier General Potts and his wife Jennifer have been married 14 years. He is the proud father of two grown children: his son, Taylor, who lives in California and his daughter, Cynthia, who lives in Washington State. Brigadier General John L. Rafferty Director LRPF Cross Functional Team US Army Futures Command

BG John Rafferty, from Great Falls, VA, enlisted in the US Army in 1987 and served as an infantryman with the 8th Infantry Division in Mainz, Germany before attending Longwood University in Farmville, VA where he was commissioned as a field artillery officer after graduation. His first assignment was in the 18th Field Artillery Brigade (Airborne) at Ft Bragg, NC as a fire direction officer and platoon leader in B Battery, 5th Battalion (Air Assault), 8th Field Artillery. BG Rafferty then joined the 3d Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment at Ft Benning, GA as the B Company fire support officer before moving to Marine Corps Base Quantico as an exchange student at the USMC Amphibious Warfare School.

BG Rafferty was next assigned to the 1st Armored Division in Baumholder, Germany and served as a division AFSCOORD and Division Artillery S4 before commanding B Battery, 1st Battalion, 94th FA (MLRS), and then Headquarters Battery 1st Armored Division Artillery. In 2002, he returned to the 75th Ranger Regiment to serve as the fire support officer for the 1st Ranger Battalion and deployed several times in support of both Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. BG Rafferty was then selected to attend the UK Joint Services Command and Staff College in Shrivenham, England.

Following the staff college, BG Rafferty was assigned to the newly formed 4th BCT (Airborne), 25th ID at Ft Richardson, Alaska where he served as the BCT fire support coordinator, plans officer, and BCT S3 during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Upon redeployment he served as the operations officer for 2nd Bn, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment. In 2008, BG Rafferty was assigned to the Office of the Chief of Legislative Liaison (OCLL) in Washington, D.C. where he served as the operations and readiness liaison to the US Congress.

From February 2010 until June 2012, BG Rafferty commanded the 1st Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 3d BCT, 82nd Airborne Division as part of the Global Response Force. He then attended the US Army War College where he completed the Advanced Strategic Art Program before returning to OCLL as deputy chief of the House of Representatives division before deploying to Kabul, Afghanistan as the legislative advisor to the Commander, International Security Assistance Force/ US Forces-Afghanistan.

BG Rafferty assumed command of the 18th Field Artillery Brigade at Fort Bragg, NC in June 2015 and deployed with the brigade headquarters to serve as both Joint Fires Cell-Syria and the CFLCC Force Field Artillery Headquarters in support of Operations Inherent Resolve and Spartan Shield. After relinquishing command in June 2017, he served as the executive officer for the Director of the Army Staff at the Pentagon before moving to Fort Sill, OK to assume his current duties as director of the Long Range Precision Fires Cross Functional Team.

His education includes a Bachelor of Arts from Longwood University, a Master of Arts from King’s College London, and a Master of Strategic Studies from the US Army War College. BG Rafferty has been married for 25 years to the former Tracey Lowery of South Boston, VA. They have two children: daughter, Erin (19) a student at the University of Virginia, and son, Evan (17) a senior at MacArthur High School in Lawton. Thomas Spoehr serves as Director of the Heritage Foundation's (a Washington DC-based think tank) Center for National Defense where he is responsible for supervising research on matters involving U.S. national defense. Prior to joining Heritage, Spoehr served for over 36 years in the U.S. Army, attaining the rank of Lieutenant General. He is an expert on national defense policy and strategy, and has testified before the U.S. Congress on defense strategy, budgets, acquisition and equipment modernization. Spoehr’s reports, articles and commentary have been published widely in both civilian and military media and he is often called upon to provide expert commentary and analysis.

Early military service included operational assignments ensuring Army and joint forces were proficient in countering weapons of mass destruction (WMD). As one of the Army’s foremost uniformed experts in this area, Spoehr served as the Commandant of the Army’s Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear School, with the responsibility for the policy, training and strategy for this critical area.

Later in his Army career, Spoehr served in senior leadership positions in the Pentagon, responsible for charting the Army’s future year financial plans, developing equipment modernization strategies, and achieving business efficiencies and reform. Analysis and recommendations conducted by Spoehr have been used by the Secretary of the Army and other senior leaders to reduce or eliminate military headquarters, reduce back- office costs, and streamline lengthy bureaucratic processes, saving millions of taxpayer dollars. He has published articles describing methods to make the military more efficient and effective, and is a widely requested speaker on these topics.

His operational experiences include service with combat units including the 82nd Airborne Division and the 1st Armored Division. Spoehr participated in Operation Urgent Fury (the invasion of Grenada) and in 2011 served as the Deputy Commanding General, U.S. Forces Iraq in Operation New Dawn, where he successfully oversaw the safe withdrawal of all U.S. forces and equipment from Iraq ahead of schedule, one of the most complex and logistically intensive operations ever attempted by the U.S. military.

He earned a bachelor’s degree in Biology from the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA, a Masters of Arts in Public Administration from Webster University in St. Louis, MO, and a Master of Arts in Strategic Studies from the U.S. Army War College, Carlisle, PA.

He and his wife, Cynthia, live in Alexandria, Virginia, where he enjoys kayaking, home repair, and hiking. They have two grown children, Catherine and Peter, and three grandchildren. Mr. Brian W. Raftery

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Strategy and Acquisition Reform (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology)

Brian Raftery graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1987 and was commissioned in the Armor Branch. He has held a variety of operational and acquisition assignments since then.

He served as a Tank Platoon Leader and Tank Company Executive Officer in 3rd Battalion, 68th Armor, First Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado from 1987 to 1991. Following that assignment, he served as a Tank Battalion Maintenance Officer and Tank Company Commander in 2nd Battalion, 68th Armor, 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany from 1992 to 1995.

As a uniformed acquisition officer, Brian Raftery served in the office of the Project Manager, Abrams Tank Systems from 1997 to 1999 as the Assistant Project Manager for Fielding in Warren, Michigan. Following that assignment, he served at Fort Lewis, Washington in the office of the Project Manager, Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT) from 2000 to 2003 as the Assistant Project Manager for Stryker Logistics and Fielding. In this capacity, he planned, prepared, and executed the fielding of the Army’s first SBCT to the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry division. He went on to serve as the Department of the Army Systems Coordinator for the Stryker Program in the office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology (ASA(ALT)). Brian Raftery also served as the Executive Officer to the Assistant Deputy, Acquisition and Systems Management, ASA(ALT). From August 2005 to June 2008, Brian was the Product Manager for Demilitarization of Conventional Ammunition in the Program Executive Office (PEO) Ammunition.

After retirement from the Army in 2008, Brian Raftery returned to public service as a Department of the Army civilian. In this capacity, he served as a Department of the Army Systems Coordinator for MRAP Transition, PEO Ground Combat Systems. He then served as a Program Integrator and Deputy Product Manager for Mounted Soldier System and Deputy Product Director Soldier Systems and Integration in Project Manager Soldier Warrior, PEO Soldier from June 2009 until August 2013. Following graduation from the Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy in June 2014, he served as Chief of Technology, and Acting Director, PEO Soldier Systems Integration Directorate. From June 2015 until June 2018, Brian served as the Product Manager of the Biometrics Enabling Capability in Project Manager, DoD Biometrics, PEO IEW&S. Prior to assuming responsibilities as the Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, Strategy and Acquisition Reform (DASA-SAR), ASA(ALT), he served as the Director, Acquisition Policy in DASA- SAR, ASA(ALT).

Brian Raftery holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the United States Military Academy, a Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Pennsylvania State University, a Master of Arts degree in Procurement and Acquisition Management from Webster University, and a Master of Science degree in National Resource Strategy from the National Defense University. His military education includes the Armor Officer Basic and Advanced Courses, Combined Arms and Services Staff School, US Army Command and General Staff College, resident Senior Service College, the Materiel Acquisition Management Course, and the Defense Acquisition University Program Manager’s series and the Senior Acquisition Course. He is DAWIA Level III Certified in Program Management and Engineering.

Mr. Raftery’s awards and recognitions include the Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal (3 awards), Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal (2 awards), National Defense Service Medal, Overseas Ribbon, Army Superior Unit Award, Parachutist’s Badge, Army Staff Identification Badge, the Commander’s Award for Civilian Service (2 Awards), the Army Superior Civilian Service Award, the Armor Order of Saint George, and the Ordnance Order of Samuel Sharp.

The Honorable David J. Berteau President and Chief Executive Officer, Professional Services Council

Mr. Berteau became the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Professional Services Council (PSC) on March 28, 2016. With more than 400 members, PSC is the premier advocate of and resource for the federal services industry. As CEO, Mr. Berteau focuses on legislative and regulatory issues related to government acquisition, budgets, and requirements by helping to shape public policy, leading strategic coalitions, and working to improve communications between government and industry.

Prior to PSC, Mr. Berteau was confirmed in December 2014 as the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Logistics and Materiel Readiness. He oversaw the management of the $170 billion in Department of Defense logistics.

Previously, Mr. Berteau served as Senior Vice President and Director of the National Security Program on Industry and Resources at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). His research and analysis covered national security, management, contracting, logistics, acquisition, and industrial base issues.

Mr. Berteau is a Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration and has also served as an adjunct professor at Georgetown University and at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, a Director of the Procurement Round Table, and an Associate at the Robert S. Strauss Center at the University of Texas.

Prior to CSIS, Mr. Berteau was director of national defense and homeland security for Clark & Weinstock, director of Syracuse University's National Security Studies Program and a professor of practice at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, and senior vice president at Science Applications International Corporation. Before SAIC, he held a variety of positions in the Department of Defense. Throughout his career, he served a total of 14 years at senior levels in the U.S. Defense Department under six defense secretaries.

Mr. Berteau graduated with a B.A. from Tulane University in 1971 and received his master's degree in 1981 from the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas.

PROGRAM EXECUTIVE OFFICE COMMAND, CONTROL AND COMMUNICATIONS-TACTICAL

Major General David G. Bassett Program Executive Officer Command, Control and Communications-Tactical

As Program Executive Officer for Command, Control, Communications- Tactical (PEO C3T), Major General David G. Bassett guides a workforce of more than 1,600 personnel who acquire, field and support the communications networks, radios, satellite systems and other hardware and software Soldiers require for information dominance on the battlefield. MG Bassett took command of PEO C3T on January 30, 2018. MG Bassett comes to PEO C3T after serving as Program Executive Officer for Ground Combat Systems since September 2013. He was responsible for the life-cycle management of a complex and diverse organization with six Acquisition Category I programs (Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle program, M109A7 Self-Propelled Howitzer program, Abrams Tank upgrades, Bradley Fighting Vehicles upgrades, the Stryker Family of Vehicles and the M88 HERCULES). In addition to the combat vehicle modernization efforts for each of the ACAT I programs, to include active protection systems, he is also responsible for multiple Foreign Military Sales efforts and pending programs such as Mobile Protect Firepower. The ground combat systems portfolio has an annual budget of over $2.67 billion with a total program budget of over $14.8 billion (POM FY16-20). MG Bassett was commissioned through ROTC in 1988 into the Signal Corps with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Virginia. As a junior officer, he served in Germany in tactical positions as Communications Platoon Leader, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment and as Battalion S4 and Company Commander in 123rd Signal Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division. Following the Signal Officer’s Advanced Course and Advanced Civil Schooling at the University of Virginia where he received a Master of Science in Computer Science, he was assigned to the US European Command Staff, where he served as the Requirements Analysis and Interoperability Action Officer, J6. He transferred to the Army Acquisition Corps in 1999 and was assigned to Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, as Operations Officer, Communications and Electronics Command Software Engineering Center. MG Bassett went on to serve at Fort Monmouth as the Chief Software Engineer for the Future Combat Systems Network and as Program Integrator and Product Manager, Future Combat Systems, Software Integration. He then served on the Joint Staff as the Ground Maneuver Analyst, Capabilities and Acquisition Division, J8. From July 2009 to May 2012, MG Bassett served as the Army’s Project Manager for Tactical Vehicles within the Program Executive Office for Combat Support & Combat Service Support (PEO CS&CSS). In June 2012, Tactical Vehicles was restructured, and he was tapped to lead the Joint Program Office, Joint Light Tactical Vehicles, PEO CS&CSS, through the Engineering and Manufacturing Development award, from June 2012 to August 2012. In September 2012, MG Bassett assumed responsibilities as the Deputy Program Executive Officer for CS&CSS. As the DPEO he provided technical and managerial oversight for approximately 270 tactical wheeled vehicles, special purpose vehicles and equipment, physical security equipment, petroleum and water systems, and other support systems/equipment for the US Army and sister services. MG Bassett is a graduate of the Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas and a distinguished graduate of the Industrial College of the Armed Forces in Washington, D.C. Dr. Arun Seraphin United States Senate Committee on Armed Services Professional Staff Member Dr. Arun A. Seraphin is a Professional Staff Member on the staff of the United States Senate Committee on Armed Services. His areas of responsibility include acquisition policy, Pentagon management issues, Department of Defense’s science and technology programs, information technology systems, technology transition issues, defense laboratories, Small Business Innovation Research program, manufacturing programs, and test and evaluation programs. As such he assists Senators in their oversight of DOD policies and programs, including in the authorization of budgets, civilian nominations, legislative initiatives, and hearings. He rejoined the committee staff in 2014, after previously serving there between 2001 and 2010. In 2009, he was named one of ten Defense “Staffers to Know” by Roll Call, a Capitol Hill newspaper.

From 2010 to 2014, Dr. Seraphin served as the Principal Assistant Director for National Security and International Affairs at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). During this time, he both led (in an Acting capacity) and served as the deputy director of the OSTP National Security and International Affairs division. His areas of responsibility included developing and implementing White House initiatives and policies in areas including defense research and engineering; weapons of mass destruction; defense manufacturing and industrial base; science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education; cybersecurity; and promoting innovation in government research and engineering organizations. He also led interagency groups on small business programs and on improving the quality of the Federal STEM workforce. He was on detail to OSTP from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) where he was the Special Assistant for Policy Initiatives to the Director of DARPA.

Dr. Seraphin has also worked on the United States House of Representatives Committee on Science’s Subcommittee on Research as a professional staff member. He began his work in Congress in the Office of Senator Joseph Lieberman as the 1999-2000 Materials Research Society – Optical Society of America Congressional Science and Engineering Fellow. In these positions, he covered both civilian and defense research and development programs.

Between 1996 and 2000, Dr. Seraphin worked in the Science and Technology Division of the Institute for Defense Analyses, where his research included work on defense technology transition, microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), export controls, technology forecasting, and international research cooperation. His work included detailed technical analyses supporting the DARPA MEMS program, the Army Science and Technology Master Plan, and the Military Critical Technologies Program.

In 1996, Dr. Seraphin earned a Ph.D. in Electronic Materials from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he performed research on silicon nanotechnology. His research focused on the development of novel silicon nanostructures and tailoring their optical properties. He also holds bachelor’s degrees in Political Science with a concentration in American Government and Engineering Science with a concentration in Materials Science from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Jeff Staub

Partner | A.T. Kearney Public Sector & Defense Services

Summary of Experience Consulting Engagements Not exhaustive

Partner in A.T. Kearney’s • In collaboration with the World Economic Forum, evaluated the implications of 5 major technologies (additive manufacturing, augmented/VR + wearables, robotics, PSDS practice focused on AI, and IoT) on the future of production at the global to individual level A&D strategic operations • For large structural fabricator OEM in Defense, evaluated the maturity of four Director of A.T. Kearney’s additive manufacturing (AM) technologies across a select group of high priority parts Manufacturing Center of to identify when and how AM will impact their strategy Excellence for the Americas • For a greenfield ‘factory of the future’, refreshed business case assumptions including network impact; evaluated technology, capital equipment, process flows, Extensive industrials / A&D and facility design against latest specs and demand profile to minimize COGS 4-walls, supply chain, and • For two large A&D players going through post merger integration, supported network strategy experience capture of cost synergies focused on footprint consolidation and site level Firm SME in advanced improvement including nine large consolidation projects and 30 small site exits manufacturing / Industry4.0 • For a defense aircraft program, conducted a rapid manufacturing cost take-out to generate implementable cost reduction including automation opportunities – Former plant manager for defined 32 priority initiatives with implementation plans to reduce cost by ~28% GKN – tier one auto supplier • For major electro-optical and avionics aerospace suppliers, executed 4-week cost diagnostics to identify tactical initiatives and develop a practical roadmap to reduce costs by 26% and 27% respectively Areas of Focus + • For a procurer of heavy Defense vehicles, visited over 50 heavy OEMs across several industries to evaluate the industrial base network, captured risks due to demand Discrete manufacturing for reduction, and identified mitigation strategies highly engineered products • At a major aerospace engines manufacturer, conducted in-depth ‘should cost’ of Additive manufacturing and procured, high complexity fabrications with limited natural marketplace competition adjacent technologies to drive cost improvement and negotiation fact base • For a next gen radar system, led an in-depth manufacturing analysis and cost Industry4.0 strategy including reduction on a high cost subassembly robotics, wearables, IoT, and advanced analytics Industry Experience Private equity / M&A diligence and integration with GKN PLC / GKN Sinter Metals focus on industrials and A&D As a value stream manager (plant manager) for the Sinter Metals business, planned, Should cost / negotiations for directed and managed operations for a highly automated, 125 person tier one automotive facility with molding, sintering, machining, and heat treat processes highly engineered products with no competitive market Joined GKN through their leadership development program. Completed assignments across multiple businesses and geographies before joining GKN Sinter Metals Rapid supplier diagnostic and operations turnaround Industry 4.0 Publications / Speaking Events • Publication: The resilient factory – five technologies to combat mfg. workforce gaps Academic • Leading Private Equity Firm: Harnessing I4.0 and Industrial Automation Background • Gov of Dubai: 3D Printing a Strategic Imperative B.S., Georgia Institute of • Publication: Technology and Innovation for the Future of Production Technology • Gov of Taiwan: National 3DP Blueprint – Tapping Taiwan’s Unfair Advantage • Top US powder metal producer: Additive Arrives Major: Aerospace • Publication: 3D Printing: A Manufacturing Revolution Engineering Julian M. Setian President and Chief Executive Officer

Julian M. Setian has worked as an entrepreneur and senior executive in the defense and government services sector for more than two decades. He joined SOS International LLC (SOSi), a company founded by his mother, in 1995 and has served as its President and CEO since 2001.

During SOSi’s early years, Mr. Setian directly managed numerous large programs for the national security and intelligence community. He has since grown the company into one of the largest private, family-owned and operated firms in the defense and aerospace industry – a global enterprise of nearly 1,000 full-time employees, specializing in military logistics, intelligence analysis, agile software development, and cyber security.

Mr. Setian earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from Columbia University. He serves on both the board of directors and executive committee of the Professional Services Council (PSC), and on the executive committee of the Washington, D.C. chapter of the Young Presidents Organization (YPO). He is a member of Business Executives for National Security (BENS), Association of the United States Army (AUSA), and National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA). He has also been nominated twice for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award for the Mid- Atlantic region and three times for the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce, Executive of the Year Award.

Under Mr. Setian’s direction and leadership, SOSi supports a wide range of non-profit and civic organizations, including the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce, Reston Chamber of Commerce, Cornerstones, International Stability Operations Association (ISOA), United Service Organizations, Inc. (USO) and Dog Tag, Inc.

Jonathan Etherton

Jonathan Etherton, President of Etherton and Associates, Inc., has over 35 years of experience working in and with Congress and the Executive Branch on national security funding and acquisition policy issues.

Jon served 18 years as a staff member in the United States Senate, including 14 years on the professional staff of the Senate Armed Services Committee. While serving on the committee staff, he was responsible for managing public policy and budget issues before the Subcommittee on Acquisition and Technology, including; acquisition policy, funding for technology base and research and development programs, industrial base policy and selected defense trade issues. Serving as the principal republican committee staff member for acquisition policy and reform from 1985 to 1999, he played a leading role in the development and enactment of such legislation as the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 and the Federal Acquisition Reform Act of 1996 (also known as the Clinger-Cohen Act).

After leaving Capitol Hill in February 1999, Jon Etherton served first as Assistant Vice President, then Vice President, for Legislative Affairs at the Aerospace Industries Association of America.

Jon served as a member of the Acquisition Advisory Panel from 2005-2007, a Federal advisory committee appointed pursuant to section 1423 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 to review and make recommendations on all Federal acquisition laws, policies and regulations. Jon Etherton is a member of the Procurement Roundtable, the board of advisors of the National Contract Management Association, the board of advisors of the Coalition for Government Procurement, the board of directors of the American Foreign Policy Council, and also serves as a trustee of the Subcontract Management Institute. Since 2014, Jon has also served as Senior Fellow for Acquisition Reform at the National Defense Industrial Association. He is co-author with Will Goodman of Pathway to Transformation: NDIA Acquisition Reform Recommendations, submitted to the House and Senate Armed Services Committees in November 2014. He was also a contributor to Defense Acquisition Reform: Where do we go from here? published in October 2014 by the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations.

Jon Etherton has received several awards and special recognitions, including a Federal Computer Week Federal 100 Award in 1995, the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) Procurement Innovation Award in 1999, the David D. Acker Skill in Communication Award from the Defense Acquisition University Alumni Association in 2004, and induction into the Defense Acquisition University Hall of Fame in 2008. In 2015, the National Contract Management Association selected Jon Etherton to receive the Herbert Roback Memorial Award for lifetime contributions to the betterment of public contracting. Etherton and Associates, Inc. was rated #8 on the list of top performing Washington DC lobbying firms in 2016 by Bloomberg Government.

Charles H. Harris Associate Deputy General Counsel (Intellectual Property) Office of the Army General Counsel

Charles H. Harris is the Associate Deputy General Counsel (Intellectual Property) in the Acquisition Law Practice Group of the Office of the Army General Counsel. Mr. Harris provides legal advice to Secretariat including Program Executive Officer (PEO) level clients concerning rights in technical data and computer software, technology transfer and intellectual property matters, represents the Department of the Army at Department of Defense and government-wide technology transfer meetings, represents the Army as a member on the DFARS committee for Patents, Data and Copyrights, and provides training to acquisition attorneys and acquisition professionals at various Department of Defense and Department of Army events. Mr. Harris has worked as an attorney in private practice and in the Government for the Department of the Air Force and the Department of the Navy. In one assignment Mr. Harris had core responsibility for intellectual property matters involving the United States Marine Corps. Mr. Harris was appointed to the executive position of Senior Intellectual Property Law Attorney in June, 2015.

PRIMARY AREAS OF PRACTICE: - Acquisition advising regarding rights in technical data and computer software - Intellectual Property - Technology Transfer

EDUCATION: - Bachelor of Science (Mechanical Engineering), University of Maryland, College Park - Juris Doctor, Georgetown University Law Center - Master of Science (Biotechnology), The Johns Hopkins University

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: - Director, Intellectual Property Office (Acquisition Law Division), Department of the Air Force, Washington, D.C. - Associate Counsel (Intellectual Property), Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C. - Associate Counsel (Intellectual Property), Office of Naval Research, Arlington, Virginia - Intellectual Property Counsel, Naval Medical Research Center, Silver Spring, Maryland - Intellectual Property Counsel, Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, Fort Detrick, Maryland - Intellectual Property Attorney, Army Materiel Command, Alexandria, Virginia - Intellectual Property Attorney, Army Research Laboratory, Adelphi, Maryland

FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Philip D. Rodgers Director, Acquisition Approaches and Management Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition & Sustainment)

Mr. Rodgers joined the Department of Defense in 1982 serving as a Naval Officer in a variety of positions. His ashore assignments included tours on the Chief of Naval Operations staff as a manpower analyst and program analyst concentrating on Logistics and Mobility analyses, as well as long range program planning.

After leaving active duty, Mr. Rodgers accepted a position with the Naval Center for Cost Analysis where he conducted independent cost estimates and financial analysis of major Defense contractors; and industrial base assessments of interest to the Navy. He then assumed duties as the Program Manager for the Navy Visibility and Management of Operating and Support Costs (VAMOSC) system.

Mr. Rodgers joined the staff of the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology & Logistics) (USD(AT&L)) in 1995, and was selected into the Senior Executive Service in 2000. From 2000 to May 2007 he served as the Deputy Director, Resource Analysis within the Directorate for Acquisition Resources and Analysis (ARA) leading acquisition and technology planning, programming, and budgeting process activities for the USD(AT&L). He also conducted a wide range of assessments of major resource issues for use in Defense Acquisition Board reviews and in the Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution (PPBE) process.

In May 2007, he assumed duties as the Principal Deputy Director, Acquisition Resources and Analysis; responsible for integrating all USD(AT&L) planning, programming and budgeting activities, as well as for overseeing the efficient functioning of the Department’s formal weapons systems acquisition process. He managed the governance process and systems providing Department-wide access to authoritative and timely information supporting major acquisition oversight and decision making. He was the functional leader of the 7000 members of the Business community of the Defense Acquisition Workforce, setting workforce policies and guiding training through the Defense Acquisition University. He also provided management oversight and guidance for the DoD FFRDCs and University Affiliated Research Centers.

In August 2018, he was reassigned to become the first Director, Acquisition Management & Approaches responsible for leading Defense acquisition policy formulation and implementation for various aspects of the Defense acquisition system; to include the Middle Tier of Acquisition, Business Systems, and Software. He also leads policy development and implementation for the acquisition and licensing of Intellectual Property. He is the DoD lead for data collection and statutory reporting to Congress on $2T of investments in Major Defense Acquisition Programs.

He received his MS in Operations Research Analysis from the Naval Postgraduate School. His honors and awards include the Defense Medal for Exceptional Civilian Service (three awards) as well as two Presidential Rank Awards.

ADRIANA SURINGA LUEDKE Lockheed Martin Corporation Director and Associate General Counsel Intellectual Property & Technology Law

Ms. Luedke is responsible for providing legal support on a wide array of corporate intellectual property matters. Her responsibilities include strategic planning for corporate research and development initiatives and intellectual property protection and exploitation; support of Lockheed Martin Government Affairs on legislative and regulatory data rights and intellectual property matters; drafting and negotiation of commercial contracts; counseling on enterprise IT policies and procedures and cybersecurity-related and privacy matters; negotiation of government and commercial intellectual property licenses and contracts; providing intellectual property support for corporate acquisitions and other transactions; managing of patent infringement matters; and advising on data rights and other government contract issues.

From 2010-2014, Ms. Luedke provided legal support to Lockheed Martin’s Information Systems & Global Solutions (IS&GS) division relating to intellectual property matters. Her responsibilities include drafting, review, negotiation and approval of government and commercial intellectual property licenses and contracts and related client counseling; providing intellectual property support for corporate acquisitions and other transactions; management of outside counsel for patent and trademark prosecution and litigation; intellectual property review to identify and appropriately protect the corporation’s intellectual property; advising on infringement, trademarks, product clearances, patentability opinions, and government contract issues relating to data rights, counterfeit items, proprietary information and intellectual property; and counseling concerning use and licensing of open source and commercial software.

Prior to joining Lockheed Martin, Ms. Luedke litigated patent infringement matters involving diverse technologies such as dental devices, Web browsers, oil filtering systems, genetically modified plants, microfluidics and aluminum aircraft components. Ms. Luedke’s patent prosecution and counseling experience primarily relate to electrical, computer and mechanical arts, including health insurance and financial transaction networks, software and data processing methodologies, medical and dental devices, various mechanical devices and telecommunication systems. She has prepared and prosecuted U.S. and foreign patent

applications; prepared patentability evaluations, infringement, enforceability analyses and conducted due diligence investigations; and managed worldwide patent portfolios at Dorsey & Whitney in Minneapolis, MN, and Covington & Burling and Banner & Witcoff in Washington, DC.

Ms. Luedke is the incoming vice chair of the Intellectual Property Committee of the Aerospace Industries Association. She is also an officer in the American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Intellectual Property Law and a member of the Intellectual Property Committee of the ABA Public Contract Law Section. She frequently speaks on a variety of intellectual property topics.

Ms. Luedke served as an intern to Chief Judge Helen Nies of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and examined applications as a junior examiner at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. She received her J.D. with honors from the George Washington University and her B.A. in engineering science from Dartmouth College. She is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia and Florida (inactive), and before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the Supreme Court of the United States and is a registered patent attorney.