24 October 2018: DPAAS Meeting Invitation
"Open Standards and Government Reference Architecture”
We are very pleased to announce that Mr. Chris Garrett (AFLCMC/EZAC) will be our speaker at the 24 October 2018 (Wednesday) DPAAS meeting, 11:30-1:30 pm, 2800 Presidential Drive, Holiday Inn, Fairborn, Ohio. Mr. Garrett will discuss “Open Standards and Government Reference Architectures”.
Abstract: The Department of Defense has been emphasizing open system standards as well as prototyping as well as agile acquisition in recent years. To date, there has been very limited success in achieving speed of capability to the field with systems that are efficient in regards to their ability to be maintained and upgraded both quickly and affordably. One approach for achieving agile acquisition is to develop a set of government reference architectures that leverage open system standards. This talk will explore the possibilities of implementing such an ecosystem.
Chris spent over 27 years in the Air Force working in the areas of electronic warfare, test, space, and aircraft sustainment where he spent 3 years at Robins AFB in the C-17 group. He finished his career as the Deputy Director for Engineering and Technical Management at Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC/EN). As Deputy Director, Chris focused on three areas – System of Systems Analysis, Open Systems Architecture, and Strategic Planning. In his current job, Chris is working in the engineering home office at the Life Cycle Management Center where he is wearing three hats – first as the Technical Advisor for the Architecture Group in EZAC, also he is acting as the lead engineer for the Open Architecture Management Office where he is working the transition of the Open Mission Systems standard from the Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office to the Life Cycle Management Center; and finally he is leading Line of Action 4, Weapon System Adaptability, under the Cyber Campaign.
Note: Participation in DPAAS is limited to representatives of the United States Government and U.S. Defense Contractors. All representatives must be Citizens of the United States. DPAAS technical presentations may count toward Acquisition Continuous Learning (CL) Points – check with your supervisor!
Registrations/Cancellations need to be received no later than 12:00 Noon, 23 October 2018. To cancel your registration, please send an email to admin@dpaas.com. "No shows" will be billed.