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ITAAC: A Roadmap for IT Acquisition Reform

ITAAC SR. LEADERSHIP ROUNDTABLE AGENDAS
PRIOR IT-AAC MEETING AGENDAS
Feel free to join us for this Friday's IT-AAC Leadership Roundtable at CMU SEI. It has turned out to be one of our more powerful of the past 36 workshops that we have hosted thus far.  We did add a dial in number if you wanted to dial in. 1-712-432-1438, Access Code 423360#
IT-AAC is also hosting the Cloud Security Alliance DC chapter meeting from 930-1100 same day, same location, and glad to sponsor your membership (free) Details at www.IT-AAC.org.  or www.csadc.us
If neither of these sessions work for you, I would welcome the opportunity meet with your team some late afternoon at my private club call Landini Rex in Old Town. They have private sitting areas were we can discuss how the IT-AAC has evolved and providing an alternative structure for those looking to make a difference.  I will need at least three days lead time to assemble our principles. 
In any event, best to you and your family for the holidays.
vr
John Weiler
 
IT Acquisition Advisory Council (IT-AAC)
December 16th IT-AAC Leadership Roundtable
    Acquisition Roadmap for Secure Cloud Computing


Generously Hosted By:

Room CC4/CC5, 4301 Wilson Blvd
Arlington VA 22203
www.IT-AAC.org   (703)768-0400
 
Please find the final agenda for December 16th IT-AAC Leadership Roundtable, scheduled from 2-500pm, generously hosted by CMU Software Engineering Institute (SEI) at 4301 Wilson Blvd ,Arlington VA 22203-1860   Room CC4/CC5. 
Due to overwhelming response, this program is full and no longer accepting confirmations.  Those looking to join the discussion may dial in at
1-712-432-1438, Access Code 423360#
All are welcome to join the IT-AAC Holiday Social from 5-700pm, same location.  $20. donation would be appreciated.
The IT-AAC Acquisition Roadmap for Secure Cloud Computing continues to build consensus and gather lessons learned from many communities of practice.  This is the second of a three part series on Innovative Acquisition Models of IT Infrastructure and Secure Cloud Services.   With severe budget cut forcing greater operational efficiencies, this forum will give senior executives with the Roadmap for Sustainable IT Acquisition Reform.    The next forum will be in late January. 
 
DRAFT AGENDA
Time     1400-1800 EST,
 
1330-      Registration and Meet/Greet
1400-      Introductions and Opening Remarks
               Dr. Ken Nidiffer, Director of Strategic Plans for Government Programs,
                   Carnegie Mellon University, SEI
                Kevin Carroll, IT-AAC Vice Chair
1415-       Keynote: OUSD Intel Mr. Neill Tipton on DI2E Way Forward
Introduction by John A. Weiler, IT-AAC Vice Chairman and CIO
1430-       Business Case & ROI for Secure Cloud & Consolidated IT Infrastructure
                Bob Jiminez, NRO CIO-CTO, Vice Team Lead (confirmed)
JP Morgenthal, President Cloud Security Alliance DC Chapter, Smartronix        
1515 -      Break
1545-       Standards of Practice and Metrics for Secure Cloud Computing
                Dawn Leaf, Sr Exec for Cloud Computing NIST (confirmed)
Katie Lewin, Cloud Lead, GSA Computing Services (confirmed)
1645-     Lessons Learned from Early Adopters of Secure Cloud
               Wolfe Tombe, CTO, Customs and Border Protection (CBP)  (confirmed)
               Col. Charlie Wells, PM, Army PEO IEWS (confirmed)
1715-     IT-AAC Holiday Reception
 
Roundtable Confirming Delegates:
 
AF AQI          Col Todd Sullivan       Aqib Division Mgr Biz Systems
AF AQX         Ralph Dicicco AQ DCIO
AF CMO         Kent Werner   HQE, Xcm, Soa, IIB
AF ESC          Dave Garofoli COR ADET 554 Wing
AF RESEARCH LAB           Dr. Davy Belk Director Afrl, Agile Cyber Tech
ARMY ASA ALT      Ross Guckert  Asst Deputy Acquisition & System Mgt
ARMY CECOM        Ned Keeler      Director, AMC LCMC
ARMY G6 CIO          Gary Blohm    Deputy CIO Architectures
ARMY G6 CIO          Darren King    Director Enterprise Security
ARMY ITA    Don Adcock   Executive Director, Army ITA
ARMY NETWARCOM        Dan Bradford Ses Chief Engineer Netcom
ARMY NETWARCOM        Michael Eixenberger, Deputy G3, DCS
ARMY OBT   John Organek  Deputy Assistant Administrator
ARMY PEO IEWS    Col Charlie Wells        Pm Dgcs
ARMY PEO PMP2E  Col. Michael Devine   Product Manager, Power Propulsion Enabler
CENSUS        Avi Bender     SES Deputy CIO
CLOUD SECURITY ALLIANCE DC Bhavesh Bhagat     Encrisp & DC Chapter Chairman
CLOUD SECURITY ALLIANCE DC JP Morgenthal President, Smartronix Cloud Evangelist
CSSS.NET      Lisa Wolford   President
CONGRESS CONNOLLY (D-VA) Zack Fields     Govt Oversight And Reform
CONGRESS HOMELAND SECURITY     Lanier Avant   Chief Of Staff
CONGRESS THOMPSON   Hope E. Goins            Counsel
CONGRESS VETERAN AFFAIRS Marty Herbert Staff Director, Sub Committee On Oversight
CONSULTANT         Joe Mazzafro   Strategic Plans & Business Development
DAU   Robert Daugherty                   Dean Of Capital & NE Region
DAU               Dr. Katrina McFarland           President & Acting OSD ASD (A)
DHS CBP       Mark Borkowski         Commissioner, Office Of Innovation Technology
DHS CBP       Wolf Tombe    CTO, SOA
DHS CBP       Ken Ritchhart Deputy Asst Commissioner, DCIO
DHS IG          Charles Edwards         Deputy Inspector General
DHS MGT      Carlene Ileto   Executive Director Ebmo
DHS MGT      Chris Chilbert  Chief Architect
DHS MGT      Duane Jenkins Director, Ispc, IT Service
DHS ODP       Dave Epperson            CIO NPPD
DISA CS        Alfred Rivera  Director, Computing Services
DOE    Bill Bryan        Deputy Asst Secretary, Infrastructure
DOT    Tim Schmidt   Deputy CIO
DNI     Hank Beebe    I2 Oversight And Engineering
DNI     John Parker     Chief of Acquisition, Business Transformation
DNI ISE         Michael Howell           Deputy ISE Pm
DNI ISE         Kshemendra Paul        Chief Architect ISE/PM
DTRA Chris Riley      Deputy CTO
EPA    Malcolm Jackson         Deputy CIO
EPA    Watkins Harrell           CIO and Asst Admin
FAA    Bob Rovinsky Director It Enterprise Services
FAA    Steve Cooper  CIO
FAA    Victoria Wassmer  VP & Assoc Admin Shared Services
FAA    Cindy Rooney Director Acquisition Policy
GAO   Gary Mountjoy           Deputy Director,  IT Management
ISSA   Skip Chapman President, DC Chapter
GOOGLE  Jim Young            Director Defense Ops
GSA    Michael Robertson      Chief Of Staff
GSA CS          Katie Lewin    Cloud Lead
INTERIOR     Lawrence Gross          Deputy CIO Assistant Administrator
ISC2    Hord Tipton    Executive Director
IT-AAC          Gen. Ted Bowlds        Former ESC Commander
IT-AAC  Honorable John Grimes, former DoD CIO
IT-AAC          Kevin Carroll  Former PEO EIS Director
IT-AAC          John Weiler     Managing Director, Vice Chair
NAVY CNO  Capt James Imanian    CIO OPNAV
NAVY ASN RDA     Nickolas H. Guertin    Dep. Dir. For Open Architecture
NAVY ASD RDA     Elliott Branch SES
NAVY ONI    Capt David Porcaro    Director IT
NAVY ONI    Tim Sydnor     CIO
NAVY NAVCYBERFOR    Lynn Schug   CIO
NAVY PEO EIS        Capt Shawn Hendricks           Ngen Aq Pm
NAVY SPAWAR PACIFIC Gary Wang      CIO
NGA   Ernest Smiley  OCIO COS
NGA   Phil Hwang     Innovision
NIST   Dawn Leaf      Senior Advisor, IT Laboratory & Sr Exec For Cloud Computing
NRO   Bob Jiminez    NRO/CIO-CTO  Vice Team Lead
OCTO CONSULTING          David Kramer Principal
OCTO CONSULTING          Jay Shah          Sr Partner/Chief Architect
OSD CIO        Don Johnson   DoD CIO, Acquisition Lead
OSD DDR&E Jaymie Durnan            Sr. Advisor to Deputy Ddr&E
OSD HA         Paula Friedman           EHR Deputy Pm
OSD HA         Robert Bolluyt            Deputy Component Acquisition Executive
OUSD INTEL            Neill Tipton     Director, Info Sharing And Partner Engagement
SAVANTAGE             Ayesha Rahman        Vice President
RED HAT       Dan Wilbricht Director Intel Programs         
RED HAT       Brett Egloff    Federal Director
SEI      Dr. Ken Nidiffer         Director Strategic Plans For Government Programs
SEI      John Bramer                Director Programs and Transition
SI        Vince Snyder  VP
TRUSTED COMPUTER SOLUTIONS       Ed Hammersla            COO
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE     Eileen Giglio   Sr Staff
USMC LtCOL Ty Ferrell                    Tactical SOA PM, PG 11 MAGTF C2
US TRANSCOM       Rory Kinney   J6 Deputy CIO SES (dial in)
US TRANSCOM       Dennis Nadler DPO Chief Technology Officer (dial in)
VA      Dr Aaron Drew           VA Chief Architect
  
IT-AAC provides a conflict free peer to peer interchange for sharing best practices and lessons learned. 60-70 senior leaders come together for this problem solving forum (GOs/SESs/CxOs) representing; Congress, Defense, Civil Agencies, Intelligence, White House, UKMoD, EU, Standards Bodies, Think Tanks, Academia, Innovators, and retired Politicos.
 
IT-AAC's conflict free IT Acquisition support offerings provides agency PMs with the just in time IT advisory services, Agile Methods, and Solution Architecture templates already proven in the market. With draconian budget cuts looming, agencies now have means of pooling limited funds and expertise needed to significantly reduce IT lifecycle cost, maximizing COTS/OSS solutions, and re-establishing organic IT Acquisition expertise through our partnerships. IT-AAC think tank capabilities include:
 
1.      A Peer Review Advisory Council
2.      Cloud or IT Infrastructure Acquisition Strategy
3.      Innovation Research and Tech Readiness Assessments
4.      Acquisition Workforce Training and Mentoring
5.      Acquisition Ecosystem Re-Engineering, augmented with Agile Methods and Solution Templates
6.      Performance Metrics and Management

The IT-AAC is composed of 14 public interest concerns, working in unison to fundamentally transform how government buys and manages IT.
 
IT Acquisition Advisory Council (IT-AAC)
www.IT-AAC.org
703-768-0400
Assuring the Business Value of Technology
 
IT Acquisition Advisory Council (IT-AAC)
October 14th IT-AAC Leadership Roundtable
(hosted by Octo Consulting)
Acquisition Roadmap for Secure Cloud and IT Infrastructure
8484 Westpark Drive, McLean VA 22102
8th Floor Conference Room
                   www.IT-AAC.org  (703)768-0400
               
RE:  Final Agenda for October 14th IT-AAC Leadership Roundtable

Dear Colleague,

We are expecting our largest gathering (90 confirmations) and delighted to have delegates of your caliber working together to reform and inform Federal IT Acquisition.  Please also note delegates will need to choose between two parallel tracks. Also, to prepare you for Friday's discussion, we ask that you review the IT-AAC read ahead PPT posted at www.IT-AAC.org. 
+++If for some reason you are unable to join us, feel free to forward this ICH invite to another who can represent your interests and insights.  +++
There will be ample parking at Octo Consulting in Tysons, located at 8484 Westpark Drive, 8th Floor Conference Room, McLean VA 22102.  Metro is not a good option this month. 
This months IT-AAC Leadership Roundtable (our 35th) is organized into two parallel tracks as follows, and would be honored to have you co-lead one session if you are so inclined.  These are informal sessions designed to maximize sharing of best practices and lessons learned.     
Track 1:
·         Session 1: 230-330 Business Case & ROI for Secure Cloud & Consolidated IT Infrastructure
·         Break 330-400
·         Session 2: 400-500pm Lessons Learned from Early Adopters of Secure Cloud
 Track 2:
·         Session 3: 230-330 Standards & Open Architecture in Cloud Computing
·         Break 330-400
·         Session 4: 400-500 Emerging Technologies and Innovations in Secure Cloud Computing
 - Cocktail Reception 500-700pm (invite a friend, sessions attendance not a pre-requisite)
 The IT-AAC Acquisition Roadmap for Secure Cloud Computing continues to build consensus and gather lessons learned from many communities of practice.  Recent IT-AAC sessions with General Hoss Cartwright, NASA Administrator Bolden, DNI Acquisition Executive Moynihan, and DHS CIO Spires has helped drive consensus on both root causes of IT program failure, as well as strategies for remediation and prevention.    With severe budget cut forcing greater operational efficiencies, this forum will give executives like your self an opportunity to collaborate with other like minded leaders seeking ways to do more with much less.   
Confirming Discussion Leaders and Participants
AECOM
CONSTANTINE GIKAS
DIRECTOR, IT  OPERATIONS
AF A6
FRANK KONIECZNY
CTO
AF A6
BRIAN BURNS
DEPUTY CIO FOR EMERGING TECH
AF AQI
MICHELLE HOPKINS
DEPUTY AQI
AF CMO
KENT WERNER
DIRECTOR, XCM, SOA, IIB
AF ESC
DAVE GAROFOLI
COR ADET 554 WING
ARMY APG
FRANK TARABORELLI
PM RADARS AT APG
ARMY ASA PARCA
CHERIE SMITH
ASA ZR PARCA
ARMY CECOM
NED KEELER
DIRECTOR, AMC CECOM LCMC
ARMY CIO
MIKE JONES
CHIEF CYBER OFFICER G6
ARMY G2
VINCE MCCARRON
SR ADVISOR
CLOUD SECURITY ALLIANCE
BHAVESH BHAGAT
DC CHAPTER PRESIDENT
COMPUSEARCH
KELLY CAULK
OPS DIRECTOR, DEFENSE
CONGRESS CONNOLLY (D-VA)
ZACK FIELDS
GOVT OVERSIGHT AND REFORM
CSSS.NET
LISA WOLFORD
CEO
CTC CONCURRENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP
FRANK W. COOPER JR.
SR. VP, CHIEF TECHNICAL OFFICER
DCMA
JAKE HAYNES
CIO, EXEC DIRECTOR IT
DEFCON
JIM WOLBARSHT
PRESIDENT & CEO
DEFENSE ACQUISITION UNIVERSITY
HONORABLE CLAUDE BOLTON
EXECUTIVE IN RESIDENCE
DEFENSE ACQUISITION UNIVERSITY
ROBERT DAUGHERTY
DEAN OF CAPTIAL & NE REGION
DHS CBP
WOLF TOMBE
CTO, SOA
DHS IG
CHARLES EDWARDS
DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL
DHS MGT
GREG CAPELLA
DEPUTY DIRECTOR, ENTERPRISE PROGRAMS
DHS MGT
KEITH TRIPPIE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ENTERPRISE PROGRAMS
DHS ODP
DAVE EPPERSON
CIO NPPD
DHS USCG
GREG PALMERTREE
CIO MCIA
DISA
JENNIFER AUGUSTINE
CHIEF, CONTRACT PLANNING
DISA
SCOTT STEWART
INFORMATION ASSURANCE
DISA MA
MYRA POWELL
DEPUTY DIRECTOR, MA
DLA
BILL TINSTON
J6, CTO
DNI
JOHN PARKER
CHIEF OF ACQUISITION FOR BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION
DNI
MARK MOYNIHAN
ADDNI FOR ACQUISITION & SR. ACQUISITION EXECUTIVE
DTRA
STEPHEN E. BROUGHALL
CIO
ESRI
JEFF PETERS
FEDERAL SALES DIRECTOR
FAA
BOB ROVINSKY
DIRECTOR IT ENTERPRISE SERVICES
FAA ATO
JAY MERKLE
SPECIAL ASST TO COX
GAO
GARY MOUNTJOY
DEPUTY DIRECTOR,  IT MANAGEMENT
GCS
NICOLE GELLER
CEO
GSA
MICHAEL ROBERTSON
CHIEF OF STAFF
GSA CS
BAJINDER PAUL
ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR
GSA CS
EARL WARRINGTON
CHIEF OF STAFF TO MCCLURE
INSA
TIA LASSITER
OFFICE MANAGER
IRS
RUSSELL LEWIS
DIRECTOR OF VENDOR MGT
ISC2
MARC NOBLE
GOVT RELATIONS
ISSA
HOWARD "SKIP" CHAPMAN
PRESIDENT, GLOBAL WATCH
IT-AAC
KEVIN CARROLL
FORMER PEO EIS DIRECTOR
IT-AAC
JOHN WEILER
MANAGING DIRECTOR, VICE CHAIR
JOINT STAFF
LTGEN LARRY SPENCER
J8  DIRECTOR
JOINT STAFF
MARTY WESTPHAL
J8 DDC4, CYBER
NARA
HUNG NGUYEN
CHIEF ARCHITECT
NARA
MIKE WASH
INFORMATION SERVICES EXECUTIVE/CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER
NAVY N2/N6
LT DAN MCCABE
N2/N6 F1 DEPUTY
NAVY N2/N6
JACK GUMTOW
F1  DEPUTY CIO
NAVY NETWARCOM
LYNN SCHUG
J6 CIO
NAVY PMW160
CAPT DIDIER LEGOFF
PROGRAM DIRECTOR, PMW160
NAVY SPAWAR PACIFIC
GARY WANG
CIO
NGA
JIM BARCLAY
ACQUISITION ENTERPRISE SERVICES
NGA
VONNA HEATON
DIRECTOR CORP COMMUNICATIONS
NIST
MIKE HOGAN
STANDARDS LIAISON
NRO
BOB JIMINEZ
NRO/CIO-CTO  VICE TEAM LEAD
NRO
JOHN SAMMARTINO
DEPUTY DIRECTOR CONTRACTS
OCTO CONSULTING
JAMES VANT
PARTNER
OCTO CONSULTING
FRANK NELOWET
DIRECTOR, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
OCTO CONSULTING
VIK PATEL
PARTNER
OCTO CONSULTING
JAY SHAH
PARTNER/CHIEF ARCHITECT
OCTO CONSULTING
MEHUL SANGHANI
PRESIDENT
OMB
JIM MAAS
E-GOV ANALYST
OSD DDR&E
JAYMIE DURNAN
SR. ADVISOR TO DEPUTY DDR&E
OSD HA
PAULA FRIEDMAN
EHR DEPUTY PM
PRTM
RAHUL GUPTA
PARTNER
PTI
DR ALAN SHARK
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
RED HAT
BRETT D. EGLOFF
DIRECTOR, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FEDERAL PROGRAMS
RED HAT
PAUL  SMITH
VP/GM PUBLIC SECTOR
RED HAT
CATHY GALLAGHER
DOD DIRECTOR
RED HAT
GUNNAR HELLEKSON
CTS (CHIEF TECHNOLOGY STRATEGIST), PUBLIC SECTOR
SAVANTAGE SOLUTIONS
THOMAS KEELEY
VICE PRESIDENT, IC
SAVANTAGE SOLUTIONS
AYESHA RAHMAN
SR VICE PRESIDENT
SAVANTAGE SOLUTIONS
DAN CHRISTOVICH
VICE PRESIDENT BD
SAVANTAGE SOLUTIONS
RICHARD USMILLER
DIRECTOR,
SCITOR CORPORATION
PETE TRAINER
DIRECTOR
SCITOR CORPORATION
DENNY EHRLER
VP INTEL SECTOR
SI
TRICIA RUSSELL
ASST VP
SI
VINCE SNYDER
VP
STATE DEPT
KEN ROGERS
Director, IT Strategy, Architecture & Planning
TELCORDIA
STEVE LEANHEART
GM VP GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS
TELCORDIA
BRENT GREENE
PRESIDENT, ADVANCED TECH SOLUTIONS
TRUSTED COMPUTER SOLUTIONS
ED HAMMERSLA
COO
TSRI
PHILIP H. NEWCOMB
CEO
URS
RADM MICHAEL BACHMANN
VICE PRESIDENT, C4I STRATEGIC PROGRAMS
US TRANSCOM
RORY KINNEY
J6 DEPUTY CIO SES
US TRANSCOM MITRE
DENNIS NADLER
DPO CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
USDA
CHARLES MCCLAM
DEPUTY CIO
USDA
CHRIS SMITH
CIO
VA
KEITH SEAMAN
SES ASST DEPUTY CIO FOR IT PROJ MGT
WHITE HOUSE OSTP
KAREN BRITTON
DEPUTY CIO

  IT Acquisition Advisory Council (IT-AAC)

  August 19th, 2011 Leadership Roundtable, 1400hrs

  Best Practices in Infrastructure Consolidation and IT Reform

   www.IT-AAC.org  (703) 768-0400

 

Hosted by Aerospace Industries Association (AIA)

1000 WILSON BLVD., SUITE 1700, Arlington, VA 22209

 

                       

August 2011 IT-AAC Leadership Roundtable

Best Practices in IT Infrastructure Consolidation and Transformation

 

 Time:        1400-1800 EST, following by Cocktail Social

 Location:  AIA Headquarters, 1000 WILSON BLVD., SUITE 1700, Arlington, VA 22209

 

1330- Registration and Meet/Greet

1400- Introductions and Opening Remarks

John Weiler, Vice Chairman, IT-AAC (confirmed)

1415- Lessons Learned from Early Adopters of Cloud and SOA implementation

Keynote: Richard Spires, CIO, DHS (confirmed)

1445- Discussion Leads

Dawn Leaf, Senior Executive for Cloud Computing, NIST (confirmed)

David Kramer, Principal, Octo Consulting (confirmed)

Nick Combs, CTO, EMC Federal

1515 Break

1545- Removing Barriers to Market Innovations (Blueprint for IT modernization)

Keynote: Charles Bolden, Director of NASA (confirmed)

1615- Discussion Leads:

Philip Newcomb, CEO, The Software Revolution Inc (confirmed)

Pat McNall, Acquisition Executive, Acq. and Business, DOT/FAA (confirmed)

Mark Moynihan, ADDNI for Acquisition & Sr. Acquisition Executive, DNI (confirmed)

1645- CSF for embracing Open Architectures, Open Source and Open Systems

Discussion Leads:

Dan Wilbricht, Intelligence Programs, Red Hat (confirmed)

COL Jaime Rosada, TEMPO EA & Strategic Planning, OSD Health Affairs (confirmed)

1715- Leadership Cocktail Reception

Confirmed Roundtable Participants:

Contact

Company

Title

BRIAN BURNS

AF A6

DEPUTY CIO FOR EMERGING TECH

MIKE CONSCHAFTER

AIA

DIRECTOR, SPACE SYSTEMS

DON FOREST

AIA

COO

KIRSTEN KOEPSEL

AIA

DIRECTOR LEGAL AFFAIRS AND TAX

DAN HENDRICKSON

AIA

DIRECTOR, SPACE SYISTEMS

TERRY EDWARDS

ARMY ASA ALT

ASA SYSTEM ENGINEERING

COL. MICHELLE FRALEY

ARMY CECOM

NETCOM CHIEF OF STAFF

JIM WASHINGTON

BRANDON TECHNOLOGY CONSULTING INC.

COO & ATCA CHAIRMAN

BOB SILSBY

CONSULTANT

FORMER NRO DIRECTOR IC MAP

FRANK W. COOPER JR.

CTC CONCURRENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP

SR. VP, CHIEF TECHNICAL OFFICER

JAKE HAYNES

DCMA

PROGRAM MANAGER

ROBERT DAUGHERTY

DEFENSE ACQUISITION UNIVERSITY

DEAN OF CAPTIAL & NE REGION

PATRICK WILLS

DEFENSE ACQUISITION UNIVERSITY

ASSOC. DEAN, EXECUTIVE PROGRAMS

WOLF TOMBE

DHS CBP

CTO, SOA

LUKE MCCORMACK

DHS ICE

CIO

RICHARD SPIRES

DHS MGT

CIO

DR. BARRY BROWN

DHS MGT

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

JENNIFFER WILSON

DIA

PM SITE,

SHERRIE BALKO

DISA MA

VICE DIRECTOR, MISSION ASSURANCE

PATRICIA WHITINGTON

DLA

ENTERPRISE BUSINESS SYSTEM

MARK MOYNIHAN

DNI

ADDNI FOR ACQUISITION & SR. ACQUISITION EXECUTIVE

STEPHEN E. BROUGHALL

DTRA

CIO

CHRIS RILEY

DTRA

DEPUTY CTO

NICK COMBS

EMC

CTO

PAT MCNALL

FAA

VP OF ACQUISITION AND CONTRACTS

GARY MOUNTJOY

GAO

DEPUTY DIRECTOR,  IT MANAGEMENT

CHRIS FORNECKER

GSA

DIRECTOR OFFICE OF ACQUISITION SYSTEMS

DR DAVID MCCLURE

GSA CS

ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR, CS

ADAM SEDGEWICK

GSA OGP

SPECIAL ASST TO OMB CIO KUNDRA

JOHN WEILER

ICH

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, FOUNDER

AHAD KHILJI

ICH/IT-AAC

 

DON ARNOLD

INDUSTRY ADVISORY COUNCIL

DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS

MARC NOBLE

ISC2

GOVT RELATIONS

HOWARD "SKIP" CHAPMAN

ISSA

PRESIDENT, GLOBAL WATCH

CHARLES BOLDEN

NASA

ADMINISTRATOR

PAUL MUENCH

NGA

DEPUTY CIO

ERNEST SMILEY

NGA

OCIO COS

DAWN LEAF

NIST

SENIOR ADVISOR, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE FOR CLOUD COMPUTING,

BOB JIMINEZ

NRO

NRO/CIO-CTO  VICE TEAM LEAD

JAMES VANT

OCTO CONSULTING

 

FRANK NELOWET

OCTO CONSULTING

DIRECTOR, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

DAVID KRAMER

OCTO CONSULTING

PRINCIPAL

MATT HASTINGS

OCTO CONSULTING

DIRECTOR

JOANIE NEWHART

OMB

ACQUISITION WORKFORCE

AL MUNOZ

OMB

PROCUREMENT ANALYST,

DON DAVIDSON

OSD CIO

TMSN OF IIA / DOD CIO

COL THOMAS W. GREIG

OSD HA

PROGRAM DIRECTOR FOR CLINICAL INFORMATICS

COL JAIME ROSADO

OSD HA

TEMPO, EA & STRATEGIC PLANNING

GEORGE CHAMBERS

OSD HA

SES PM EHR WAY AHEAD

LYNNE CORDDRY

RED HAT

VP MARKETING

DAN WILBRICHT

RED HAT

INTEL COMMUNITY SALES

PAUL  SMITH

RED HAT

DIRECTOR, GOVERNMENT SALES

GUNNAR HELLEKSON

RED HAT

CTO PUBLIC SECTOR

DAN CHRISTOVICH

SAVANTAGE SOLUTIONS

VICE PRESIDENT BD

ANDY GILES

SHEPHARD DEFENSE

EVENT MGT

KEN ROGERS

STATE DEPT

DIRECTOR, OF EA, STRAT, PLANNING

GREG TADLOCK

TSRI

VP SALES

PHILIP H. NEWCOMB

TSRI

CEO

DENNIS NADLER

US TRANSCOM MITRE

DPO CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER

 

About IT Acquisition Advisory Council

 

The IT-AAC think tank is composed of a dozen public service entities working together to assist congress and agencies institutionalize long sought IT Reform (CCA, Sec 8704, OMB 25 Point Plan).    IT-AAC brings forth a conflict free, collaborative structure that increases the aperture of innovation through real world IT expertise and agile acquisition tools needed to eliminate stove pipes, consolidate IT Infrastructure and embrace Cloud Computing. 

 IT-AAC's think tank services include Grey Beard Councils, Readiness Assessments, Innovation Research, Acquisition Strategy and Legacy Migration.   With draconian budget cuts looming, agencies now have means of pooling limited funds and expertise needed to significantly reduce IT lifecycle cost, maximizing COTS/OSS solutions, and re-establishing organic IT Acquisition expertise through our partnerships with DAU. 

 

To empower this transformation, GSA has established a set of FFP acquisition advisory services to include;

 1.            A Peer Review Advisory Council

 2.            Cloud or IT Infrastructure Acquisition Strategy

 3.            Innovation Research that includes SOA/Cloud Benchmarked Standards of Practice

 4.            Objective Evaluation Criteria for Source Selection

 5.            Evaluation of Alternatives

 6.            Set of validated Performance Metrics and SLAs

 

The IT-AAC partnership was delighted with the significant insights and lessons learned presented at the July 20th Roundtable hosted by our partner INSA.  This standing room only workshop brought together some of the best minds from both government and industry, contributing significant IP to IT-AAC's Acquisition Roadmap for Cloud Computing and Secure Information Infrastructure.   Given the broad desire to share best practices and lessons learned, we have decided to continue this thread at the INSA Hosted Leadership Roundtable, bringing greater focus to the lacking Security, COOP and Risk Management issues raised.  

 

Thanks to the combined resources and expertise of our public/private partners, the IT-AAC is uniquely positioned to guide implementation of OMB's 25 Point Plan plus Gate's Efficiency Initiatives. Evidence from IT-AAC's Root Cause study suggests that $40Billion per year could be saved (averting a shut down) by leveraging real world IT expertise and innovative technologies not readily assessable through traditional contracting resources.  Past attempts to reform IT have failed due to agency failure to recognize that you cannot solve today's problems with the same thinking that got you there (FFRDCs, SIs, Beltway Bandits).  

 




Acquisition Roadmap for Secure Cloud Computing and IT Infrastructure

FINAL AGENDA    July 20, 2011 Meeting

Time         1400-1800 EST, followed by Cocktail Social
Location:  INSA Headquarters
                  901 North Stuart Street, Suite 205, Arlington, VA 22203
                  @ Ballston Metro

1330- Registration and Meet/Greet
1400- Introductions and Opening Remarks:
 
           Kevin Carroll, IT-AAC Vice Chair  (confirmed)
            Maureen McGovern, INSA Cloud Task Force (confirmed)
1430- Services Based, Agile Acquisition Methods for Rapid IT Delivery 
            (and impediments to change
)
            Adrian Gardner, Associate CIO, NASA Goddard (confirmed)
            Mehul Sanghani, President, Octo Consulting (confirmed)
            Dennis Nadler, J6, DPO, Chief Technology Officer, US TRANSCOM (confirmed)
            Tim Harp, Director of Armaments, NATO (confirmed)
1500- Aligning Cloud & Infrastructure Requirements against Market Innovations and Best Practices:
           Frank Garcia, Professional Staff, HPSCI,   (confirmed)
           Kevin Jackson, Director Cloud Computing, NJVC  (confirmed)
           Ned Keeler, Director Army LCMC, Army CECOM (confirmed)
           Bob Reynolds, Director, Strategy & BD, National Intelligence Sector, Verizon (confirmed)
 1530-  IT Acquisitions Risk Management & Lessons Learned (leveraging what works):
            Gary Bliss OSD PARCA   (confirmed)
            Lenn Vincent, RADM USN (ret), DAU Industry Chair  (confirmed)
            Lisa Kazor, President, Savantage (confirmed)
            James Washington, Former FAA CAO, ATAC Chairman, Brandon Technologies (confirmed)
1600- Emerging Standards of Practice for Cloud Security and ID Management
           (building on NIST Framework)
           Fred Whiteside, PM Cloud Computing Program, NIST (confirming) 
            Emily Stampiglia, VP, VCE (confirmed)
           Steve Leanheart, GM/VP Government Solutions, Telcordia (confirming)
1630  IT Acquisition and Management Approached for Achieving a DoD/VA EHR
          Marty Herbert, Staff Director, (Minority) VA Subcommittee on Oversight (confirming)
          Eric Hannel, Staff Director (Majority), VA Subcommittee on Oversight (confirmed)
          Col Thomas Greig, Program Director for Clinical Informatics (confirmed)
          Keith Seaman, SES, Associate Deputy CIO for Project Management, VA (tentative)
 1700 Closing Remarks, next steps
         
John A. Weiler, Vice Chairman,  IT Acquisition Advisory Council (confirmed)
 1715-1900  Cocktail Social 


Confirmed Attendees:
Contact
Company
Title
DUNCAN SUTTON
AECOM
DIRECTOR, BD INTEL
DON BARTELL
AF ESC
XO TO GERALD BEUCHELT - AFC-ESC
LT RYAN CARROLL
AF ESC
CYBER SECURITY/THREAT LEAD
GERALD BEUCHELT
AF MITRE
 
JOHN MANCINI
AIIM
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
JOHN BARTOL
ARMY CECOM
CECOM XO TO THE DIRECTOR, SEC
NED KEELER
ARMY CECOM
DIRECTOR, AMC CECOM LCMC
MICHAEL EIXENBERGER
ARMY NETWARCOM
G3 DCS DEPUTY
JIM WASHINGTON
BRANDON TECHNOLOGY CONSULTING INC.
COO & ATCA CHAIRMAN
ROB WILLIAMS
CLEAR GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS
PRESIDENT
BARRY BERKOWITZ
COMMERCE
CHIEF PROCUREMENT EXEC, AFFIRM PRESIDENT
KEVIN GATES
CONGRESS ARMED SERVICE COMMITTEE
PROFESSIONAL STAFF
ZACK FIELDS
CONGRESS CONNOLLY (D-VA)
GOVT OVERSIGHT AND REFORM
LANIER AVANT
CONGRESS HOMELAND SECURITY
CHIEF OF STAFF
FRANK GARCIA
CONGRESS HPSCI
PROFESSIONAL STAFF,
JEFF ASHFORD
CONGRESS HS APPROPRIATIONS (D)
HS APPROPRIATIONS
ERIC HANNEL
CONGRESS VETERAN AFFAIRS
STAFF DIRECTOR, SUB COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT
MARTY HERBERT
CONGRESS VETERAN AFFAIRS
STAFF DIRECTOR, SUB COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT
BRETT DEWITT
CONGRESSIONAL HOMELAND SECURITY COMMITTEE
PROFESSIONAL STAFF, HOMELAND SECURITY COMMITTEE
KAREN EVANS
CONSULTANT
FORMER OMB E-GOV ADMINISTRATOR
GARY WINKLER
CONSULTANT
FORMER DIRECTOR, ARMY PEO EIS
JAKE HAYNES
DCMA
PROGRAM MANAGER
ADMIRAL (RET) LENN VINCENT
DEFENSE ACQUISITION UNIVERSITY
INDUSTRY CHAIR
LUKE MCCORMACK
DHS ICE
CIO
CHARLES EDWARDS
DHS IG
DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL
DR. BARRY BROWN
DHS MGT
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
JAMES BEAGLES
DHS OI
CIO
JENNIFFER WILSON
DIA
PM SITE,
PATRICIA WHITINGTON
DLA
ENTERPRISE BUSINESS SYSTEM
KEN OLIVER
DMDC
BRANCH HEAD, ACQUISITION
MALCOLM JACKSON
EPA
DEPUTY CIO,
VAUGHN NOGA
EPA
DIRECTOR, OTOP
GARY MOUNTJOY
GAO
DEPUTY DIRECTOR,  IT MANAGEMENT
JIM YOUNG
GOOGLE
MANAGER, DOD
KEVIN CARROLL
ICH
PEO ENTERPRISE INFO SYSTEMS
JOHN WEILER
ICH
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, FOUNDER
MAUREEN MCGOVERN
KSB SOLUTIONS
INSA CLOUD LEAD
ADRIAN GARDNER
NASA
ASSOCIATE CIO, GODDARD
JON EISENBERG
NATIONAL ACADEMIES
DIRECTOR OF THE COMPUTER SCIENCE AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS BOARD OF THE NATIONAL
TIM HARP
NATO
DIRECTOR OF ARMAMENTS
NICKOLAS H. GUERTIN
NAVY ASN RDA
DEP. DIR. FOR OPEN ARCHITECTURE
JACK GUMTOW
NAVY ONI
CIO
CAPT SHAWN HENDRICKS
NAVY PEO EIS
NGEN AQ PM
JACQUELINE B. TODD
NAVY SPAWAR PACIFIC
SPAWAR 6.2
FRED WHITESIDE
NIST
PROJECT MANAGER, NIST CLOUD COMPUTING PROGRAM
HENRY BRATTLIE
NJVC
DIRECTOR
KEVIN JACKSON
NJVC
DIRECTOR CLOUD COMPUTING
BOB JIMINEZ
NRO
NRO/CIO-CTO  VICE TEAM LEAD
BOB SILSBY
NRO
DIRECTOR IC MAP
NEIL ZIRING
NSA IAD
SR TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
MATT HASTINGS
OCTO CONSULTING
 
FRANK NELOWET
OCTO CONSULTING
DIRECTOR, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
MEHUL SANGHANI
OCTO CONSULTING
PRESIDENT
BRIAN SWENSON
OCTO CONSULTING
PARTNER
PRASHANT (PG) GAUR
OSD BTA
DIRECTOR, ENTERPRISE INTEGRATION
DON JOHNSON
OSD CIO
DOD CIO, ACQUISITION LEAD
RON PONTIUS
OSD CIO
DIRECTOR OF C2 PROGRAMS AND POLICY
COL THOMAS W. GREIG
OSD HA
PROGRAM DIRECTOR FOR CLINICAL INFORMATICS
MARY ANN ROCKEY
OSD HA
ACTING CIO
GARY BLISS
OSD PARCA
DIRECTOR, PARCA
RON BECHTOLD
OSD WHS
OSD CIO
LYNNE CORDDRY
RED HAT
VP MARKETING
DAN CHRISTOVICH
SAVANTAGE SOLUTIONS
VICE PRESIDENT BD
LISA KAZOR
SAVANTAGE SOLUTIONS
CEO
THOMAS KEELEY
SAVANTAGE SOLUTIONS
VICE PRESIDENT, DIA
AYESHA RAHMAN
SAVANTAGE SOLUTIONS
SR VICE PRESIDENT
STEVE LEANHEART
TELCORDIA
GM VP GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS
ED HAMMERSLA
TRUSTED COMPUTER SOLUTIONS
COO
TERRY SHEAR
UK TRADE MISSION
SECTOR SPECIALIST HOMELAND SECURITY,
J. DAVE PATTERSON
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, NATIONAL DEFENSE BUSINESS INSTITUTE
DENNIS NADLER
US TRANSCOM MITRE
DPO CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
EMILY STAMPIGLIA
VCE COALITION
SALES VP
BOB REYNOLDS
VERIZON FEDERAL
DIRECTOR NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE SECTOR

Acquisition Roadmap for Secure Cloud Computing and IT Infrastructure
                                                         FINAL AGENDA

Time         1400-1800 EST, followed by Cocktail Social
Location
:  INSA Headquarters
                  901 North Stuart Street, Suite 205, Arlington, VA 22203
                  @ Ballston Metro

1330- Registration and Meet/Greet
1400- Introductions and Opening Remarks:
 
           Kevin Carroll, IT-AAC Vice Chair  (confirmed)
            Maureen McGovern, INSA Cloud Task Force (confirmed)
1430- Services Based, Agile Acquisition Methods for Rapid IT Delivery 
            (and impediments to change)
            Adrian Gardner, Associate CIO, NASA Goddard (confirmed)
            Mehul Sanghani, President, Octo Consulting (confirmed)
            Dennis Nadler, J6, DPO, Chief Technology Officer, US TRANSCOM (confirmed)
            Tim Harp, Director of Armaments, NATO (confirmed)
1500- Aligning Cloud & Infrastructure Requirements against Market Innovations and Best Practices:
           Frank Garcia, Professional Staff, HPSCI,   (confirmed)
           Kevin Jackson, Director Cloud Computing, NJVC  (confirmed)
           Ned Keeler, Director Army LCMC, Army CECOM (confirmed)
           Bob Reynolds, Director, Strategy & BD, National Intelligence Sector, Verizon (confirmed)
 1530-  IT Acquisitions Risk Management & Lessons Learned (leveraging what works):
            Gary Bliss OSD PARCA   (confirmed)
            Lenn Vincent, RADM USN (ret), DAU Industry Chair  (confirmed)
            Lisa Kazor, President, Savantage (confirmed)
            James Washington, Former FAA CAO, ATAC Chairman, Brandon Technologies (confirmed)
1600- Emerging Standards of Practice for Cloud Security and ID Management
           (building on NIST Framework)
           Fred Whiteside, PM Cloud Computing Program, NIST (confirming) 
            Emily Stampiglia, VP, VCE (confirmed)
           John Mancini, Executive Director, Association for Image and Information Mgt.
                 (confirming)  
           Steve Leanheart, GM/VP Government Solutions, Telcordia (confirming)
1630  IT Acquisition and Management Approached for Achieving a DoD/VA EHR
          Marty Herbert, Staff Director, (Minority) VA Subcommittee on Oversight (confirming)
          Eric Hannel, Staff Director (Majority), VA Subcommittee on Oversight (confirmed)
          Col Thomas Greig, Program Director for Clinical Informatics (confirmed)
          Keith Seaman, SES, Associate Deputy CIO for Project Management, VA (tentative)
 1700 Closing Remarks, next steps
         John A. Weiler, Vice Chairman,  IT Acquisition Advisory Council (confirmed)
 1715-1900  Cocktail Social 

Confirmed Attendees:
Contact
Company
Title
DUNCAN SUTTON
AECOM
DIRECTOR, BD INTEL
DON BARTELL
AF ESC
XO TO GERALD BEUCHELT - AFC-ESC
LT RYAN CARROLL
AF ESC
CYBER SECURITY/THREAT LEAD
GERALD BEUCHELT
AF MITRE
 
JOHN MANCINI
AIIM
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
JOHN BARTOL
ARMY CECOM
CECOM XO TO THE DIRECTOR, SEC
NED KEELER
ARMY CECOM
DIRECTOR, AMC CECOM LCMC
MICHAEL EIXENBERGER
ARMY NETWARCOM
G3 DCS DEPUTY
JIM WASHINGTON
BRANDON TECHNOLOGY CONSULTING INC.
COO & ATCA CHAIRMAN
ROB WILLIAMS
CLEAR GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS
PRESIDENT
BARRY BERKOWITZ
COMMERCE
CHIEF PROCUREMENT EXEC, AFFIRM PRESIDENT
KEVIN GATES
CONGRESS ARMED SERVICE COMMITTEE
PROFESSIONAL STAFF
ZACK FIELDS
CONGRESS CONNOLLY (D-VA)
GOVT OVERSIGHT AND REFORM
LANIER AVANT
CONGRESS HOMELAND SECURITY
CHIEF OF STAFF
FRANK GARCIA
CONGRESS HPSCI
PROFESSIONAL STAFF,
JEFF ASHFORD
CONGRESS HS APPROPRIATIONS (D)
HS APPROPRIATIONS
ERIC HANNEL
CONGRESS VETERAN AFFAIRS
STAFF DIRECTOR, SUB COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT
MARTY HERBERT
CONGRESS VETERAN AFFAIRS
STAFF DIRECTOR, SUB COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT
BRETT DEWITT
CONGRESSIONAL HOMELAND SECURITY COMMITTEE
PROFESSIONAL STAFF, HOMELAND SECURITY COMMITTEE
KAREN EVANS
CONSULTANT
FORMER OMB E-GOV ADMINISTRATOR
GARY WINKLER
CONSULTANT
FORMER DIRECTOR, ARMY PEO EIS
JAKE HAYNES
DCMA
PROGRAM MANAGER
ADMIRAL (RET) LENN VINCENT
DEFENSE ACQUISITION UNIVERSITY
INDUSTRY CHAIR
LUKE MCCORMACK
DHS ICE
CIO
CHARLES EDWARDS
DHS IG
DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL
DR. BARRY BROWN
DHS MGT
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
JAMES BEAGLES
DHS OI
CIO
JENNIFFER WILSON
DIA
PM SITE,
PATRICIA WHITINGTON
DLA
ENTERPRISE BUSINESS SYSTEM
KEN OLIVER
DMDC
BRANCH HEAD, ACQUISITION
MALCOLM JACKSON
EPA
DEPUTY CIO,
VAUGHN NOGA
EPA
DIRECTOR, OTOP
GARY MOUNTJOY
GAO
DEPUTY DIRECTOR,  IT MANAGEMENT
JIM YOUNG
GOOGLE
MANAGER, DOD
KEVIN CARROLL
ICH
PEO ENTERPRISE INFO SYSTEMS
JOHN WEILER
ICH
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, FOUNDER
MAUREEN MCGOVERN
KSB SOLUTIONS
INSA CLOUD LEAD
ADRIAN GARDNER
NASA
ASSOCIATE CIO, GODDARD
JON EISENBERG
NATIONAL ACADEMIES
DIRECTOR OF THE COMPUTER SCIENCE AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS BOARD OF THE NATIONAL
TIM HARP
NATO
DIRECTOR OF ARMAMENTS
NICKOLAS H. GUERTIN
NAVY ASN RDA
DEP. DIR. FOR OPEN ARCHITECTURE
JACK GUMTOW
NAVY ONI
CIO
CAPT SHAWN HENDRICKS
NAVY PEO EIS
NGEN AQ PM
JACQUELINE B. TODD
NAVY SPAWAR PACIFIC
SPAWAR 6.2
FRED WHITESIDE
NIST
PROJECT MANAGER, NIST CLOUD COMPUTING PROGRAM
HENRY BRATTLIE
NJVC
DIRECTOR
KEVIN JACKSON
NJVC
DIRECTOR CLOUD COMPUTING
BOB JIMINEZ
NRO
NRO/CIO-CTO  VICE TEAM LEAD
BOB SILSBY
NRO
DIRECTOR IC MAP
NEIL ZIRING
NSA IAD
SR TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
MATT HASTINGS
OCTO CONSULTING
 
FRANK NELOWET
OCTO CONSULTING
DIRECTOR, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
MEHUL SANGHANI
OCTO CONSULTING
PRESIDENT
BRIAN SWENSON
OCTO CONSULTING
PARTNER
PRASHANT (PG) GAUR
OSD BTA
DIRECTOR, ENTERPRISE INTEGRATION
DON JOHNSON
OSD CIO
DOD CIO, ACQUISITION LEAD
RON PONTIUS
OSD CIO
DIRECTOR OF C2 PROGRAMS AND POLICY
COL THOMAS W. GREIG
OSD HA
PROGRAM DIRECTOR FOR CLINICAL INFORMATICS
MARY ANN ROCKEY
OSD HA
ACTING CIO
GARY BLISS
OSD PARCA
DIRECTOR, PARCA
RON BECHTOLD
OSD WHS
OSD CIO
LYNNE CORDDRY
RED HAT
VP MARKETING
DAN CHRISTOVICH
SAVANTAGE SOLUTIONS
VICE PRESIDENT BD
LISA KAZOR
SAVANTAGE SOLUTIONS
CEO
THOMAS KEELEY
SAVANTAGE SOLUTIONS
VICE PRESIDENT, DIA
AYESHA RAHMAN
SAVANTAGE SOLUTIONS
SR VICE PRESIDENT
STEVE LEANHEART
TELCORDIA
GM VP GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS
ED HAMMERSLA
TRUSTED COMPUTER SOLUTIONS
COO
TERRY SHEAR
UK TRADE MISSION
SECTOR SPECIALIST HOMELAND SECURITY,
J. DAVE PATTERSON
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, NATIONAL DEFENSE BUSINESS INSTITUTE
DENNIS NADLER
US TRANSCOM MITRE
DPO CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
EMILY STAMPIGLIA
VCE COALITION
SALES VP
BOB REYNOLDS
VERIZON FEDERAL
DIRECTOR NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE SECTOR



July 20, 2011 IT-AAC RSVPs

Contact Company Title
NED KEELER ARMY CECOM DIRECTOR, AMC CECOM LCMC
KEVIN CLANCY ASG
GREG HILSENRATH ASG
JEFF ASHFORD CONGRESS HS APPROPRIATIONS (D) HS APPROPRIATIONS
DUNCAN SUTTON AECOM DIRECTOR, BD INTEL
GEN EARL MATTHEWS AF A6 DIRECTOR CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS
DON BARTELL AF-ESC XO TO GERALD BEUCHELT - AFC-ESC
RYAN CARROLL AF-ESC 2ND LT
JOHN MANCINI AIIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
BRETT DEWITT CONGRESS KING (NY) PROFESSIONAL STAFF, HOMELAND SECURITY COMMITTEE
FRANK GARCIA CONGRESS REYES (D) PROFESSIONAL STAFF, HOUSE PERMANENT SELECT COMMITTEE, INTEL
LANIER AVANT CONGRESS THOMPSON (D-MS) CHIEF OF STAFF
ERIC HANNEL CONGRESS VETERAN AFFAIRS STAFF DIRECTOR, SUB COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT
MARTY HERBERT CONGRESS VETERAN AFFAIRS STAFF DIRECTOR, SUB COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT
JAKE HAYNES DCMA PROGRAM MANAGER
ADMIRAL (RET) LENN VINCENT DEFENSE ACQUISITION UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY CHAIR
DR. BARRY BROWN DHS MGT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
JAMES BEAGLES DHS OI CIO
JENNIFFER WILSON DIA PM SITE,
PATRICIA WHITINGTON DLA ENTERPRISE BUSINESS SYSTEM
MALCOLM JACKSON EPA DEPUTY CIO,
VAUGHN NOGA EPA DIRECTOR, OTOP
DR. DONNA JENKINS FAI ACTING DIRECTOR
GARY MOUNTJOY GAO DEPUTY DIRECTOR,  IT MANAGEMENT
JIM YOUNG GOOGLE MANAGER, DOD
JOHN WEILER ICH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, FOUNDER
DEBORAH DIAZ NASA DEPUTY CIO
NICKOLAS H. GUERTIN NAVY ASN RDA DEP. DIR. FOR OPEN ARCHITECTURE
JACK GUMTOW NAVY ONI CIO
KEVIN JACKSON NJVC DIRECTOR CLOUD COMPUTING
BOB JIMINEZ NRO NRO/CIO-CTO  VICE TEAM LEAD
MATT HASTINGS OCTO CONSULTING
FRANK NELOWET OCTO CONSULTING DIRECTOR, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
MEHUL SANGHANI OCTO CONSULTING PRESIDENT
PRASHANT (PG) GAUR OSD BTA DIRECTOR, ENTERPRISE INTEGRATION
DON JOHNSON OSD C3I OASD(NII)/DOD CIO/ACQUISITIO
JAYMIE DURNAN OSD DDR&E SR. ADVISOR TO DEPUTY DDR&E
COL THOMAS W. GREIG OSD HA PROGRAM DIRECTOR FOR CLINICAL INFORMATICS
MARY ANN ROCKEY OSD HA ACTING CIO
COL JAIME ROSADO OSD HA TEMPO, EA & STRATEGIC PLANNING
GARY BLISS OSD PARCA ENTERPRISE ENGINEERING & STUDIES
RON BECHTOLD OSD WHS OSD CIO
LISA KAZOR SAVANTAGE SOLUTIONS CEO
AYESHA RAHMAN SAVANTAGE SOLUTIONS SR VICE PRESIDENT
STEVE LEANHEART TELCORDIA GM VP GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS
STEPHEN LEANHEART TELCORDIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. VP/GM-GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS
ED HAMMERSLA TRUSTED COMPUTER SOLUTIONS COO
EMILY STAMPIGLIA VCE COALITION SALES VP
BOB REYNOLDS VERIZON FEDERAL DIRECTOR NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE SECTOR
BURTON POST DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
JIM WASHINGTON BRANDON TECHNOLOGY CONSULTING INC. COO & ATCA CHAIRMAN
LUKE MCCORMACK DHS ICE CIO
CHARLES EDWARDS DHS IG DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL
LARRY CARVER ENVISAGE VICE PRESIDENT
KEVIN CARROLL ICH PEO ENTERPRISE INFO SYSTEMS
DR. LINTON WELLS II NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY DISTINGUISHED RESEARCH FELLOW
GERALD BEUCHELT MITRE
TIM HARP NATO DIRECTOR OF ARMAMENTS
JACQUELINE B. TODD NAVY SPAWAR PACIFIC SPAWAR 6.2
VONNA HEATON NGA CIO
FRED WHITESIDE NIST PROJECT MANAGER, NIST CLOUD COMPUTING PROGRAM
BRIAN SWENSON OCTO CONSULTING
DAN CHRISTOVICH SAVANTAGE SOLUTIONS VICE PRESIDENT BD
THOMAS KEELEY SAVANTAGE SOLUTIONS VICE PRESIDENT, DIA
DENNIS NADLER US TRANSCOM MITRE DPO CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
Status:  Confirming 
J. DAVE PATTERSON UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, NATIONAL DEFENSE BUSINESS INSTITUTE
WILLIAM SMITH ARMY OBT DIRECTOR BUSINESS ASSESSMENTS
JON EISENBERG NATIONAL ACADEMIES IMPROVING PROCESSES AND POLICIES FOR THE ACQUISITION AND TEST OF IT IN DOD
DAVID MCCLURE COMMERCE CHIEF
KEVIN GATES CONGRESS SKELTON (D-MO) STAFF ARMED SERVICES CMTEE
KAREN EVANS CONSULTANT FORMER OMB E-GOV ADMINISTRATOR
EARL WARRINGTON GSA
RANDALL JACKSON MARK LOGIC VP FEDERAL
CAPT SHAWN HENDRICKS NAVY PEO EIS NGEN AQ PM

Prior Meeting Agendas
Acquisition Roadmap for Cloud Computing and Consolidated IT Infrastructure


Date:         April 26, 2011
Time         1400-1800 EST, following by Cocktail Social
Location:  Google DC Office
                  1101 New York Avenue, NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC  
                   (close to Metro Center and McPherson Square Metro)

  Below is a list of topics and confirming attendees/discussion leads.  
  1330- Registration and Meet/Greet
 
  1400- Introductions and Opening Remarks:
            Kevin Carroll, IT-AAC Vice Chair (confirmed)
            John Grimes, former DOD CIO (confirmed)
 
 
1430- Services Based, Agile Acquisition Methods for Cloud and IT Infrastructure Consolidation
           John Weiler, IT-AAC Vice Chair (confirmed)
           Thomas Kinsella, Program Manager, DIA DS (confirmed)
            Kent Werner, SAF DCOMO (confirmed)
            Dennis Nadler, CTO to US TRANSCOM, DPO (confirmed)
           
  1500- Aligning Cloud Requirements against Market Innovations and Best Practices:
           Bob Jimenez, NRO/CIO/CTO Vice Team Lead (confirmed)
           Brad Nelson, Industry Analyst, OSD ATL (confirmed)
           Nick Combs, CTO, EMC Public Sector (confirmed)
           Brian Burns, Deputy Director, Warfighter Integration, SAF/A6 (confirmed)
       
  1530- Lessons Learned from Early Adopters of SOA/Cloud Implementation for C2
           Ron Bechtold, OSD CIO, SES (confirmed)
           Dan Vernon, Technical Executive, Acquisition Engineering, NGA (confirmed)
           Keith Trippie, Executive Director, Enterprise Programs, DHS OCIO (confirmed)
         
          
  1600- IT Acquisition Challenges and Opportunities for Assuring Business Value of IT
            Bill P. McNally, Sr. Procurement Executive (SPE) and Deputy CAO, NASA, 
(confirmed)
            Stephen E. Broughall, CIO, Defense Threat Reduction Agency (confirmed)
            Philip Newcomb, President, The Software Revolution Inc (confirmed)
         
  1630 - Key Note:  LtGen Susan Lawrence, Army CIO/G6 (confirmed)
            Introduction: Gen Harry Raduege Jr, Chairman, Deloitte Center
                    for Cyber Innovation  (confirmed)
 
  1700 - Closing Remarks, next steps, John Weiler, IT-AAC Vice Chair, Secretariat
 
  1700- 1830  Cocktail Social honoring the Public Service of Gary Winkler,

             soon to retire Army PEO EIS Director
 



NOTES on March, 2011 IT-AAC Leadership Roundtable
hosted by DIA and Defense Intel Acquisition Conference

If you were not able to attend the March IT-AAC leadership Roundtable, hosted by DIA and Defense Intel Acquisition Conference, you would have missed John Weiler's session on IT Acquisition Efficiency that detailed IT-AAC Roadmap for meeting OMB's 25 point plan and Section 804 of the NDAA.  Those who attended tell me that it was well attended (100+) and very well received. 
IT-AAC's mentoring services are dedicated to establish standardized acquisition templates for core infrastructure services, validate capabilities of the market.  There is a growing need for  a shared Acquisition Roadmap for Cloud Computing and IT Infrastructure Consolidation.   With huge budget cuts looming, a jointly funded research project would allow the IT-AAC to develop once and apply widely, significantly reducing acquisition cost while maximizing innovative solutions .  To support this concept, GSA has established a set of FFP advisory services to include;
  1. A Peer Review Advisory Council
  2. Cloud or IT Infrastructure Acquisition Strategy
  3. Innovation Research that includes SOA/Cloud Benchmarked Standards of Practice
  4. Objective Evaluation Criteria for Source Selection
  5. Evaluation of Alternatives
  6. Set of validated Performance Metrics and SLAs
You and I both know that you cannot get any of these done at these price points.  The team would be glad to prepare a white paper and direct you to any one of the many contract vehicles that have very short turn around. 
Kevin Carroll
IT-AAC Vice Chair
(703) 768-0400
Kevin.Carroll@ICHnet.org



AGENDA for January 10, 2011  IT Acquisition Leadership Roundtable:

SUBJECT:
Transforming the IT Acquisition Ecosystem: enabling methods for IC, DOD and OMB IT Reform Efforts (25 Point Plan & Section 804)
 
The ITAAC appreciates your generous support for 2010 and exends our offer of merry tidings in the new year.  We have an exciting program for our Jan 10th ITAAC Leadership Roundable hosted again by the Center for American Progress, located at 1333 Hst, NW , Washington DC, just a few steps from the McPherson Square Metro. This Leadership Roundtable is designed to establish specific opporunities for collaboration and shared interests where both public/private partners can advance the implementation of both President's Management Efficiency Initiative plus OSD's New policy guide on acquiring IT; https://acc.dau.mil/adl/enUS/412417/file/54776/New%20Acquisition%20Process_OSD%201374410%20%20804%20Report%20to%20Congress%202pdf 
 
OMB's Jeff Zients and Vivek Kundra IT Management Reform plan just posted at http://cio.gov/documents/25PointImplementationPlantoReformFederal%20IT.pdf ;  ITAAC contributed to the thinking process behind OMB's 25 point plan.  

 Please join our Jan 10th Roundtable Thought Leaders who will provide unique insights into overcoming barriers to innovation and improving IT Mission Outcomes (in no particular order);
 
  • Brig. General Kevin Pottinger, USAF SAF/MR
  • Katrina G McFarland, SES Incoming President Defense Acquisition University and former SES CAE for Missile Defense Agency/DA
  • Walt Havenstein, CEO SAIC (former President of BAE)
  • Matthew Hastings, Octo Consulting
  • Parker Sims, Teradata Government Systems
  • Daniel L. Cleaver, Department of Commerce
  • Jim Riordan, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, DHS
  • Sue Dueitt, Consultant
  • Don Davidson, NII, DoD-CID
  • Mike Walsh, DoD
  • Eric Christoph, L-3 Stratis
  • Frank Nelowet, Octo Consulting
  • Gary Bliss, Director, SES OSD PARCA (Program Assessment and Root Cause Analysis)
  • Prashant (PG) Gaur, SES Director Enterprise Integration, BTA, President ACT/IAC
  • Steve Cooper, SES/CIO, FAA Air Traffic Organization (discussion lead)
  • Randy Delarm, SES, Navy PEO EIS
  • Rick Poff, HQE, Transformation Integration, US TRANSCOM  (discussion lead)
  • Dr. James McMichael, SES Acting President, Defense Acquisition University
  • Steve Stratton, SVP, QinetiQ NA
  • Robert Scott Jack, SES, OSD NII Director of ID Assurance/PKI
  • Robert Shea, Partner Grant Thornton, Former Deputy Director OMB
  • Joyce France, SES, OSD NII/DODCIO
  • Col Hon Pak, CIO, Army MEDCOM
  • Ken Rogers, Director EA & Strategic Planning, OCIO, State Department (discussion lead)
  • Ron Becktold, SES, OSD CIO
  • Capt Mike Weiner, DHIMS Chief Medical Officer and Deputy Program Manager, OSD (HA)/TMA
  • Teresa Carlson, VP Public Sector, Amazon
  • Col Thomas Freeman, J8 Acquisition, US Cybercommand
  • ADM (ret) Lenn Vincent, Industry Chair, Defense Acquisition University
  • JP Angelone, SES DISA CTO
  • Jaymie Durnan, Senior Advisory DDR&E, OSDATL
  • Jacob Haynes, Deputy CIO, DCMA
  • Michael Kennedy, Deputy CIO, IC Enterprise Service, Director for National Intelligence
  • Raj Sharma, Fellow Center for American Progress, President Censeo Consulting
  • Will Thomas, Director of Information Technology, Center for American Progress (host)
  • Nickolas Guertin, Deputy Director Open Architecture NAVSEA, PEO IWS 7
  • Susan Rose, Systems & Software Consortium, Inc.
  • John Weiler, ICH CoFounder/Chief Strategist, Vice Chair, ITAAC
  • Chuck Viator, ITAAC Vice Chair
And many more……..
 
ITAAC's focus is providing the hard to find (and conflict free) alternative methods, commercial models, IT acquisition expertise, innovations of the market and performance metrics required to overcome the 7 deadly sins of IT Acquisition.  

 
Our efforts would not have been possible without the significant support and contributions by our growing coalition of the willing; AFCEA, Uof MD School of Public Policy, UofTN National Defense Business Institute, Systems and Software Consortia, ISSA, Center for American Progress, CCIA, ICHnet.org, and Defense Acquisition University.   

 
Your participation and contributions will provide a welcome boost to both IT Reform which is a cornerstone of Obama's Efficiency Initiatives.   By pooling our collective resources and expertise, we will overcome past barriers and make sure the tax payer gets value from every IT dollar spent in these lean times. RSVP soonest to joyce.moore@ICHnet.org or calling 703 768 0400. www.ITAAC.org 

 Please download the latest Roadmap and let us know if you are willing and able to support this important public service initiative. ITAAC is invitinig small/innovative companies to join the ranks of this unique public service think tank.  

 
If you follow the press, you may find this article of interests; http://www.fiercegovernmentit.com/story/dodplansmajorchangeshowitfundsbuysandmanagesit/20101215?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal 
 
Warmest Regards,
 
Honorable Mike Wynne, 21st AF SEC
Chairman Emeritus, IT Acquisition Advisory Council
703 768 0400  www.ITAAC.org
 

TEXT FROM INVITATION:   DECEMBER 10, 2010 MEETING

RE: IT-AAC Senior Leadership Summit
   

In recognition for your exceptional leadership and dedication to improving IT outcomes, the IT-AAC leadership cordially invites to join your peers at our year end IT-AAC Leadership Summit.   

As part of this important event, we ask you to join us in recognizing Honorable Mike Wynne for his selfless dedication and service in chairing the IT Acquisition Advisory Council, providing government leaders with hard to find expertise, knowledge and innovations.  The IT-AAC Chairs have noted your willing to go the extra mile to advance the administrations efficiency initiatives.

Mr. Wynne and his leadership team will review the IT-AAC's  accomplishments achieved over its two year evolution, and welcome your suggestions for our 2011 agenda.  Continued OSD ATL ACTD  participation will significantly increase the value we will bring to federal leaders seeking better ways to delivery IT capabilities,  foster innovation and increase operational efficiency.    We are humbled by the significant contributions made by our 12 founding fathers and nearly 500 thought leaders who understood the need of this emerging IT Acquisition public/private think tank.  A summary of our way briefing being delivered to our national leadership has been posted at www.IT-AAC.org for your consideration.  Below is a short executive summary.  

AIA has graciously offered to host IT-AAC's 22nd Leadership Roundtable on December 10th, 3:30-7pm, at their Arlington Headquarters. 

We will also be recognizing the significant contributions of our public-private coalition of the willing. Please RSVP to joyce.moore@ICHnet.org or call 703-768 -0400.  Feel free to bring anyone who shares your values and commitment to our shared principles.
We are eternally grateful for your support and the significant leadership provided by Honorable Mike Wynn, who has led this grass roots effort to stand up an IT Acquisition Resource Center and knowledge exchange needed to achieve Sustainable IT Acquisition Reform and Innovation.   

Please join us in recognizing our dedicated leaders.    

Respectfully,  
Kevin Carroll
 IT-AAC Vice Chair
kevin.carroll@ICHnet.org
703-768-0400
www.IT-AAC.org

 IT-AAC/AFCEA Leadership Roundtable Agenda

Date:         November 5, 2010
Time         1400-1700 EST, following by Cocktail Social

Location:  AFCEA International
                   4400 Fair Lakes Court,
                   Fairfax, VA 22033


1330- Registration and Meet/Greet

1400- Introductions and Opening Remarks:
   Kent Schneider, AFCEA President

Discussion Leaders:
1410- Overcoming Federal IT Innovation Challenges
   Will Thomas, Director IT, Center for American Progress

1430- Rapid Acquisition Techniques for Cyber and Health IT Innovations:
   Capt Mike Weiner, TMIP PM , OSD HA 
    Riley Repko, Sr. Advisor, Cyber Operations & Transformation,  HQE AF/A3/5 

1500- Improving DoD Access to Innovative Small Business:
   Scott Denniston, Chairman Emeritus AFCEA SB Committee
   Mr. Bill Hamilton, Co-chair, AFCEA Small Business Committee 
   Eugene Toni, SDVOSB Program Manager
 
1530- Best Practices in COTS and Open Architecture Adoption (a CCA and Sec804 directive):
   Nick Guertin, Deputy Director, Open Architecture, Navy PEO IWS

1600- SOA & Cloud Computing Acquisition Challenges: 
   Jim Craft, Deputy CIO, USMC
   Tim Harp, SES, DASD  NII/DoD/CIO
   Jim Young, Manager, DoD Programs, Google

1630- Think Tank and Innovation Acquisition Techniques for Rapid Response (OTA, NTTAA, SBIR):
   Richard Dunn, Advanced Business Strategies      Handout
   Raleigh Durham, Acting Director DTIC 

1700-1900 Leadership Cocktail Social (open to all)      


AGENDA for October 7, 2010 IT-AAC Meeting
The last IT-AAC Leadership Round Tablewas co-hosted by INSA. It was held Thursday, Oct 7, 1400 - 1700 followed by cocktail hour at INSA Headquarters in Ballston VA, www.INSAOnline.org.
 Kevin Carroll was joined by acquisition leads from OSD and Services to lay out Roadmap for IT Infrastructure Consolidation and SOA, a key element of IT-AAC Transformation Roadmap being prepared for the DepSec Lynn's IT Acquisition Task Force. This is a must attend for any Defense/Intel Acquisition leaders seeking to save billions and improve interoperability.  ICH will contribute recent benchmark of fortune 500 SOA implementations.
 IT-AAC is presenting an integrated Sec804 Implementation Roadmap proposal to DepSec Lynn on October 15th, which Bill has tasked OSD Policy Bob Butler to coordinate.  
Given the current struggles with the pending Sec804 report to congress, many welcome some real world insights and expertise needed to establish a measurable, repeatable and standards based approach.  
Agenda
1330- Registration and Meet/Greet
1400- Introductions:
      Ellen McCarthy, INSA President
      Mike Wynne, IT-AAC Chairman  
1410- OSD/DNI IT Acquisition Efficiency Challenges:
      Gen (ret) Arnold Punaro, Sr Fellow Defense Business Board 
      Gary Bliss, OSD PARCA Director   
1430- Improving Operational Efficiencies and Effectiveness thru streamlined IT Acquisition: 
      Mr. Blaise Durante, SES AF AQX   
      Dave Patterson, UofTN, former OSD Deputy Comptroller  
1500- DoD/IC Acquisition Challenges:
      Honorable Gil Decker, Army Acquisition Review Board
      Jennifer Waldsmith, NSA Senior Acquisition Official  
1530- Critical Success Factors for Implementation of Alternative IT Acquisition Process (section 804):
     Kevin Carroll IT-AAC Vice Chairman
     Sue Rose SSCI  
1600- SOA & IT Infrastructure Consolidation Challenges:
      David Jakubek, OSD-ATL  
      John Weiler, IT-AAC Vice Chairman
1630- Resource Optimization and Conflict Resolution in IT Acquisition Lifecycle:
      Raj Sharma & Will Thomas, Center for American Progress
      Rich Haver INSA Member
1700- IT-AAC Think Tank Engagement & Partnership Discussion:
       Kevin Carroll, IT-AAC Vice Chairman
1715-1900 Leadership Cocktail Social (open to all)