National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) - Saint Louis Chapter http://www.ndiastl.org NDIA St Louis Chapter Mon, 14 May 2012 15:00:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Serious Pessimism http://www.ndiastl.org/blog/serious-pessimism/ http://www.ndiastl.org/blog/serious-pessimism/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 15:00:16 +0000 stephen.tupper http://www.ndiastl.org/?p=1421 Clearly the US is struggling with how to make balanced choices in an age old “guns or butter” (for background on this term see this interesting wiki). It is very appropriate for NDIA St Louis chapter members to speak from their own local perspective to each other, to the citizen, and to the current and would be policy makers on the topic. As the linked report shows there is a lot of pessimistic talk at the national level. (see Gridlock) What is your take and how would you advise the US to make a balanced choice?

]]> http://www.ndiastl.org/blog/serious-pessimism/feed/ 0 DoD’s Voluntary Cyber Security/ Information Assurance Program is now available to all eligible Defense Industrial Base companies http://www.ndiastl.org/blog/dod%e2%80%99s-voluntary-cyber-security-information-assurance-program-is-now-available-to-all-eligible-defense-industrial-base-companies/ http://www.ndiastl.org/blog/dod%e2%80%99s-voluntary-cyber-security-information-assurance-program-is-now-available-to-all-eligible-defense-industrial-base-companies/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 14:48:06 +0000 stephen.tupper http://www.ndiastl.org/?p=1417 Worried about cyber-security?  DoD and Homeland Security are too. I fact they are worried about cybersecurity as a shared thing with you and have opened up a program to work with you on this mutual problem. See this DoD announcement.

]]> http://www.ndiastl.org/blog/dod%e2%80%99s-voluntary-cyber-security-information-assurance-program-is-now-available-to-all-eligible-defense-industrial-base-companies/feed/ 0 Universities struggle with espionage http://www.ndiastl.org/blog/universities-struggle-with-espionage/ http://www.ndiastl.org/blog/universities-struggle-with-espionage/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 13:42:15 +0000 stephen.tupper http://www.ndiastl.org/?p=1415 In case any industry members of St Louis NDIA were feeling lonely about wrestling with foreign industrial espionage … the universities are struggling too and blocking information flows is counter to both the culture and missions.  These two great articles were published recently in Bloomberg …

American Universities Infected by Foreign Spies Detected by FBIBy Daniel Golden - Apr 8, 2012 4:00 PM CT

Military Secrets Leak From U.S. Universities With Rules Flouted

By Daniel Golden – Apr 29, 2012 11:01 PM CT
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]]> http://www.ndiastl.org/blog/fbi-warnings-via-newsletter/feed/ 0 NDIA supports Missouri joint resolution http://www.ndiastl.org/blog/ndia-supports-missouri-joint-resolution/ http://www.ndiastl.org/blog/ndia-supports-missouri-joint-resolution/#comments Fri, 30 Mar 2012 20:36:40 +0000 stephen.tupper http://www.ndiastl.org/?p=1409 The St Louis Chapter of  NDIA is taking special note of the effort starting in the Missouri House to immediately approve a joint resolution (HCR 47) of the House and Senate that would state Missouri’s intention to compete strongly for defense spending in new rounds of base closures, mission realignments, and procurement decreases as part of the federal budget cutting process. The chapter recognizes that support flowing to the military from Missouri sources are a significant share of the State’s economy and in-State providers range from the supply chains of the military defense contractors to the service providers for the military bases at Whiteman AFB, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri Guard and Reserve sites, Scott AFB,  and Fort Leavenworth. The chapter also notes that a lot of jobs are involved with the military as a major employer within the State. Military employees and families are markets for education, health-care, retail and transportation providing a large source of funds to those industries. Finally NDIA is concerned that if the State does not make a conscious and deliberate effort to continue and expand its contribution to the nation’s defense then the nation will lose the cost-effective and high-performance value that Missouri has provided for over a fifty years. The St Louis NDIA chapter highly supports and applauds the laudable and heads-up effort for the joint resolution.

3 decreases as part of the federal budget cutting process
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The second amendment uses the remaining $250,000 to respond to and analyze the impact of
Missouri’s military bases on the nation’s military readiness and economy.
]]> http://www.ndiastl.org/blog/ndia-applauds-governor-nixons-budget-amendment/feed/ 0 Invitation – NDIA Educational WebEx for Feb 29 http://www.ndiastl.org/blog/invitation-ndia-educational-webex-for-feb-29/ http://www.ndiastl.org/blog/invitation-ndia-educational-webex-for-feb-29/#comments Wed, 29 Feb 2012 23:09:00 +0000 stephen.tupper http://www.ndiastl.org/?p=1395 Learn How A Defense Industry Manufacturer Claimed $700,000 In Tax Credits    

REGISTER HERE.

The chapter received a recommendation from one of its leading corporate members on the utility of a presentation about new business tax credit programs. The chapter has arranged for members to access a WebEx covring the same material. We are not necessarily endorsing the provider – but we think the {free} price is right and the information of value. Please feel free to sign up for this.

12:00 – 1:00 PM CT WEDNESDAY,

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

Complimentary Webinar

For more details on this

webinar, please contact

Amila Salihbasic

or call 713.212.1482.

 

 

 

 

 

 

]]> http://www.ndiastl.org/blog/invitation-ndia-educational-webex-for-feb-29/feed/ 0 States gearing up for the defense cuts http://www.ndiastl.org/blog/states-gearing-up-for-the-defense-cuts/ http://www.ndiastl.org/blog/states-gearing-up-for-the-defense-cuts/#comments Tue, 28 Feb 2012 19:56:37 +0000 stephen.tupper http://www.ndiastl.org/?p=1402 A good article [see link] has been published by Bloomberg on the efforts of some States to handle the defense cuts that are starting this year and will continue for several more years. These states are looking at both effects on their own economies of less industrial activity and preparing recommendations for the military over moving missions and forces between bases.

]]> http://www.ndiastl.org/blog/states-gearing-up-for-the-defense-cuts/feed/ 0 Article about the impact of defense cuts on Missouri and Illinois http://www.ndiastl.org/blog/article-about-the-impact-of-defense-cuts-on-missouri-and-illinois/ http://www.ndiastl.org/blog/article-about-the-impact-of-defense-cuts-on-missouri-and-illinois/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:04:13 +0000 stephen.tupper http://www.ndiastl.org/?p=1391 Dear NDIA colleagues:

There was a fairly informative article (at least the best so far in Missouri) in the St. Louis Beacon today regarding the impending defense cuts.  The article focuses on probable impacts on defense companies and on our military installations.  You can find the article at the following link.

The article focuses on what members of our Congressional delegation are saying, but I know our state leaders are paying attention, as well.

As details of the President’s budget are released in a few days, I am sure there will be lots more discussion.

]]> http://www.ndiastl.org/blog/article-about-the-impact-of-defense-cuts-on-missouri-and-illinois/feed/ 0 Conference on Systems Engineering Research http://www.ndiastl.org/blog/conference-on-systems-engineering-research/ http://www.ndiastl.org/blog/conference-on-systems-engineering-research/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:59:17 +0000 stephen.tupper http://www.ndiastl.org/?p=1389 The 10th Annual Conference on Systems Engineering Research (CSER 2012) is now only a few short weeks away – March 19-22, 2012 in St. Louis, MO. Please join us to hear researchers from around the world present their papers on systems engineering and architecting research. It has become the primary conference for disseminating systems engineering research and germinating new research ideas. The 2012 conference will push the boundaries of research and aid in responding to new challenge in this field. Papers will be presented in eleven topical areas and published in the online Procedia Computer Science.

Conference is being hosted by NDIA member Missouri University of Science and Technology.  More information and registration is available at this site.

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