Food biomanufacturing entails the cultivation of plant, animal, fungal, or microbial cells to produce ingredients for human consumption with enhanced efficiency, biosecurity, resilience, and adaptability as well as supply chain independence opportunities relative to conventional food production. This technology has the potential to be deployed in austere environments or forward-deployed settings, thereby reducing reliance on resupply channels...

The Integrated Program Management Division (IPMD) leads the advancement of Integrated Program Management (IPM) through industry and government collaboration. As the steward of the EIA-748 Standard for Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS), IPMD shapes industry best practices, ensuring efficiency, transparency, and accountability in program execution. The Division fosters a dynamic forum for government, industry, and academia to address challe...

Join us for the first in our series of HSInsights preconference webinars. This virtual event is hosted by NDIA Personalized Assessment Education and Training (PAE&T) Sub-Area Lead, Jenn McNamara, Vice President Serious Games and Strategic Partnerships, of BreakAway Games. She has invited commercial industry leader, Liberty Munson, PhD, Director of Psychometrics at Microsoft, to discuss how her organization leverages human systems in creati...

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The Military Vehicle Technology Insights Seminar provides an in-depth look at the critical operational and engineering principles underpinning mobility, firepower and protection of modern armored and logistic vehicles. It offers defense professionals, acquisition specialists, and military engineers with structured insights into the unique challenges associated with military vehicle design and vehicle performance. Delivered through expert-led i...

The NDIA 2025 Future Forces Capabilities Conference & Exhibition is crucial for understanding how new technologies and capabilities will influence future military operations. The conference will provide a platform for collaboration between the defense industry and military organizations to ensure that emerging threats can be addressed. This world class conference aims to create an innovative environment by bringing together experts from di...

The Introduction to Military Vehicle Technology & Mobility course provides a comprehensive foundation in the engineering science and technology underpinning modern military combat and logistic vehicles. Participants gain essential insights into the key operational and technical trade-offs among firepower, protection, and mobility—critical factors that shape decisions during project definition and acquisition. Through 10 expertly desi...

Join the NDIA Procurement Division on October 7, 2025 for their quarterly meeting which will feature speakers and panelists addressing current defense industrial base issues and today's challenges facing the acquisition and procurement community. These meetings also provide an opportunity for the divisions' committees to conduct business specific to its members. Committees include: Contract and Acquisition Management and Legal Committee and Co...

The field of synthetic biology is rapidly evolving, driven by advances in AI, automation and manufacturing. This convergence has far-reaching implications, and the potential consequences of these developments extend beyond the scientific community, with significant implications for global competition and national security. Just as chip advancements and infrastructure altered computing, synthetic biology is poised to transform biomanufacturing...