Booz Allen Hamilton Launches Town Hall Series on the Enterprise Mindset for Mission Success at November 14th Defense One Summit in Washington, D.C.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Booz Allen Hamilton, with support from Government Executive Media Group's Defense One custom events business, will launch "The Smart Command Series," (on Twitter: #SmartCommand) announced both organizations today. This series will feature four town hall events across the country from Nov. 2013 through March 2014 focusing on putting innovative, interoperable technologies into the hands of warfighters more rapidly, efficiently, and cost effectively.

This series kicks off in Washington, D.C. as part of the Defense One Summit, a full day event convening key defense and national security stakeholders to discuss trends and ideas for the next era of global security. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel will headline a deep speaker lineup of defense leaders. The Smart Command Series town hall, scheduled for 10:00 -11:00 ET on Nov. 14, will address "The Enterprise Mindset for Mission Success." Booz Allen Executive Vice President Joseph Logue, and Senior Vice President and retired Air Force General Henry Obering III, plus a panel of experts, will field questions from an audience heavily comprised of Department of Defense (DoD) decision makers.

Following the Washington, D.C. event, the "Smart Command Series" will feature town halls in Tampa, Fla. on Feb. 11, 2014 and Los Angeles on Feb.19, 2014.  The series will conclude with a digital town hall event to release the results of a research study on the defense acquisitions process for C4ISR systems, broadcast nationwide on March 5, 2014.

"The Smart Command Series was designed with the knowledge that mission success for the next generation of warfighters will depend on technology that is interoperable and rapidly deployed," said Booz Allen Executive Vice President Joe Logue. "The series will explore the benefits of an enterprise mindset – thinking outside-the-lines – to acquire, develop, and manage technology that is integrated from the start."

Attendance to this first Smart Command Series event will be open to all Defense One Summit registrants. For more information and to request an invitation to attend, please visit DefenseOne.com/summit.

To be explored:

• Whether current acquisition policies are part of the problem or part of the solution
• What solutions are available to drive cost out of production and sustainment contracts
• How a smaller, leaner workforce can handle complex acquisition strategies and manage major programs
• The implications of pursuing disaggregated solutions under current acquisition policies
• How systems (in production and operation) can adapt to rapidly evolving threats such as cyber and asymmetric attacks

To request an invitation to attend, please visit DefenseOne.com/summit.

About Booz Allen Hamilton

BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON is a leading provider of management consulting, technology, and engineering services to the U.S. government in defense, intelligence, and civil markets, and to major corporations, institutions, and not-for-profit organizations. Booz Allen is headquartered in McLean, Virginia, employs more than 23,000 people, and had revenue of $5.76 billion for the 12 months ended March 31, 2013.

To read more on Booz Allen's approach to achieving mission success, visit: boozallen.com/smartcommand.  

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About Defense One
DEFENSE ONE is a new digital and events media brand serving the U.S. defense and national security leadership community by delivering news, breaking analysis, and ideas on the topics and trends defining the future of defense and national security.  Produced by Government Executive Media Group of Atlantic Media, Defense One offers new voices and innovative, fearless commentary while informing national security leaders, influential professionals, stakeholders, and interested citizens across the defense spectrum with the information that they need to know.

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