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NDIA's Top Issues for 2008 focus on six areas that are key to U.S. national security and are of broad concern to the defense industrial base. These issues, which guide NDIA's educational and lobbying activities during 2008 are:
- Sustaining the US National Security Workforce Advantage
- Ensuring the Integrity and Responsiveness of the Acquisition Process
- Maintaining a Viable Defense Industrial Base to Ensure Warfighter Readiness
- Improving Small Business Access to Defense Contracts
- Preparing for Defense Transformation
- Ensure International Competitiveness of US Defense Industrial Base
Complete text of the NDIA 2008 Top Issues is available here in pdf format.
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About Government Policy
Membership in Major Multi-Association Coalitions
Mission
Working together to ensure the continued existence of a viable, internationally competitive national technology and industrial base and strengthening the government-industry partnership through dialogue and interaction with the Congress and the Executive Branch.
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About Government Policy
What is Government Policy?
The National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) is the premier association representing all facets of the defense and technology industrial base and serving all military services. The mission of the Government Policy department is to ensure the continued existence of a viable, internationally competitive national technology and industrial base, strengthening the government-industry partnership through dialogue, and interaction between the legislative, executive, and judicial branches. Government Policy entails three primary roles:
- Advocacy (legislative, regulatory, and judicial)
- Information/Education (Issue Briefs/Alerts, studies/analyses, hearing summaries, and symposia/seminars)
- Interactive Communication/Dialogue (members network, homepage, and survey/reports).
What is the Organization of Government Policy?
Government Policy operates through six primary units:
- Board of Directors Standing Committees
- Government Policy Advisory Division
- International Division
- Legislative Information Division
- Multi-Association Coalitions
- Procurement Division, and
- Small Business Division.
Hand-in-hand we strive to ensure a viable defense industrial base, adequate defense budget, acquisition reform, and promotion of small business opportunities.
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Procurement Division: NDIA's Procurement Division monitors and advances sound and practicable procurement/acquisition policies and procedures on all matters affecting government/industry business relationships relating to the procurement/acquisition process, allowing government to obtain needed supplies and services at an equitable and reasonable price with the least possible disruption of industrial practices. In achievement of this, the Procurement Division maintains close working relationships with government and industry agencies and conducts studies to provide government with industry perspectives on policies, practices, needs, and problems. The Division also serves member companies by providing information on developments related to the acquisition process.
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International Division: NDIA's International Division serves as the association's focal point and coordinating element for the identification, study, and resolution of management and business problems associated with government policy and practices in the areas of foreign military sales, international defense, and globalization of U.S. industry. Additionally, the International Division provides a means for member companies to keep current with respect to emerging trends in the globalization. The division conducts conferences, seminars, embassy briefings, and small group meetings which review and discuss rules, regulations, laws, and programs pertaining to the highly dynamic international defense trade arena, and to keep abreast of global market trends and opportunities.
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Legislative Information Division: The Legislative Information Division (LID) identifies items of legislative information in the areas of interest to the NDIA membership, and monitors defense-related legislation and policy, thereby selecting major interest areas for highlighting to the NDIA leadership. LID also works with individual staff members of congressional committees who seek information and opinions falling within NDIA's province.
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Government Policy Advisory Division (GPAD): GPAD is the policy integrating mechanism of the association comprising representatives of NDIA's national board of directors, other committee division chairs, as well as chapter presidents. Together they assist in the agenda development process as well as the educational awareness process.
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Small Business: The Small Business Division focuses specifically on issues impacting this important industry segment. The division consists of corporate representatives interested in enhancing small business participation in the federal market place.
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Coalitions: Government Policy is involved either as a member or chair of several multi-association coalitions including: the Acquisition Reform Working Group (ARWG), Industry Logistics Coalition (ILC), Competition in Contractor Labor Relations, Coalition for Outsourcing and Privatization (COP), and the Council of Defense and Space Industry Associations (CODSIA).
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Board of Directors Standing Committees: Because of the important policy implications attached to NDIA's government policy program, standing board committees on Education and Lobbying and International Activities have been established to provide oversight of departmental activities.
Who is Government Policy?
- Pete Steffes, Vice President, Government Policy, 703-247-9470, psteffes@ndia.org
- Ruth Franklin, Director of Procurement, 703-247-2598, rfranklin@ndia.org
- Ann Stockwell, Director, International Trade Policy & Programs, 703-247-9463, astockwell@ndia.org
- Chandra Burnside, Government Policy Analyst, 703-247-2595, cburnside@ndia.org
- Meredith Kyttle, Government Policy Staff, 703-247-2561, mkyttle@ndia.org
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Membership in Multi-Association Coalitions
Acquisition Reform Working Group (ARWG)
NDIA co-chairs this seven-association working group that continues to actively work acquisition reform and general acquisition policy issues.
ARWG 2007 Legislative Package Executive Summary (PDF)
ARWG 2007 Legislative Package Full Text (PDF)
Industry Logistics Coalition
NDIA co-chairs this coalition which focuses on issues concerning outsourcing of DoD activities, and addressing the legislative restrictions on outsourcing. The 2004 ILG issues were rolled into the 2004 ARWG Legislative Package (see above).
Competition in Contractor Labor Relations
NDIA is a member of this coalition that focuses on changes in the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) concerning contractor responsibility determinations and cost allowability principles.
Federal Competition Coalition
NDIA is a member of this coalition and serves on its Executive Board. The coalition is a broadly based organization that is concerned with the privatization of inherently non-governmental activities.
Coalition White Paper on the Impact of H.R. 721/S. 1152, the Truthfulness, Responsibility and Accountability (TRAC) Act (PDF)
What Government Officials are saying about the TRAC Act (PDF)
Council of Defense and Space Industry Associations (CODSIA)
NDIA is a member of this coalition. CODSIA is a vehicle for obtaining broad industry reactions to new or revised procurement regulations, policies and procedures. Please visit the CODISA Web site at: http://www.codsia.org.
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