| 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 Generously Hosted By: 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 Roundtable Confirming Delegates: 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 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) |
| 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 RoundtableDear 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: 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
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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:
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 Metro1330- Registration and Meet/Greet 1400- Introductions and Opening Remarks: 1430- Services Based, Agile Acquisition Methods for Rapid IT Delivery (and impediments to change) 1500- Aligning Cloud & Infrastructure Requirements against Market Innovations and Best Practices: 1530- IT Acquisitions Risk Management & Lessons Learned (leveraging what works): 1600- Emerging Standards of Practice for Cloud Security and ID Management (building on NIST Framework) 1630 IT Acquisition and Management Approached for Achieving a DoD/VA EHR 1700 Closing Remarks, next steps 1715-1900 Cocktail Social
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| Acquisition Roadmap for Secure Cloud Computing and IT Infrastructure FINAL AGENDATime 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: 1430- Services Based, Agile Acquisition Methods for Rapid IT Delivery 1500- Aligning Cloud & Infrastructure Requirements against Market Innovations and Best Practices: 1530- IT Acquisitions Risk Management & Lessons Learned (leveraging what works): 1600- Emerging Standards of Practice for Cloud Security and ID Management (building on NIST Framework) 1630 IT Acquisition and Management Approached for Achieving a DoD/VA EHR 1700 Closing Remarks, next steps 1715-1900 Cocktail Social Confirmed Attendees:
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| 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: 1430- Services Based, Agile Acquisition Methods for Cloud and IT Infrastructure Consolidation 1500- Aligning Cloud Requirements against Market Innovations and Best Practices: 1530- Lessons Learned from Early Adopters of SOA/Cloud Implementation for C2 1600- IT Acquisition Challenges and Opportunities for Assuring Business Value of IT 1630 – Key Note: LtGen Susan Lawrence, Army CIO/G6 (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 ConferenceIf 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;
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 |
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);
And many more…….. 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, |
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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, |
IT-AAC/AFCEA Leadership Roundtable Agenda
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| 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 1400- Introductions: 1410- OSD/DNI IT Acquisition Efficiency Challenges: 1430- Improving Operational Efficiencies and Effectiveness thru streamlined IT Acquisition: 1500- DoD/IC Acquisition Challenges: 1530- Critical Success Factors for Implementation of Alternative IT Acquisition Process (section 804): 1600- SOA & IT Infrastructure Consolidation Challenges: 1630- Resource Optimization and Conflict Resolution in IT Acquisition Lifecycle: 1700- IT-AAC Think Tank Engagement & Partnership Discussion: 1715-1900 Leadership Cocktail Social (open to all) |