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November 2022
The AIRC Research Review 2022
This year's annual AIRC Research Review will be held as a hybrid event in Washington, DC at the National Press Club. This day will present a focused review of the AIRC research portfolio to sponsors and the broader government, industry, and academic communities.
Find out more »March 2023
AIRC-DAU Quarterly Research Forum: Improving the DoD Requirements Process
The Acquisition Innovation Research Center (AIRC) and Defense Acquisition University (DAU) are partnering on a forum series to share insight into the future of defense acquisition. In this edition, AIRC principal investigators will present their research findings and recommendations on the Requirements Definition process. DAU faculty will present the DAU learning and development opportunities supporting the Requirements Definition process. Attendees will be eligible for 1.5 Continuous Learning Points.
Find out more »June 2023
Optimizing Incentives for Acquisition Innovation and Agility
The George Mason University School of Business' Greg and Camille Baroni Center for Government Contracting and the Acquisition Innovation Research Center (AIRC) cordially invite you to participate in a two-part webinar series on "Optimizing Incentives for Acquisition Innovation and Agility". Each discussion will be enriched by the research papers authored by AIRC. The panel for each session will include a paper author, a government representative, and an industry member.
Find out more »August 2023
AIRC 2023 Model-Based TEMP Strategy & Integrated Decision Support Key Workshop
The United States (US) Department of Defense (DoD) and its supporting industry, research, and academia partners have proposed using Digital Engineering (DE) methods and tools to update traditional systems engineering (SE) and test and evaluation (T&E) practices to improve acquisition outcomes and accelerate traditional processes. This workshop will explore Digital Engineering, Test and Evaluation Master Plans (TEMPs), Integrated Decision Support Keys (IDSKs) to identify best practices, new methods and tools, and build consensus on where digital transformation will have the largest impact on T&E processes and documentation.
Find out more »Optimizing Incentives for Acquisition Innovation and Agility
The George Mason University School of Business' Greg and Camille Baroni Center for Government Contracting and the Acquisition Innovation Research Center (AIRC) cordially invite you to participate in a two-part webinar series on "Optimizing Incentives for Acquisition Innovation and Agility". Each discussion will be enriched by the research papers authored by AIRC. The panel for each session will include a paper author, a government representative, and an industry member.
Find out more »November 2023
US Air Force and Army Digital Materiel Management (DMM) Industry Association Consortium (IAC) Kickoff
This workshop will bring the Department of the Air Force and Army, industry, and academia together to jointly define the necessary details of DMM and an enabling collaborative framework, across engineering, program management, contracting, logistics, financial management, and test & evaluation.
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