The 21st Annual Systems Engineering Conference will be convened on October 22 – 25, 2018 in Tampa, FL. This conference will focus on improving acquisition and performance of Defense programs and systems, including system-of-systems engineering, systems security, net-centric operations and data/information interoperability, and all aspects of system sustainment. This conference is sponsored by the National Defense Industrial Association, Systems Engineering Division, in cooperation with IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society, IEEE Systems Council and the International Council on Systems Engineering, and is supported…