Timothy Harp Deputy Secretary Assistant of Defense, C3ISR & IT Acquisition Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Networks and Information Integration/DoD Chief Information Officer

As the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for C3ISR & IT Acquisition, Mr. Harp is responsible for the review of major acquisition programs for command, control, communications, intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, space and information technology programs. In addition, he leads reviews of major defense acquisition programs and major automated information systems as the Chairman of the Command, Control, Communications, & Intelligence Overarching Integrated Product Team (OIPT) in support of the Defense Acquisition Board (DAB) and Information Technology Acquisition Board (ITAB).

William Ivancic Senior Research Engineer NASA Glenn Research Center

• Mobile tactical systems require local control and easily deployable Internet Protocol security key and policy distribution
• High level organizational security Policy and network Architecture design - rules of engagement and the affect such policy has on network design and NCO
• Future technologies including current state-of-the-art of these technologies - reality versus hype

	William Ivancic Senior Research Engineer NASA Glenn Research Center
	Dr. Jeffrey H. Reed Willis G. Worcester Professor of ECE, Director of Wireless@Virginia Tech Virginia Tech College of Engineering

With the growing range of technologies being research and discussed as the next phase of net-centric warfare, the challenge is often in deciding with which fields to align your interests. Join NCO centric research experts to identify where technology will go, how it will influence tomorrow's programs. This session will provide information on:

• Assessing the various new technological advancements that could play a significant role in net-centric warfare over the coming years
• Understanding the impact that these technologies could have on the programs running today as well as the strategies of tomorrow
• Differentiating between the peripheral proposed research and the advancements that will change the face of net-centric warfare entirely

Networks provide the foundation for the promise of net-centricity, but delivering the promise needs governance and integration across financial, logistics, human resource and acquisition domains. Mr. Gaur who works with all the Services will speak on lessons learned from the trenches.

Dr. Preston Marshall Program Manager, Advanced Technology Office DARPA

This session will provide information on:

• Overcoming current challenges in battlefield communications through modernized technologies
• Identifying long-term research objectives to confront some today's netcentric warfare issues
• Leading technological innovation to adapt to warfighter needs
• Discussion on Dynamic Spectrum Access, Disruption Tolerance and wireless tactical devices for the edge

Dr. Jeffrey H. Reed Willis G. Worcester Professor of ECE, Director of Wireless@Virginia Tech Virginia Tech College of Engineering

Virginia Tech is one of the leading universities in wireless research, with over 30 faculty members and 100 students. The presentation will provide an overview of some of the research going on in the center that has important military implications. Such research includes topics in dynamic spectrum access, cognitive radio, wireless social networking, and flexible wireless communication system hardware.

• New wireless capabilities being developed through research at Wireless@Virginia Tech
• Key challenges for making the research useful for real systems
• Examples of technologies that work in the lab that have application to the military

Communications-Electronics Research, Development, and Engineering Center develops and integrates C4ISR technologies that enable the warfighter to sense the battle space; deny and disrupt enemy efforts; and remain "connected" to achieve and sustain information superiority, strike with decisive lethality and survive.

Dr. John Stine Principal Communications MITRE

• How future communications systems may reduce agility and prevent the NCO vision
• The effect of network policy choices on tactical networking
• Easy methods to assess the suitability of tactical communications