Explore what Government and Industry are doing to practice acquisition reform to field affordable, reliable, maintainable, and technologically superior systems. Address the emerging threats of asymmetric warfare, weapons of mass destruction, and cyber warfare while examining ways to protect critical infrastructures in the defense and civilian sectors.
Information technology is critical to maximizing today's warfighter effectiveness.
It's an opportunity to talk, listen, think about issues in different ways, share solutions, present lessons learned, and network with other professionals while exploring new defense technologies. Government and industry leaders will discuss what they are doing to practice acquisition reform to field affordable, reliable, maintainable, technologically superior systems. JAWS symposiums are where senior and junior defense partners talk informally to make things happen. A vital part of that effort is accelerating the development of sensors, electronics, and battlespace environmental technologies. They serve as the eyes, ears, brains, and battlespace awareness for future decision-making operations.