Notice2024-00961
Defense Business Board; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting
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Published
January 19, 2024
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Defense Department
Abstract
The DoD is publishing this notice to announce that the following Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the Defense Business Board ("the Board") will take place.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 13 (Friday, January 19, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3640-3642]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-00961]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Defense Business Board; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee
Meeting
AGENCY: Office of the Deputy Secretary of Defense, Department of
Defense (DoD).
ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee meeting.
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SUMMARY: The DoD is publishing this notice to announce that the
following Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the Defense Business
Board (``the Board'') will take place.
DATES: Closed to the public February 6, 2024 from 9:15 a.m. to 11:30
a.m., 1:20 p.m. to 4:50 p.m., and from 5:00 p.m. to 7:05 p.m. and on
February 7, 2024 from 9:20 a.m. to 11:05 a.m. Open to the public
February 6 from 12:30 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. All Eastern time.
ADDRESSES: The open and closed portions of the meeting will be in room
M2 of the Pentagon Library Conference Center, Nunn-Lugar Conference
Room and 4D880 in the Pentagon, and at the U.S. Department of State,
Washington DC.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Cara Allison Marshall, Designated
Federal Officer (DFO) of the Board in writing at Defense Business
Board, 1155 Defense Pentagon, Room 5B1088A, Washington, DC 20301-1155;
or by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c8aba9baa9e6a4e6a9a4a4a1bba7a6a5a9babba0a9a4a4e6aba1be88a5a9a1a4e6a5a1a4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fd9e9c8f9cd391d39c9191948e9293909c8f8e959c9191d39e948bbd909c9491d3909491">[email protected]</span></a>; or by phone at 703-
614-1834.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This meeting is being held under the
provisions of chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code (U.S.C.)
(commonly known as the ``Federal Advisory Committee Act'' or ``FACA''),
5 U.S.C. 552b (commonly known as the ``Government in the Sunshine
Act''), and 41 CFR 102-3.140 and 102-3.150.
Purpose of the Meeting: The mission of the Board is to examine and
advise
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the Secretary of Defense on overall DoD management and governance. The
Board provides independent, strategic-level, private sector and
academic advice and counsel on enterprise-wide business management
approaches and best practices for business operations and achieving
National Defense goals.
Agenda: The Board will begin in closed session on February 6 from
9:15 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The DFO will begin the closed session followed
by a welcome by Board Chair, Hon. Deborah James. The Board will receive
a classified discussion on the DoD Budget from Hon. Kathleen Hicks,
Deputy Secretary of Defense. The discussion will cover the DoD
priorities and considerations that helped to shape its request as part
of the President's budget request for fiscal year 2025. Next the Board
will receive a classified discussion on the DoD Audit and Incremental
Progress from Hon. Michael McCord. This session will include an
overview of the latest DoD Audit, progress to date, and the path
forward. Discussion will include current obstacles and recommended
courses of action from business leaders. The DFO will adjourn the
closed session. After a lunch break, the Board will meet in open
session from 12:30 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. The DFO will open the public
session followed by a welcome by the Board Chair. The Board will
receive a presentation on the Board study, Creating a Digital Ecosystem
Study from Mr. Stan Soloway, Chair, Business Transformation
Subcommittee. During this session, the Subcommittee will brief the
Board on the findings, observations, and recommendations it compiled as
part of a recent study on ways to leverage digital ecosystems to
harness the power of data to aid decision-making and risk analysis
through simulation and advanced computing.
The DFO will then adjourn the open session. The Board will
reconvene in closed session from 1:20 p.m. to 4:50 p.m. The DFO will
begin the closed session followed by a welcome by the Board Chair. The
Board will receive a classified discussion on the State of the
Workforce--Recruiting, Training, and Retention, Obstacles, and
Solutions from Sergeant Major Troy E. Black, Senior Enlisted Advisor to
the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff The conversation is expected
to delve into the multifaceted aspects of managing a contemporary
workforce, addressing challenges in recruiting talent in the current
environment, implementing effective training programs, and devising
retention strategies. Discussion will focus on identifying obstacles
such as changing workforce expectations, skill gaps to address future
needs per the National Security Strategy and exploring innovative
solutions to foster a resilient and high-performing workforce. Next the
Board will receive a classified discussion on DoD Current Affairs from
Hon. Lloyd Austin, Secretary of Defense. This session is expected to
focus on the state of the current global security environment and its
implications for current and future business operations. Following, the
Board will receive a classified discussion on Current Operations,
Crisis Action Planning, and Adaptive Decision Making in Dynamic
Environments from LTG Douglass A. Sims II, Army, Director of
Operations. This forum will explore the intersection of military
operations and corporate crisis management, highlighting the parallels
between the principles of current operations, crisis action planning,
and adaptive decision-making in both contexts. Through this
exploration, participants can gain valuable insights into proactive
crisis management, strategic preparedness for ``black swan'' events,
and the cultivation of an agile organizational culture that is capable
of navigating complex and rapidly changing landscapes. The DFO will
adjourn the closed session. The Board will transition to the Air Force
Mess for their final closed session on February 6. The DFO will begin
the closed session followed by remarks by Board Chair, Hon Deborah
James and Deputy Secretary, Hon. Kathleen Hicks. Next, the Board will
hear a classified update by the Defense Advanced Research Projects
Agency (DARPA) from Dr. Stefanie Tompkins, Director. This discussion
focuses on any significant updates from DARPA in support of the
National Security Strategy, how they have a different remit from the
DoD, and what best business practices could be imported to the rest of
the DoD. The DFO will adjourn the closed session. The Board will meet
in closed session February 7 from 9:20 a.m. to 11:05 a.m. The DFO will
begin the closed session followed by the Chair's welcome. Next the
Board will receive a classified Briefing on State Department (DoS)
Business Operations/Management in Support of Current Efforts from
Richard Verma, Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources.
This discussion will focus on differences between DoD, DoS, and
business operations management, and DoD and DoS unity of effort to
achieve combined effects both militarily and diplomatically. The DFO
will then adjourn the closed session.
The latest version of the agenda will be available on the Board's
website at: <a href="https://dbb.dod.afpims.mil/Meetings/Meeting-February-2024/">https://dbb.dod.afpims.mil/Meetings/Meeting-February-2024/</a>.
Meeting Accessibility: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 1009(d) and 41
CFR 102-3.155, it is hereby determined that the February 6-7 meeting of
the Board will include classified information and other matters covered
by 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1) and that, accordingly, portions of the meeting
will be closed to the public. This determination is based on the
consideration that it is expected that discussions throughout the
closed portions will involve classified matters of national security.
Such classified material is so intertwined with the unclassified
material that it cannot reasonably be segregated into separate
discussions without defeating the effectiveness and meaning of these
portions of the meeting. To permit these portions of the meeting to be
open to the public would preclude discussion of such matters and would
greatly diminish the ultimate utility of the Board's findings and
recommendations to the Secretary of Defense and the Deputy Secretary of
Defense. Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 1009(a)(1) and 41 CFR 102-3.140, the
portion of the meeting on February 6 from 12:30 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. is
open to the public virtually. Persons desiring to attend the public
sessions are required to register. To attend the public sessions,
submit your name, affiliation/organization, telephone number, and email
contact information to the Board at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bbd4c8df95cbded5cfdadcd4d595d4dfdad695d6d9c395dfdeddded5c8de96d9cec8d2d5dec8c896d9d4dac9dffbd6dad2d795d6d2d7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="17786473396772796376707879397873767a397a756f39737271727964723a7562647e797264643a7578766573577a767e7b397a7e7b">[email protected]</span></a>. Requests to attend the public sessions must be
received no later than 4:00 p.m. on Friday, February 2, 2024. Upon
receipt of this information, the Board will provide further
instructions for virtually attending the meeting.
Written Comments and Statements: Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.105(j)
and 102-3.140 and 5 U.S.C. 1009(a)(3) of the FACA, the public or
interested organizations may submit written comments or statements to
the Board in response to the stated agenda of the meeting or regarding
the Board's mission in general. Written comments or statements should
be submitted to Ms. Cara Allison Marshall, the DFO, via electronic mail
(the preferred mode of submission) at the address listed in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. Each page of the comment or
statement must include the author's name, title or affiliation,
address, and daytime phone number. The DFO must receive written
comments or statements submitted in response to the agenda set forth in
this notice by Friday, February
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2, 2024, to be considered by the Board. The DFO will review all timely
submitted written comments or statements with the Board Chair and
ensure the comments are provided to all members of the Board before the
meeting. Written comments or statements received after this date may
not be provided to the Board until its next scheduled meeting. Please
note that all submitted comments and statements will be treated as
public documents and will be made available for public inspection,
including, but not limited to, being posted on the Board's website.
Dated: January 12, 2024.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2024-00961 Filed 1-18-24; 8:45 am]
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