Notice2024-11250
Defense Business Board; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting
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Published
May 22, 2024
Issuing agencies
Defense Department
Abstract
On Tuesday, April 23, 2024, the DoD published a notice announcing a closed meeting of the Defense Business Board on May 7 and 8, 2024. Subsequent to publication of the notice, DoD made changes to the meeting agenda. The amended meeting agenda is included in this notice.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 100 (Wednesday, May 22, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44963-44964]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-11250]
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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; amendment.
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SUMMARY: On Tuesday, April 23, 2024, the DoD published a notice
announcing a closed meeting of the Defense Business Board on May 7 and
8, 2024. Subsequent to publication of the notice, DoD made changes to
the meeting agenda. The amended meeting agenda is included in this
notice.
DATES: Closed to the public May 7, 2024 from 8:10 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and
closed to the public May 8, 2024 from 8:30 a.m. to 11:50 a.m. All
Eastern time.
ADDRESSES: The closed meeting will be held in room B7 of the Pentagon
Library Conference Center, the Navy Executive Mess (room 4D728) in the
Pentagon, and the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, 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#0d6e6c7f6c2361236c6161647e6263606c7f7e656c6161236e647b4d606c646123606461"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="14777566753a783a7578787d677b7a797566677c7578783a777d625479757d783a797d78">[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.
Due to circumstances beyond the control of the DFO, the Defense
Business Board was unable to provide public notification required by 41
CFR 102-3.150(a) concerning changes to its May 7-8, 2024 meeting that
was previously announced in the Federal Register on April 23, 2024.
Accordingly, the Advisory Committee Management Officer for the
Department of Defense, pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.150(b), waives the 15-
calendar day notification requirement.
Purpose of the Meeting: The mission of the Board is to examine and
advise the Secretary and Deputy 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 May 7 from 8:10
a.m. to 7:00 p.m. The DFO will start the closed session followed by a
welcome by Board Chair, Hon. Deborah James. The Board will have a
working breakfast and receive a classified discussion on thawing the
``Frozen Middle'' from Hon. Kathleen Hicks, Deputy Secretary of
Defense. The term `frozen middle' is used when an organization becomes
`stuck in its ways' at the middle management levels. Those personnel
layers tend to delay or avoid change to remove risk from the process,
thereby preventing substantial progress as a result. The discussion
will consider the processes and practices that enable private industry
to adapt workflows in a way that keep human expertise fully engaged
while making the most of the new technologies. Next, the Board will
receive a classified discussion on Implementing Emerging Technologies
to Create Operational Strategic Effects from Mr. Jay Dryer, Director,
Strategic Capabilities Office. This discussion is expected to focus on
using existing DoD tools and processes to adapt developing technology
to key operational challenges in the National Defense Strategy. Next,
the Board will receive a classified discussion on Current Affairs from
Hon. Lloyd Austin, Secretary of Defense. This session will focus on the
state of the current global security environment and its implications
for current and future business operations. The Board will receive a
classified briefing on Naval Research Lab (NRL) Operations at the U.S.
Naval Research Laboratory, followed by a classified tour. This tour and
discussion will explore management constructs unique to NRL's mission
and personnel, to include developing and managing talent and
communicating across a diverse workforce. This portion of the meeting
will cover how NRL partners with industry to fulfill their mandate and
demonstrates capabilities made possible by NRL's organizational
constructs and authorities. The Board will meet at the Navy Executive
Mess for the final session on May 7. The Board Chair, Hon Deborah James
will provide remarks, followed by a classified update on Industry
Partnerships with the Director of Information Systems Agency (DISA), Lt
Gen Robert J. Skinner, Director of DISA and the Commander of the Joint
Force Headquarters-Department of Defense Information Network. The
Director will offer an overview of DISA's partnerships with various
stakeholders to bolster warfighter capabilities, including how DISA is
developing global situational awareness and assessing the threat
against DISA operations and assets. He will discuss unique challenges
of managing a DoD Agency and Field Activity, as well as provide
insights on recommendations from the February 2023 DBB IT User
Experience Study. The DFO will adjourn the closed session. The Board
will reconvene in closed session May 8 from 8:30 a.m. to 11:50 a.m. in
room B7 of the Pentagon Library Conference Center. The DFO will begin
the closed session followed by a welcome by the Board Chair. The Board
will receive a classified discussion on Growing Production Capacity for
Crises from Dr. Erin Simpson, Director, Joint Production Accelerator
Cell, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition &
Sustainment. The conversation is expected to delve into actions the DoD
is taking to prioritize resources and to create a modern, resilient
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industrial ecosystem designed to deter U.S. adversaries and meet the
production demands posed by evolving threats. Dr. Simpson will
elaborate on the obstacles confronting the DoD in building resilient
supply chains. Next, the Board will receive a classified discussion on
Emerging Global Threats, including the Supply Chain, and their
Potential Implications for the National Defense Strategy from MG Joseph
``JP'' McGee, U.S. Army, Director for Strategy, Plans & Policy, J5.
This discussion will focus on strategic proactiveness to ensure
adaptability, resilience, and continued effectiveness in an ever-
evolving security landscape and on how the DoD can partner with
industry before and during crises. After a short break, the Board will
receive their final classified discussion on Making DoD Work Attractive
to Non-Traditional Companies from Hon. Kathleen Hicks, Deputy Secretary
of Defense, along with Mr. Doug Beck, Director, Defense Innovation
Unit. The Deputy Secretary and Mr. Beck will share successes DoD has
realized in becoming a better partner for non-traditional defense
companies, along with how combinations of traditional and non-
traditional companies are working together to accelerate capability
development and delivery. The DFO will 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-May-7-8-2024/">https://dbb.dod.afpims.mil/Meetings/Meeting-May-7-8-2024/</a>.
Meeting Accessibility: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 1009(d) and 41
CFR 102-3.155, it is hereby determined that the May 7-8 meeting of the
Board will include classified information and other matters covered by
5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1) and that, accordingly, the meeting will be closed
to the public. This determination is based on the consideration that it
is expected that discussions throughout the meeting 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 the meeting. To permit 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.
Written Comments and Statements: Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.105(j)
and 102-3.140 and 5 U.S.C. 1009(a)(3), 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 close
of business Friday, May 3, 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: May 15, 2024.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2024-11250 Filed 5-21-24; 8:45 am]
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