Defense Digest From IDGA
The Institute for Defense and Government Advancement (IDGA)?regularly?conduct extensive research into the US Government’s and Armed Forces’ most critical challenges to provide a platform to learn, share & connect. In today’s newsletter, we bring you the latest news, content and events in the U.S. Defense & Security Sector.
The following newsletter is broken down by content type; interviews, presentations, reports, and attendee lists.
Interviews:
Brigadier General Todd Balfe is the Fighter Capability Special Advisor in the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) and one of the key speakers at this year’s Air Dominance Summit from May 14-15 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
During his session at the Air Dominance Summit in May, Brigadier General Balfe will be speaking about the Royal Canadian Air Force’s next generation air superiority efforts. Before Brigadier General Balfe session at the conference, he sat down with IDGA to discuss RCAF’s air capabilities priorities, how the transition to the F-35A is going, and more.
In preparation for the IDGA Armored Vehicles USA Conference, we had the privilege to speak with Colonel Armin Dirks, Head of Operations for the CPT Main Ground Combat Systems at the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, to discuss the future of armored vehicles.
Presentations:
In this presentation delivered at the 2023 VA Healthcare Summit,?Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH, FAMIA, FASA, FCPP,?President of the?American Medical Association,?delved into the opportunities for AMA and VA collaboration to ensure veterans have access to high-quality care led by a physician and the AMA’s efforts to improve veterans’ health including federal advocacy, education and training, as well local efforts to better understand veterans’ health needs….
...And much more. Take a look at this past presentation for a preview into what you can expect at the 2024 VA Healthcare Summit.
Post-Show Reports:
The continually evolving landscape of homeland security has proven to bring unique challenges. In order to overcome these obstacles, the Institute for Defense and Government Advancement (IDGA) has annually brought together the top minds in the homeland defense and security spheres at our Homeland Security Week event, and this January proved to be one of the best iterations of the event yet.
For two days experts from across the Federal Government, Law Enforcement, Industry and Academia shared insights on a wide range of topics including border security, cybersecurity, counter UAS, intelligence sharing, infrastructure protection and resilience, identity technology, agency collaboration, budget planning and much more.
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IDGA’s?Land Forces Training?wrapped up last month after two days of thought-provoking discussion surrounding the evolving landscape of land forces training. Speakers representing military organizations around the world discussed topics such as increasing international collaboration, utilizing augmented versus virtual reality, and the interoperability of advanced training methods.
Throughout the event attendees were urged to participate in live polling meant to analyze the state of live training exercises around the world. The following infographic displays how attendees responded to topics such as virtual reality, feedback mechanisms, and achieving interoperability.
Attendee Lists:
There are less than three weeks left to secure your spot at the Wildfire Technology Management Summit (April 23-24 | The Westin Pasadena, CA), and to join the conversation that will shape the future of wildland fire prevention, detection, and suppression.
View the 2024 agenda or see who else is attending. To join representatives from CAL FIRE, US Forest Service, Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control, Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre and more, book your tickets online today.?
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