The Defense Standardization Program Office hosted the Defense Standardization Program (DSP) Workshop at LMI in Tysons Corner, Virginia from July 9-12, 2018. The Workshop was open to federal employees and immediate support contractors. Attendees benefited from the opportunity to interact with Standardization Executives, participate in standardization training and tutorials, and collaborate in working groups to develop new approaches to outstanding issues.
Publicly releasable materials from the 2018 DSP Workshop are available below. Please contact the webmaster if you have trouble accessing or viewing any information on this page.
DSP Workshop Proceedings
Monday, 09 July 2018
Presenter: Ms. Latasha R. Beckman, Defense Standardization Program Office (DSPO)
Tuesday, 10 July 2018
Non-Government Standards (NGS) Initiatives
Moderator: Ms. Trudie Williams, Defense Standardization Program Office (DSPO)
Panelists:
• "ANSI's Role in Standards Coordination to Support Emerging Technologies" -Ms. Mary Saunders, Vice President, Government Relations and Public Policy, American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
• "The DOD/SAE Standards Relationship" -Ms. Judith Ritchie, Director, Government and Industry Affairs – Aerospace, SAE International
Success with Standards
Moderator: Mr. Michael Heaphy, Defense Standardization Program Office (DSPO)
Panelists:
• "Army Research Lab Success with Standardization" -Mr. Rich Squillacioti, Army Composite Armor
• "Improving Testing of Body Armor Through Harmonization of Standards" -Ms. Casandra (Cassy) Robinson, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
• "Standardization of Nerve Agent Protection Testing: A successful Transition and Standardization Story" -Dr. Terrence D’Onofrio, Permeation Testing for Low-Volatility Substances
Engineering Sustainable Systems
Moderator: Mr. Gregory Saunders, Defense Standardization Program Office (DSPO)
Panelists:
• "Hardware Assurance (HwA) Support for Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM)"-Dr. Brian Cohen, PhD, IDA - Hardware Assurance and Counterfeit
Wednesday, 11 July 2018
Standardization in Systems Engineering
Moderator: Mr. Michael Heaphy, Defense Standardization Program Office (DSPO)
Presentations:
• "International Software and Systems Engineering Standards"
Presented by: Ms. Cheryl Jones, US Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center (ARDEC)
• "Configuration Management Standards"
Presented by: Mr. Daniel K. Christensen, Division Head, Program Management, Configuration/Data Management Policy and Process Division NAVAIR-1.1.3
• "MIL-STD-1472 Revision "H" - Significant Updates and Challenges"
Presented by: Dr. Daniel Wallace, PhD, NAVSEA Headquarters’ Surface Warfare Systems Engineering Directorate
Documents as Digital Data
Moderator: Ms. Latasha Beckman, Defense Standardization Program Office (DSPO)
Panelists:
• "SAE International" -Mr. Michael Thompson, Director, Aerospace Product Group, SAE International
Joint Standardization Board (JSB) Panel
Moderator: Mr. Lloyd Thomas, Defense Standardization Program Office (DSPO)
Panelists:
• "Aerial Refueling Systems Advisory Group (ARSAG) Joint Standardization Board"-Mr. Farhad Choudhury, JSB for Aerial Refueling Systems (ARSAG)
• "U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command; JOCOTAS and JEBWG to JSB-ESBE" -Ms. Claudia Quigley, JSB for Tactical Shelters and Expeditionary Basing Systems (JOCOTAS)
Thursday, 12 July 2018
Standardizing for Modular and Open Systems Approaches (MOSA)
Moderator: Ms. Philomena Zimmerman, Director, Engineering Tools and Environments, OUSD(R&E)- "Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) Panel on Standards"
Panelists:
• "Open System Standards and Agile Acquisition" -Mr. Chris Garrett, Open Mission Systems (OMS), USAF – AFLCMC/EZAC
• "Comprehensive Architecture Strategy (CAS)" -Mr. Marcell “Opus” Padilla, Comprehensive Architecture Strategy, AMRDEC
Defense Acquisition University (DAU) Offerings
• "DAU Support to the Defense Standardization Program" -Mr. Jim Weitzner, Defense Acquisition University (DAU)