[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 145 (Monday, July 31, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49454-49455]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-16115]


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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 Wednesday, August 2, 2023 and Thursday, 
August 3, 2023.

ADDRESSES: The closed meeting will be in rooms 1E840 and 4D880 in the 
Pentagon, and at The White House, Washington DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Jennifer Hill, 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 [email protected]; or by phone at 571-342-0070.

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 Department of 
Defense and the Designated Federal Officer, the Defense Business Board 
was unable to provide public notification required by 41 CFR 102-
3.150(a) concerning its August 2-3, 2023 meeting. 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 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 hold a closed meeting on August 2 and August 
3. The DFO will open the closed meeting followed by a welcome by Board 
Chair, Hon. Deborah James. The Board will receive classified 
discussions on Space Force Modernization and Joint Force Integration 
from General David D. Thompson, Vice Chief of Space Operations; 
Assessing Innovation Through the NDAA from Hon. Kathleen Hicks, Deputy 
Secretary of Defense; DoD Current Affairs from Hon. Lloyd Austin, 
Secretary of Defense; and Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning 
Scaffolding from Mr. Joe Larson, Deputy Director of the Chief Digital 
and Artificial Intelligence Office for Algorithmic Warfare. After a 
break, the board will receive a classified update on the Globally 
Integrated Wargame and Recommendations from Lt Gen Dagvin R.M. Anderson 
(USAF), Director for Joint Force Development; a classified discussion 
on Joint Force Capabilities Integration from ADM Michael Gilday, Chief 
of Naval Operations; and the State of the National Guard from GEN 
Daniel R. Hokanson, Chief of the National Guard Bureau. The Board will 
take a short break, then receive remarks by Board Chair, Hon Deborah 
James and Deputy Secretary, Hon. Kathleen Hicks. Next, the board will 
hear a classified update on the DBB Improving IT User Experience Study 
from Hon. John Sherman, Department of Defense Chief Information 
Officer. The DFO will adjourn the closed meeting. The Board will begin 
in closed meeting on August 3 at The White House. The DFO will open the 
closed meeting followed by the Chair's welcome. Next the board will 
have a classified discussion on the U.S. Economic Outlook and Recent 
NATO Summit from Mr. Jeff Zients, White House Chief of Staff, and Mr. 
Jake Sullivan, National Security Advisor. The DFO will then adjourn the 
closed meeting.
    The latest version of the agenda will be available on the Board's 
website at: https://dbb.dod.afpims.mil/Meetings/Meeting-Aug-2023/.
    Meeting Accessibility: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 1009(d) and 41 
CFR 102-3.155, it is hereby determined that the August 2-3 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 these periods 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 to 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) 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. Jennifer Hill, 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 Monday, 
July 31, 2023, 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.


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    Dated: July 25, 2023.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2023-16115 Filed 7-28-23; 8:45 am]
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