[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 34 (Tuesday, February 20, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12828-12829]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-03365]


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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: Open to the public Thursday, February 29 from 3:00 p.m. to 4:35 
p.m. Eastern time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be conducted virtually by Zoom. To 
participate in the meeting, see the Meeting Accessibility section for 
instructions.

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 [email protected]; or by phone at 703-
614-1834.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Due to circumstances beyond the control of 
the Department of Defense and Designated Federal Officer, the Defense 
Business Board was unable to provide public notification required by 41 
CFR 102-3.150(a) concerning its February 29, 2024 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.
    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 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 meeting will begin February 29 at 3:00 p.m. with 
opening remarks by the Board DFO, Ms. Cara Allison Marshall, followed 
with a welcome by the Board Chair. The Board will receive a 
presentation on the study, Creating a Digital Ecosystem from Mr. Stan 
Soloway, Chair, Business Transformation Advisory 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 latest 
version of the agenda will be available on the Board's website at: 
https://dbb.dod.afpims.mil/Meetings/Meeting-February-2024/.
    Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 1009(d) and 41 CFR 102-
3.155, the meeting on February 29 from 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 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 [email protected]. Requests to attend the public sessions must be received 
no later than 4:00 p.m. on Monday, February 26, 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

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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, February 26, 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: February 13, 2024.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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