[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 79 (Tuesday, April 23, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30336-30338]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-08589]


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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.

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DATES: Closed to the public May 7, 2024 from 9:00 a.m. to 7:05 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, 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 [email protected]; 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''), 
section 552b of title 5, U.S.C. (commonly known as the ``Government in 
the Sunshine Act''), and 41 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) section 
102-3.140 and 102-3.150.
    Purpose of 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 9:00 
a.m. to 7:05 p.m. The DFO will begin the closed session followed by a 
welcome by Board Chair, Hon. Deborah James. 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 will focus on using existing DoD 
tools and processes to adapt developing technology to key operational 
challenges in the National Defense Strategy (NDS). Next, the Board will 
receive a classified discussion on Current Affairs from Hon. Lloyd 
Austin, Secretary of Defense. This session is expected to 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. 
NRL, 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 Chair, Hon Deborah James and Deputy Secretary, 
Hon. Kathleen Hicks 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-DoD 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 
defense industrial ecosystem designed to deter United States 
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 NDS 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. The Deputy 
Secretary will share successes the 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: https://dbb.dod.afpims.mil/Meetings/Meeting-May-7-8-2024/.
    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

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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: April 17, 2024.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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