[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 100 (Wednesday, May 22, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44963-44964]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-11250]


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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; amendment.

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SUMMARY: On Tuesday, April 23, 2024, the DoD published a notice 
announcing a closed meeting of the Defense Business Board on May 7 and 
8, 2024. Subsequent to publication of the notice, DoD made changes to 
the meeting agenda. The amended meeting agenda is included in this 
notice.

DATES: Closed to the public May 7, 2024 from 8:10 a.m. to 7:00 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, the Navy Executive Mess (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''), 
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 DFO, the Defense 
Business Board was unable to provide public notification required by 41 
CFR 102-3.150(a) concerning changes to its May 7-8, 2024 meeting that 
was previously announced in the Federal Register on April 23, 2024. 
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 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 8:10 
a.m. to 7:00 p.m. The DFO will start the closed session followed by a 
welcome by Board Chair, Hon. Deborah James. The Board will have a 
working breakfast and receive a classified discussion on thawing the 
``Frozen Middle'' from Hon. Kathleen Hicks, Deputy Secretary of 
Defense. The term `frozen middle' is used when an organization becomes 
`stuck in its ways' at the middle management levels. Those personnel 
layers tend to delay or avoid change to remove risk from the process, 
thereby preventing substantial progress as a result. The discussion 
will consider the processes and practices that enable private industry 
to adapt workflows in a way that keep human expertise fully engaged 
while making the most of the new technologies. Next, 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 is expected to focus on 
using existing DoD tools and processes to adapt developing technology 
to key operational challenges in the National Defense Strategy. Next, 
the Board will receive a classified discussion on Current Affairs from 
Hon. Lloyd Austin, Secretary of Defense. This session will 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. 
Naval Research Laboratory, 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 will meet at the Navy Executive 
Mess for the final session on May 7. The Board Chair, Hon Deborah James 
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-Department of Defense 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 
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industrial ecosystem designed to deter U.S. 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 National Defense Strategy 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, Deputy Secretary 
of Defense, along with Mr. Doug Beck, Director, Defense Innovation 
Unit. The Deputy Secretary and Mr. Beck will share successes 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 
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: May 15, 2024.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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