WID's 2003-2004 officers are installed at annual dinner.At WID's annual dinner meeting in April, NDIA NDIA National Defense Industrial Association NDIA New Doha International Airport (Qatar) President Lawrence P. Farrell Jr., Lt. Gen., USAF (Ret.), installed the newly elected Board of Directors members for the 2003-2004 term. They include: President Jan Menker, of Concurrent Technologies Corporation; Vice President Jane Walter, of Booz Allen Hamilton Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc., referred to as Booz Allen is one of the oldest strategy consulting firms in the world.[1] The firm formerly had two consulting divisions: WCB (Worldwide Commercial Business, also known as “The Commercial Side”) and WTB ; Treasurer Rebecca Patton, of Booz Allen Hamilton; Secretary Marie Danco, of Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) is an aerospace and defense conglomerate that is the result of the 1994 purchase of Grumman by Northrop. The company is the third largest defense contractor for the U.S. , and Horizons Director Lois Brand, of the National Community Pharmacists Association. Members of the outgoing board were recognized for all of their hard work and support. The keynote speaker at the meeting was Beth M. McCormick, director of policy in the Office of the Deputy Undersecretary of the Air Force, who discussed the high performance and efficiency requirements for Air Force aircraft maintenance. A WID WID Width WID Widow(er) WID Women In Development WID World Institute on Disability WID What It Do? WID Writing in the Disciplines (academia) WID When It's Done national conference, "Defense Workforce Outsourcing--Opportunities for Business," explored plans to privatize a large number of Defense Department jobs. Keynote speaker Annie L. Andrews, assistant director for competitive sourcing and privatization privatization: see nationalization. privatization Transfer of government services or assets to the private sector. State-owned assets may be sold to private owners, or statutory restrictions on competition between privately and publicly owned for the deputy undersecretary of defense for installations and environment, said that competitive sourcing would save money, improve operational efficiency and reduce government infrastructure. Ariane Whittemore, assistant deputy chief of naval operations chief of naval operations n. pl. chiefs of naval operations Abbr. CNO The ranking officer of the U.S. Navy, responsible to the secretary of the Navy and to the President. for fleet readiness and logistics, said that competitive sourcing would allow the Navy to reduce its manpower needs. Maj. Gen. Larry Lust, the Army's assistant chief of staff for installation management, said his service would review 214,000 positions identified as non-core to see if those jobs can be privatized. Draft plans are due by July, he said. Recipients of the Distinguished Member of the Year Award included: Mary Adams Mary Adams may refer to: Mary Adams (Teacher) born 1936, smartalec teacher with a propensity for wearing odd coloured mismatched shoes in the 20th century, her favourite sport is 'Darrell Lea'. , of the Iowa/Illinois Chapter; Barbara Machak, of the Picatinny Chapter, and Cindy Broyles, of the Chesapeake Bay Chapter. Outgoing WID National President Norma Byron received NDIA's prestigious Gold Medal, presented by NDIA President Lawrence P Farrell Jr., Lt. Gen., USAF (Ret.)--Carmella Thompson, of BAE Systems and assistant secretary of WID. |
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