Thank you for attending The Great Power Competition: The Future of Contingency Contracting.
We'd like to share several key takeaways from two days packed with informative programming:
#1: Importance of the Indo-Pacific
- Continued serious threat by China, militarily and economically
- Speakers: Jim Sciutto, CNN National Security Anchor; Harry Harris, Former U.S. Ambassador to South Korea and Four-Star U.S. Navy Admiral; Randy Schriver, Former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific
#2: What's going on in Europe?
- Russia maintains military and economic pressure on the eastern European countries
- Speakers: The Honorable Armend Mehaj, Kosovo Defense Minister; General Paolo Ruggiero, Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, NATO; Michael Ussery, Former U.S. Ambassador
#3: What's going on in the Middle East and Africa?
- What is the U.S. policy towards Iraq?
- Both China and Russia continued work to extract raw materials and rare-earth minerals across Africa
- Active U.S. Government work by ISOA companies throughout Africa
#4: Afghanistan Evacuation and Resettlement remains big issue
- ISOA bi-weekly webinar
#5: Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) Certification Program still thriving
- Led by Michelle Quinn, former Chairman of the ISOA Board of Directors
#6: Importance of protecting against cyber warfare
- Speakers: Jim Sciutto, CNN National Security Anchor and Matt Devost, CEO of OODA LLC
- CMMC Panel described the major challenge for our companies
#7: Important role of ISOA to advocate for critical issues
- Will continue active role on Capitol HIll and the U.S. Government departments and agencies
- New lobbying firm to assist ISOA with the reconstituted Commission on Wartime Contracting
