Monthly meetings
June 2025 - "The "Share it" act"
Introduction
- Ana Kreiensieck, Software Modernization Lead, OSD DoD CIO
Presenters
- Goal 1: Accelerate the DoD Enterprise Cloud
- Task 1.2 Establish a FinOps Foundation for Smarter Use of Cloud
- Les Benito, DoD Cloud Lead, OSD DoD CIO
- Jonathan Tame, DoD Cloud Principal Advisor, OSD DoD CIO
- Task 1.2 Establish a FinOps Foundation for Smarter Use of Cloud
- Goal 2: Establish Department-wide Software Factory Ecosystem
- Dave Lago, DoD Olympus Product Manager, DISA J9 Hosting & Compute
- Task 2.3 Enable Software Interoperability through APIs
- Allan Dianic, Director Software Engineering, OSD OUSD (R&E)
- Tim Stark, Software Developer and Data Scientist, OSD OUSD (R&E)
- Task 2.6 Prepare Software Factories for AI and Software-Based Automation
- Trac Bannon, Senior Technical Advisor & Software Architect, DoD CIO
- Goal 3: Develop and Track Software Engineering Talent
- Subtask 3.8.1 Increase Department Participation Coding Software Engineering Work Roles and 3.8.2 Enter Software Engineering Work Roles in Personnel Systems of Record
- Robert Larino, Director for Policy and Workforce OSD OUSD (R&E)
- Tymese Bostick, OSD OUSD R&E
- Subtask 3.8.1 Increase Department Participation Coding Software Engineering Work Roles and 3.8.2 Enter Software Engineering Work Roles in Personnel Systems of Record
April 2025 - "Artificial Intelligence Sub-Path"
Opening Remarks
- Sean Brady, Office of the Secretary of Defense Deputy Director, Joint Interoperability and Senior Lead for Software Modernization, within the Directorate for Acquisition
Integration & Interoperability (AI2)
Presentation
- Eric Obergfell, MITRE, Systems Engineer, ODS A&S, USAFE A2
Open Discussion
- DevSecOps Community
March 2025 - "The "Share it" act"
Opening Remarks
- Rob Vietmeyer, DoD CIO Chief Software Officer
Presentation
- Dan Risacher, DoD CIO Developer Advocate
- Paul de Naray, DoD CIO Principal Engineer
Open Discussion
- Special Guests
February 2025 - "The State of the DevSecOps Report"
Introductions
- George Lamb, Director, Cloud & Software Modernization, DoD CIO Information Enterprise
- Brigid O’Hearn, Principal Engineer, Software Engineering Institute
- Nanette Brown, Senior of the Technical Staff, Software Engineering Institute
- Col Trauna “TJ” James, Military Deputy Director of the Software Directorate at the Air Force Sustainment Center, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- Matt Lince, Chief Information Officer, USMEPCOM, Great Lakes, Illinois
January 2025 - "Application Programming Interface (API)"
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API Tech guidance updates – Allan Dianic, Director of Software Engineering for Systems Engineering and Architecture (SE&A), OUSD(R&E) and Tim Stark
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Hackathon planning - Tim Stark
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A&S presentation on acquisition guidance – Sean Brady, Senior Lead for Software Acquisition in the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition Enablers (OUSD(A&S)) and Shane Smith
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API test bed presentation - MITRE
November 2024 - "Operational Test and Evaluation and Test Resources and Management Center"
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Operational Test and Evaluation Ryan Tiaden, The Office of the Director
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Test Resources Management Center (TRMC) Ryan Norman, Chief Data Officer
October 2024 - "Ask the DoD Chief Software Officer Anything"
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“Ask the DoD Chief Software Officer Anything” Rob Vietmeyer, DoD Chief Software Officer
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Applying Human Readiness Levels (HRLs) During User-Centered Design (UCD) Benefits of Human Centered Design Pam Savage-Knepshield, PhD, HSI/UCD Lead PdM Fire Support Command and Control Sr Human Factors Engineer, CACI, Inc-Federal
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Integrating Human Factors Engineering with User Centered Design (UCD) and Development Richard Thompson, acting Technical Warrant Holder for Displays and Human Factors Engineering within NAVSEA 05W (Surface Warfare Systems Engineering)
10-10-2024 - Ask the Chief Software Officer Anything FINAL.pdf
September 2024 - Fulcrum
There is no video for this month!
Fulcrum - Jason Pickart, Director, Integration Planning, DoD CIO User Experience
August 2024 - Human System Integration
Introductions
HSI Governance and Responsibilities Overview - Chris DeLuca, OUSD(R&E)/Executive Director (ED)/SE&A(Systems Engineering and Architectures)/ Director of Specialty Engineering
HSI Framework Tool Demonstration - Matthew Risser and Kate Swanson, HIS, USN PEO C41 San Diego
Army HSI Policy and Soldier-Centered Design Process Overview – Napoleon Gaither, Senior Program Analyst, HSI lead for the Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) HSI Office
Benefits of Human Centered Design – Design for Usability – Alan Lemon, Senior Human Systems Integration / Human-Centered Design (HCD) Engineer, NIWC PAC
Integrating User Centered Design (UCD) & Human Factors Engineering into Agile Development - Richard Thompson, acting Technical Warrant Holder for Displays and Human Factors Engineering within NAVSEA 05W (Surface Warfare Systems Engineering)
DAU and APAN HSI CoP demonstrations – Mitchell Woods, Sr Principal Human Factors Engineer/Human Systems Integration (HSI) Lead
June 2024 - Agile
Introductions:
- Dr. Suzette Johnson, is a Fellow at Northrop Grumman. Focusing on the Space sector, she promotes the implementation of Industrial DevOps – Lean, Agile and DevOps in large scale software/hardware systems environments
- Ms. Robin Yeman, currently working with SEI with Space Domain defense and gov organization to improve their software intensive systems – Enterprise Lean Agile leader
- Dr. Jeff Boleng, Aircraft cybersecurity lead at Joby Aviation – retired Air Force, former Deputy Dept Head of Computer Science at USAFA, Acting CTO at CMU/SEI, and special assistant to Hon Ellen Lord (OUSD/A&S) for software acquisition
- Lt Col Michael Tanner, Materiel Leader · Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Program Manager for defense acquisitions, research, and development with an emphasis in leveraging DevOps Discussion and Q&A
May 2024 - APIs
Opening Remarks Allan Dianic, Director Software Engineering OUSD (R&E) and Sean Brady, Deputy Director, Joint Interoperability; Senior Lead for SW Modernization
NATO API Writing Team - Technical introduction Allan Dianic
Ryan Schultz - Joint Staff, J6 Data and Services Division Chief
Dr. Tamsin Moye - NATO UK - Digital Standardization and Interoperability Branch - Defence Investment / NATO Digital Staff
Operation Overmatch technical introduction Allan Dianic
Raffianne Doyle - Chief Engineer SSTC, CDAO
Guide Update Software S&T I-Plan Mark Cornwell - Senior Software Engineer, OSD OUSD R-E
APIs for Maven / AI Products Sean Batir – NGA CTO
API Acquisition Discussions/Presentations
The Road to a DoD API Mandate Sean Brady
Army API Mandate and Vision Alfred Hull – Chief, Data Integration Division, Army CIO/CDAO
Closing Remarks Allan Dianic and Sean Brady
March 2024 - Flow Metrics
Opening
Project to Product: How to Survive and Thrive in the Age of Digital Disruption with the Flow Framework Dr. Mik Kersten, the CTO of Planview
Lt Col Michael Tanner, US Air Force, Program Manager for defense acquisitions, research, and development
Lt Col Chris Hockings, US Air Force, Branch Chief in SAF-AQ, Materiel Leader
Open Discussion and Q&A