Jerry Petersen
McAleese & Associates will hold the 16th annual Defense Programs Conference on March 18 at Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, Virginia.
McAleese Defense Programs Conference
The event will provide attendees perspectives on critical decisions regarding national defense, and feature discussions related to the Trump Administration’s positions on key international security concerns like the war between Ukraine and Russia; the conflict between Israel, Hamas and Hezbollah; and the threat posed by China.
DPC25 will also tackle the potential influence of DOGE on Department of Defense modernization efforts.
Event Speakers
Speakers at the event include Missile Defense Agency Director Lt. Gen. Heath Collins, U.S. Strategic Command Commander Gen. Anthony Cotton and Vice Chief of Space Operations Gen. Michael Guetlein, who are winners of the Wash100 Award, a prestigious accolade given out annually to the 100 most influential and impactful members of the government and government contracting industry in recognition of their achievements and in anticipation of future contributions.
Also participating as part of the event’s Defense Disruptors Panel are Wash100 Award winners Christopher Kubasik, CEO of L3Harris Technologies; and Christian Brose, president and chief strategy officer at Anduril Industries.
Registration for the event is ongoing.
Highly Regarded Analyst
McAleese & Associates is a government contracts consulting and legal firm that aims to help various organizations do business with the federal government. It was founded by Jim McAleese, who also serves as one of its principals.
Also a Wash100 Award winner, McAleese is a highly regarded analyst, strategist and authority on acquisition, industrial policy, the Department of Defense budget cycle and the defense industrial base. His perspective is frequently sought out by decision makers various media outlets.
“Jim McAleese has the well-deserved reputation for always providing industry leading events, the most timely industry information and a world class lineup of speakers,” Jim Garrettson, CEO of Executive Mosaic and founder of the Wash100 Award, commented.
“If you want the latest information on how DOGE will be affecting the Pentagon, you should probably ask the people that spend every day there at the executive level,” he added.
