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Chapter President's Column |
by Roger
Kirkpatrick, Chapter President 
The Lone Star
Chapter
actively supports the national defense industry within the metroplex and surrounding areas. The metroplex area in Texas
and Oklahoma provide one of the best environments
for defense and civilian contractors to do business in the
United States.
Centrally located in the United States, this area hosts DFW
Airport, one
of the largest airports in the country, that provides easy
access to just about anywhere. There is no need for a
company to be located near
Washington, D.C. in order to be involved in the defense
industry. Air travel from DFW Airport to Washington, D.C. is regularly available at inexpensive prices.
This area is well known for its presence of
large and small defense and commercial prime contractors and
subcontractors that support the defense and commercial
industries. We have a large military presence, with
two proven military installations located on both sides of
the metroplex. These military installations as well as many
others across Texas and
Oklahoma support the active and reserve components of all
services. Texas and Oklahoma are friendly environments for
businesses and employees to find low cost housing
and many benefits. Together
these attributes form the kind of environment needed for companies
and employees to
take root.
If your company
or employees have important topics of interest to
convey to the public and to the membership let us know. We
would like to feature newsworthy matters involving your
company or outstanding accomplishments of your employees and
members of the NDIA on our website. You can
reach me at
972-603-2390 or write to me at
kirk.kirkpatrick@lmco.com
Come join and support the
Lone Star Chapter. We look forward to serving the community
and defense industry,
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In 1997 the National Defense Industrial Association
(NDIA) was founded by reason of a merger between the American Defense
Preparedness Association (ADPA) and the National Security Industrial
Association (NSIA) which was founded in 1944. The NDIA is a non-partisan, non-profit
association with a mission to provide a legal and
ethical forum for the interchange of ideas between government and industry
to resolve industrial problems of join concern. The primary interest are
the business and technical aspects of the government-industry relationship,
encompassing government policies and practices in the entire acquisition
process, including research and development, procurement, logistics support,
and many technical areas. The NDIA headquarters are located in Arlington,
Virginia.
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by Lt.
Gen. Lawrence P. Farrell, Jr., USAF (Ret)
Manufacturing Matters to the Nation’s Economy and
Security
June
2009
by
Lt. Gen. Lawrence P. Farrell, Jr., USAF (Ret)
Manufacturing has enormous impact across all aspects
of the U.S. economy and national security.
Manufacturing represents almost 14 percent of the
U.S. gross domestic product.
U.S.
manufacturing output, at $1.6 trillion, produces
more goods than any other country. Each dollar spent
on manufacturing generates $1.37 in economic
benefits. This ratio is higher than any other
industrial sector. The jobs are higher paying and
they represent entry into the middle class for many
Americans. Manufacturing actually creates tangible
wealth.
A detailed
discussion of the nation’s manufacturing challenges
— and their implications for national security — can
be found in an NDIA white paper entitled, Maintaining
a Viable Industrial Base
NDIA
leaders recently appeared before the Senate banking
subcommittee on economic policy, which is part of
the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban
Affairs. The subject was the importance of
manufacturing to the health of the U.S. economy and
security of the nation.
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News From Directors of Lone Star |
The New World of Mandatory
Disclosure
By
Perry
Cockerell
The
new FAR mandatory disclosure requirement was the
hot topic at the first day of the 15th Annual
Federal Procurement Institute of the American Bar
Association Section of Public Contract Law from March 4 – 7,
2009. For many large defense contractors the new FAR
regulations will not represent much of a difference in
business practices, but for others including subcontractors,
the new regulations have been called a “sea change.”
This change has ushered in countless
online alerts, presentations, and CLE programs. Check the
world wide web under “mandatory disclosure” and you will
find numerous hits from the defense industry, health care
and law firms who are prepared for the new changes. If you
would like to share your experiences with the chapter,
please let us know. These are issues that could benefit the
members of the Lone Star chapter greatly. The Lone Star
Chapter has grown to over 1,100 members and represents over
100 companies or organizations. There could be opportunities
to share and exchange information in ways that could be
helpful.
The mandatory disclosure
program replaces a voluntary initiative that began in 1986 by the Department
of Justice but some argued had been ignored. The rules were first proposed
in November 2007, resubmitted in May 2008 and finalized in November 2008.
While not initially new administration efforts, they are in line with the
current administration efforts to make procurement reform a priority through
increased transparency and oversight.
On the first day a
distinguished panel of experts that included Robert Hoffman, Frances Lynn
McCormick, Peter Balch, Ann Donohu, Dan Blalock, and Coleen Preston from
DOD, defense contractors and legal experts discussed “The New Far
Mandatory Disclosure Rule and Its Implementation” at a program that was
filled with attorneys and government contract employees and representatives
from across the United States.
The new rules involve
more than just “mandatory disclosure” but have new grounds for
suspension and debarment, new requirements for codes of business
ethics and conduct, business ethics awareness and compliance and
internal control systems.
The following is a brief overview of the rules that took effect on
December 12, 2008, that includes comments from panelist and
presenters.
Briefly,
government contractors and subcontractors with contracts in
excess of $5 million and performance which will be for more
than 120 days face the new mandatory disclosure rules and
the implementation of required business practices and
procedures that also flow-down to subcontractors except in
certain circumstances.
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Copyright
2007 NDIA-Lone Star Chapter,
National Defense Industrial Association,
1999 Bryan Street, Suite 3330,
Dallas, Texas 75201,
Telephone:
(214) 978-4139,
Fax: (214) 978-4150
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