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DESCRIPTION:IEEE Tallahassee Section\, PES Chapter\, LMAG Joint Technical S
 eminar\n\nTitle: Defense Acquisition at the Crossroads (Again)\n\nSpeaker:
  Dr. Sean P. Niles\, Senior Defense and Aerospace Leader\n\nDate: Friday\,
  February 6\, 2026\, 14:00 – 15:30\n\nLocation: CAPS Seminar Room 120 (2
 000 Levy Avenue\, Building A\, Tallahassee\, FL 32310)\n\nAbstract\n\nDesp
 ite decades of reform\, defense acquisition continues to struggle with spe
 ed\, risk aversion\, and the transition of innovation to operational capab
 ility. Dr. Niles examines why those challenges persist and why today’s l
 eadership emphasis on urgency\, warfighting culture\, and industrial capac
 ity may finally change the outcome. Drawing on historical reform efforts\,
  current policy shifts\, and real-world success stories\, he illustrates w
 hat enables rapid fielding—and where momentum often falters. The session
  concludes with practical recommendations for technologists and program le
 aders to structure for speed\, engage users early\, and turn promising ide
 as into deployed capabilities that matter to the warfighter.\n\nSpeaker(s)
 : Dr. Niles\, \n\nRoom: 120\, Bldg: BLDG A\, 2000 Levy Ave\, Center for Ad
 vanced Power Systems\, Tallahassee\, Florida\, United States\, 32310
LOCATION:Room: 120\, Bldg: BLDG A\, 2000 Levy Ave\, Center for Advanced Pow
 er Systems\, Tallahassee\, Florida\, United States\, 32310
ORGANIZER:ckim@caps.fsu.edu
SEQUENCE:1
SUMMARY:Defense Acquisition at the Crossroads (Again)
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 eform efforts\, current policy shifts\, and real-world success stories\, h
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