2024-03365. Defense Business Board; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting

AGENCY:

Office of the Deputy Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION:

Notice of Federal advisory committee meeting.

SUMMARY:

The DoD is publishing this notice to announce that the following Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the Defense Business Board (“the Board”) will take place.

DATES:

Open to the public Thursday, February 29 from 3:00 p.m. to 4:35 p.m. Eastern time.

ADDRESSES:

The meeting will be conducted virtually by Zoom. To participate in the meeting, see the Meeting Accessibility section for instructions.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ms. Cara Allison Marshall, Designated Federal Officer (DFO) of the Board in writing at Defense Business Board, 1155 Defense Pentagon, Room 5B1088A, Washington, DC 20301–1155; or by email at [e-mail]; or by phone at 703–614–1834.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Due to circumstances beyond the control of the Department of Defense and Designated Federal Officer, the Defense Business Board was unable to provide public notification required by 41 CFR 102–3.150(a) concerning its February 29, 2024 meeting. Accordingly, the Advisory Committee Management Officer for the Department of Defense, pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.150(b), waives the 15-calendar day notification requirement.

This meeting is being held under the provisions of chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code (U.S.C.) (commonly known as the “Federal Advisory Committee Act” or “FACA”), 5 U.S.C. 552b (commonly known as the “Government in the Sunshine Act”), and 41 CFR 102–3.140 and 102–3.150.

Purpose of the Meeting: The mission of the Board is to examine and advise the Secretary of Defense on overall DoD management and governance. The Board provides independent, strategic-level, private sector and academic advice and counsel on enterprise-wide business management approaches and best practices for business operations and achieving National Defense goals.

Agenda: The Board meeting will begin February 29 at 3:00 p.m. with opening remarks by the Board DFO, Ms. Cara Allison Marshall, followed with a welcome by the Board Chair. The Board will receive a presentation on the study, Creating a Digital Ecosystem from Mr. Stan Soloway, Chair, Business Transformation Advisory Subcommittee. During this session, the Subcommittee will brief the Board on the findings, observations, and recommendations it compiled as part of a recent study on ways to leverage digital ecosystems to harness the power of data to aid decision-making and risk analysis through simulation and advanced computing. The DFO will then adjourn the open session. The latest version of the agenda will be available on the Board's website at: https://dbb.dod.afpims.mil/​Meetings/​Meeting-February-2024/​.

Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 1009(d) and 41 CFR 102–3.155, the meeting on February 29 from 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. is open to the public virtually. Persons desiring to attend the public sessions are required to register. To attend the public sessions, submit your name, affiliation/organization, telephone number, and email contact information to the Board at [e-mail]. Requests to attend the public sessions must be received no later than 4:00 p.m. on Monday, February 26, 2024. Upon receipt of this information, the Board will provide further instructions for virtually attending the meeting.

Written Comments and Statements: Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.105(j) and 102–3.140 and 5 U.S.C. 1009(a)(3) of the FACA, the public or interested organizations may submit written comments or statements to the Board in response to the stated agenda of the meeting or regarding the Board's mission in general. Written comments or statements should be submitted to Ms. Cara Allison Marshall, the DFO, via electronic mail (the preferred mode of submission) at the address listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. Each page of the comment or statement must include the author's name, title or affiliation, address, and daytime phone number. The DFO must receive written comments or statements submitted in response to the agenda set forth in this notice by Monday, February 26, 2024, to be considered by the Board. The DFO will review all timely submitted written comments or statements with the Board Chair and ensure the comments are provided to all members of the Board before the meeting. Written comments or statements received after this date may not be provided to the Board until its next scheduled meeting. Please note that all submitted comments and statements will be treated as public documents and will be made available for public inspection, including, but not limited to, being posted on the Board's website.

Dated: February 13, 2024.

Aaron T. Siegel,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.