2007 - 2006 - 2005 - 2004 - 2002 - 2001 - 1999 - 1998 - 1997 - 1996

2007 Speaking Engagements

February 14-15, 2007: Aviation Week and McAleese & Associates, P.C. hosted the Defense Technology & Requirements (DT&R) Conference at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.

2006 Speaking Engagements

October 26-27, 2006: Mr. McAleese participated as the opening speaker for the University of Minnesota, 45th Annual Government Contracts Conference in St. Paul, MN.

November 13, 14, 15, 2006: Mr. McAleese participated and moderated several sessions at the Aviation Week, Programs and Productivity Conference in Phoenix, Arizona.

December 4, 5, & 6, 2006: Aviation Week, Credit Suisse and McAleese & Associates, P.C., hosted the Aviation Week Aerospace and Defense Finance Conference in New York City.

2005 Speaking Engagements

April 14, 2005:   Mr. McAleese moderated a Congressional Forum on behalf of AIAA entitled “Rivitalizing U.S. Aeronautics Research.”  It took place at from 9:30am-3:00pm at 2325 Rayburn House Office Building.

November 14, 15, & 16, 2005, Mr. McAleese participated and moderated several sessions at the Aviation Week, Programs and Productivity Conference in Phoenix, Arizona.

December 6, 7, & 8, 2005, Aviation Week, KPMG and McAleese & Associates, P.C., hosted the Aviation Week Aerospace and Defense Finance Conference in New York City.

2004 Speaking Engagements

Farnborough Airshow
July 19-23, 2004.

University of Minnesota, 43rd Annual Government Contracts Seminar
October 28-29, 2004

2002 Speaking Engagements

April 23, 2002: NCMA 2002 Sooner Chapter Symposium "Current Events in Acquisition." in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Topic: Required "National Security/Business" Actions in the Wake of September 11, 2001 Acts-of-War

2001 Speaking Engagements

Global Air & Space 2001 "Vitality of Aerospace Entering the New Millennium"
(Sponsored by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics)
Topic: National Security/Business Restructuring: Meeting the Needs of National Security and Managing Program Risk for Increased Business Profitability and Shareholder Value  Panel
Date: May 9, 2000
Location: Arlington, Virginia

December 5, 2001: 20th Annual NCMA East Coast Conference in Tysons Corner, Virginia. Topic: Required "National Security/Business" Actions in the Wake of September 11, 2001 Acts-of-War

The University of Minnesota, in conjunction with the Twin Cities Chapter of NCMA sponsors the Annual National Seminar on Government Contracts 
Topic:  A Compelling 'National Security/Business Restructuring' Model is Crucial to Long-Term U.S. National Security.
Date: October 11-12, 2001
Location: On the St. Paul Campus of the University of Minnesota

1999 Speaking Engagements

• Moderator: James McAleese, Esq., McAleese & Associates. Panelists: Mr. John W. Douglass, President, Aerospace Industries Association; Mr. Steven C. Grundman, Acting Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Industrial Affairs), U.S. Department of Defense; and Mr. J. Robert Kramer, Chief of Litigation II, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice.

NCMA DC Chapter Meeting
March 17, 1999, Arlington, Virginia
DoD Acquisition: Future Directions Panel

1998 Speaking Engagements

The 4th Annual Federal Acquisition Update and Forecast Conference
(Sponsored by The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc./The George Washington University Law School )
November 16, 1998, Crystal City, Virginia
DoD Panel: This panel will discuss acquisition initiatives by the Office of the Secretary of Defense, DCMC, and the services, including plans to convert from cost-based to price-based contracting.
Moderator: James McAleese, Esq., McAleese & Associates. Panelists: Blaise J. Durante, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Mgmt. Policy & Program Integration, U.S. Department of the Air Force; Maj. Gen. Timothy P. Malishenko, Commander, Defense Contract Management Command; General William G.T. Tuttle, Jr. (Ret.), President & Chief Executive Officer, Logistics Management Institute; and Larry Uhlfelder, Assistant Director of Policy and Plans, DCAA.

European Aerospace & Defence Conference
(Sponsored by Credit Suisse First Boston)
September 28-29, 1998, United Kingdom
Trans-Atlantic Aerospace & Defense Consolidation - At the Cross Roads

Aerospace Finance
(Sponsored by Aviation Week)
June 8-9 1998, Arlington, Virginia
Aerospace Industry Consolidation - The Supplier Race to Acquire or Strategically Ally

Global Air & Space '98
(Sponsored by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics)
May 5, 1998, Arlington, Virginia
Acquisition Reform: "A Suppliers Perspective"

NCMA Upper Chesapeake Chapter Meeting
April 22, 1998, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland
Leveraging Technical Data and Computer Software Assets Under the 1995 DFARS Final Rule

24th Annual Environmental Symposium
(Sponsored by the the National Defense Industrial Association)
April 6-9, 1998, Tampa Bay, Florida
Confronting Environmental Pitfalls in Industry Downsizing and DoD Outsourcing & Privatization

NorthStar '98 Compass User Group Conference
(Sponsored by Western Data Systems)
April 6-8, 1998, San Diego, California
Aerospace Industrial Consolidation - The Supplier Race to Acquire or Strategically Ally

NCMA World Congress 1998
March 29 to April 1,1998 in Huntsville, Alabama
Confronting Environmental Pitfalls in DoD Outsourcing & Privatization 

1997 Speaking Engagements

OEM/Supplier Symposium: "Aerospace Competitiveness: How to Win in a Consolidated Industry"
(Sponsored by Aviation Week)
November 10, 1997 in San Diego, California
Aerospace Industry Consolidation  - News from the Front Lines

ABA General Practice, Solo & Small Firm Section Annual Meeting
August 3, 1997 in San Francisco, California
Exploiting Acquisition Reform for New Business Capture Under Revised Proposed FAR 15 Re-Write
Panel chaired by James McAleese, Jr., McAleese & Associates, P.C. Panelists include David A. Drabkin, Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense; Ira E. Hoffman, McAleese & Associates, P.C.; Earle D. Munns, Jr., Raytheon E-Systems; and Charles E. Rumbaugh, Arbitrator and Mediator 

NCMA Silicon Valley Chapter Meeting
June 10, 1997 in Sunnyvale, California
FAR 15 Rewrite 

NCMA Golden Gate Chapter Meeting
June 11, 1997 in San Francisco, California 
FAR 15 Rewrite 

United States Information Agency
May 14, 1997 
Trade and Regional Development: A European Regional Project 

Global Air & Space '97
(Sponsored by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics)
May 7, 1997 in Arlington, Virginia
Boeing/MDC Merger - Legal Perspectives and Viewpoints

NCMA 1997 National Spring Conference
April 3, 1997 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Contract Management Problem Solving: Proactive and Otherwise 
Jim McAleese: Commercial Contracting Panel Chair 

NCMA Rockford Area Chapter National Educational Seminar
February 11, 1997 in Rockford, Illinois
NES Program: Commercial Acquisition 

NCMA Sooner Chapter Meeting
January 23, 1997 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
FAR 15 Rewrite 

NCMA Tulsa Chapter Meeting
January 23, 1997 in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Exploiting Acquisition Reform for New Business Capture

NCMA Capital City Chapter Meeting
January 14, 1997 in Huntsville, Alabama
Restructuring Adverse Past Performance 
Exploiting Acquisition Reform for Profitable New Business Capture 

NCMA Lone Star Chapter Meeting
December 11, 1997 in Austin, Texas
Restructuring Adverse Past Performance 

1996 Speaking Engagements

NCMA Greater San Antonio Chapter Meeting
December 10, 1996 in San Antonio, Texas
FAR 15 Rewrite 

Institute of Management Accountants Meeting
November 19, 1996 in Vienna, Virginia 
Exploiting Acquisition Reform for Profitable New Business Capture 

NCMA Greater Salt Lake Chapter Meeting
November 4, 1996 in Salt Lake City, Utah
Pre-empting and containing contractor risk from Conflict of Interest, performance specifications, and "flow-down" provisions in domestic and international teaming 

ACCESS '96
(Sponsored by Aviation Week)
December 7-9, 1996 in Los Angeles, California 
International Alliances 

NSIA Outsourcing and Privatization Workshop: "An Old Idea Whose Time Has Come"
(sponsored by the National Security Industrial Association's Logistics Management Committee)
October 2-4, 1996 in Fredericksburg, Virginia 
Environmental Outsourcing & Privatization White Papers
Environmental New Business Capture in DoD Base Closures, Privatization, and DoE Remediation
Jim McAleese: Chair, Environmental Workshop 

NCMA Washington & NoVa Chapters' Federal Acquisition Reform Act of 1995 Seminar
June 6, 1996 in Washington, D.C. 
Efficient Competition

NCMA Phoenix Chapter Meeting
April 11, 1996 in Phoenix, Arizona
Restructuring Adverse Past Performance 

Meeting the Challenges of Defense Acquisition Reform: A Government and Industry Forum (sponsored by Society of Logistics Engineers)
April 1, 1996 in Arlington, Virginia
Best Practices: Contractor Performance Models 

NSIA West Coast Legal Committee Meeting
March 3, 1996 in San Diego, California
Exploiting the DoD "Block Change" Directive to Capture Bottom-Line Profit 

NSIA Procurement Committee Winter Educational Seminar
March 4, 1996 in San Diego, California 
Leveraging Technical Data and Computer Software Assets for IR&D, B&P, and RDT&E in Major Defense Acquisition Programs Under the New DFARS Final Rule