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Battlespace Procurement Task Force

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Mission

Serve as a clearinghouse for contemporary information, address issues relating to contingency and deployment procurement law, provide real-time information to members of the Section, and advise the Council of significant developments worthy of comment or other action by the Section.

Officers

Co-Chairs

Craig Schmauder email William L. Walsh email

Vice-Chairs

Patricia H. Becker email Kevin Flanagan email Patricia Meagher email
Dennis Colby email Cathy Garman email Michael Mutek email
Anthony Dattilo email William Keevan email Alexander Purdue email
Col. David Ehrhart email Michel Love email Lynda O'Sullivan email
Helanie Elderkin email Amy McMaster email

Committee Activities

Issues currently being discussed by the Task Force membership include: force protection and contractor liability; command and control of contractors on the Battlespace; rapid acquisition authority to respond to combat emergencies; contract off-loading in support on contingency operations, small business participation in Battlespace procurements; expanded use of personal services contracts; Defense Base Act insurance, and dispute resolution on the Battlespace.

Committee Meetings

The next meeting of the Task Force is still scheduled for Thursday, March 17, 2005, at Venable's D.C. office (575 7th Street, NW), beginning at 11:00 (lunch can be purchased for an $8.00 donation).

All attendees must check in at the reception desk in order to have access to the building. The meeting will be held in conference room W 7114. The call in number is 1-866-740-1260, pass code 7601685.

If you have a logistics question, please let Bill Walsh's assistant, Carole Conner, know. She can be reached at 703-760-1683, or at clconner@venable.com.

Proposed Agenda

  • Business Meeting Only (No Guest Speaker)
  • Back-brief from Mid-Year Council Meeting in Annapolis
  • Status Updates from Subcommittees:
    • Love and Mutek (Response to Mr. Dean Popps, PDASA(ALT))
    • Garman and Pushkar (Knowledge Sharing and Distribution)
    • Monograph Development
    • Website

Interesting essay by Peter Singer in this month's Foreign Affairs entitled "Outsourcing War." The full essay is available at Brookings' website

For information about joining our Committee, contact one of the Officers above, or send e-mail to pubcontract@abanet.org

Created by PCLS Electronic Access Committee. Modified 3/15/05 11:17 PM