On the morning of December 8th, 2025, the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) held its 2025 Industry Outlook event in the Eastern United States. New Tang Dynasty and Epoch Times provided live webcasts with real-time Chinese translations.
The DISA Industry Forecast (F2I) is an annual event where DISA collaborates with industry partners to share their future procurement plans, strategic directions, and capability needs to promote cooperation and assist businesses in adjusting their products and services.
Originally scheduled for November 3, 2025, the 2025 event was rescheduled to December 8, 2025, due to government operational adjustments, aimed at providing insights for development opportunities in the fiscal year 2026 and beyond.
Opening Remarks at 8:00 – 8:15 am: Major General Paul T. Stanton of the U.S. Army, Commander of the Defense Communications Development Center and Director of the Defense Information Systems Agency.
From 8:15 – 9:00 am: Keynote Address – Fulfilling the Duties of Dow Chemical’s Chief Information Officer – Katherine Arlington.
From 9:00 – 9:15 am: Welcome Speech from Procurement Services Supervisors: Douglas Packard and Samantha Kelly.
From 9:15 – 10:00 am: Fireside Chat with Senior Procurement Executives, Procurement Services Supervisors, and Component Procurement Supervisors – Senior Procurement Executive Christopher Barnhurst, Procurement Services Supervisor Douglas Packard, and Component Procurement Supervisor Jason Martin.
From 10:00 – 10:15 am: Tea Break.
From 10:00 am – 3:00 pm: DISA Planning Exchange Meeting (End of the Corridor – Wolfeld Banquet Hall).
From 10:15 – 11:15 am: Procurement and Component Procurement Executives – Jason Martin, Cybersecurity Project Executive Office – Dr. Brian Hermann, Service Project Executive Office – Caroline Bean, Transport Project Executive Office – Christopher Paczkowski.
From 11:15 am – 12:15 pm: Media Roundtable Meeting (Second Floor – Duncan Hall).
From 11:15 am – 1:00 pm: Lunch.
From 1:00 – 1:15 pm: Business Integration and Innovation – Roger Greenwell.
From 1:15 – 1:30 pm: J6 – Command, Control, Communications, and Computer Enterprise (C4E) Headquarters – Sajeel Ahmed.
From 1:30 – 1:45 pm: J9 – Hosting and Computing Services – Byron Stephenson.
From 1:45 – 2:15 pm: Small Business Project Office – Carlen Capenos.
From 2:15 – 2:30 pm: Overview of DISA 2026 Fiscal Year Contracts – Samantha Kelly.
From 2:30 – 2:45 pm: Break.
From 2:45 – 3:45 pm: DISA Meeting with Senior Students.
For more information, the event can be livestreamed on the following platforms:
Epoch Times: https://youtube.com/live/OlKpfhM7WUI
New Tang Dynasty: https://youtube.com/live/eml7uoN-jHI
Ganjing World: https://www.ganjingworld.com/live/1i5cu3n270k6aSKlP9uyIY69N1jb1c