NCMA DC is excited to welcome Eric Lofgren, professional staff member and Seapower and Acquisition Lead for the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), as our speaker for the Wednesday, January 15 dinner meeting. Prior to joining the SASC, Eric created Acquisition Talk, where he published more than 1,400 blogs and 160 podcast episodes. If it matters in defense acquisition, chances are Eric has written or talked about it! This promises to be an informative and dynamic event. Please note that this meeting is subject to the Chatham House Rule and anything discussed will not be for attribution.
WHAT’S INCLUDED IN THE TICKET PRICE: Your ticket price includes a networking half hour, complimentary drinks, a buffet dinner, and free parking in the Arts Club garage (located off 20th street).
ABOUT OUR SPEAKER:
Eric Lofgren is a professional staff member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), where he serves as the staff lead on the Subcommittee on Seapower. His SASC subject areas of specialization include acquisition, Navy shipyard maintenance policy, maritime issues, Navy munitions, shipbuilding programs, test and evaluation, and unmanned surface and undersea systems.
Prior to joining the SASC, Lofgren was a Research Fellow at the Center for Government Contracting within the School of Business at George Mason University where he performed research, wrote, and lead initiatives on business, policy, regulatory, and other issues in government contracting. He also managed the Acquisition Talk blog and podcast where he spoke with leading experts in the field from 2018-2023.
Prior to joining George Mason, Lofgren was a senior analyst at Technomics, Inc., supporting the Defense Department’s Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation office. There, he participated in dozens of major defense program cost estimates, led policy development the Contractor Cost Data Reporting system, supported economic studies such as for the Space Industrial Base, Better Buying Power, and uses of inflation and escalation.
Lofgren is an expert in cost estimation and defense contract business data. He has won five best paper awards at the International Cost Estimating and Analysis Association including best paper overall. He has appeared on Government Matters and published articles in Defense News and the Federal Times.
Lofgren earned his B.A. in history and economics from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, and his M.A. in economics from George Mason.