Better Buying Power Initiative 2.0 with Deputy Secretary of Defense Ash Carter & Under Secretary of Defense Frank Kendall

May 22, 2013

WASHINGTON, May 22, 2013– The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) will host a discussion on the 2010 Better Buying Power initiative for efficiencies in defense procurement spending. U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter and Under Secretary of Defense Frank Kendall will discuss the initiative’s past and future. Full details appear below.

WHEN/WHERE:
Thursday, May 23, 2013
3:00 – 4:30 PM
B1 Conference Center
CSIS 1800 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20006

Credentialed members of the press who would like to attend must RSVP to aschwartz@csis.org

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Featuring: 

Ashton B. Carter
United States Deputy Secretary of Defense

Frank Kendall
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics

Moderated by:
Kim Wincup
Senior Adviser, International Security Program, CSIS

The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) is a bipartisan, non-profit organization founded in 1962 and headquartered in Washington, D.C.  It seeks to advance global security and prosperity by providing strategic insights and policy solutions to decision makers.