Spring Luncheon Showcases NASIC

The chapter's April luncheon featured David Drake, a defense intelligence senior leader and technical adviser, information technology, Communications and Information Directorate, National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. NASIC is the Air Force and Defense Department Center of Excellence for all-source air and space intelligence. It supports Air Force and joint operational, acquisition and policy-making customers at the national intelligence community level. The Communications and Information Directorate is responsible for procuring, developing, operating and maintaining leading-edge communications and information multimedia and application systems for NASIC. It comprises 270 personnel controlling $150 million in hardware and software. In his role, Drake serves as the senior adviser to the commander on all technical aspects of NASIC's information technology structure. He provides technical leadership for NASIC's planning and execution of all command, control, communications, computers and intelligence information technologies. Luncheon sponsors included: Computer Sciences Corporation, Flairsoft, LTD, Illumination Works, JJR Solutions, KLSS Incorporated, Kratos Technology Solutions, LDSS Corporation, Peerless Technologies, STG Incorporated, Sumaria Systems and URS Federal Systems.

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