Join us for the 21st Annual Acquisition Research Symposium, to be held May 8-9, 2024. 

The Acquisition Research Symposium is a research-focused forum that connects scholars, practitioners, and policymakers. Attendees come from around the world; about half are Naval Postgraduate School faculty and graduate students engaged in acquisition-related research. Senior acquisition officials from the Departments of Defense and the U.S. Navy serve as keynote speakers and panel chairs, presenting their critiques and comments on research papers and priorities.

This year our symposium takes up the theme of “Resourcing Innovation.”  Keynote speakers are 

• The Honorable William LaPlante, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition & Sustainment,
• The Honorable Heidi Shyu, Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering,
• The Honorable Nickolas Guertin, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Research, Development and Acquisition 

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