The CEO of a weapons manufacturer has plenty of chances to
rub elbows with deputy secretaries of defense, officials from Homeland
Security, retired military personnel, and the best and brightest of the defense
establishment almost any week of the year.
One such opportunity occurred at the ComDef 2008 conference,
which wrapped up at the National Press Club in Washington on September 3. Sponsored by
weapons giants like Boeing, Raytheon, and BAE Systems, the day-long conference
was organized around the theme of "Defense Priorities in an… more