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organizational knowledge management US Army
• Understand and leverage the full range of hiring authorities and Human Resources Command
flexibilities recently instituted by OPM
Bill Carr
• Improve integrated talent management between civilian and Deputy Under Secretary of
military personnel in your organization
Defense for Military Personnel
Learn how HRM systems migration will Brad Bunn
affect your organization! Program Executive Officer, NSPS
Sharon Stewart
Acting Director, Civilian
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July 27-29, 2009
Sheraton Premiere at Tysons Corner
Vienna, VA
HR TRANSFORMATION FOCUS DAY Monday, July 27, 2009
8:00 Registration & Coffee
8:30 Leading People and Organizations
Effective leaders anchor their strategic vision with management techniques to leverage the human capital
within their organizations. Today’s public and private organizations – with shifting priorities, structures,
diversity, legal and community standards, and high velocity information environments – demand leadership
that attends to performance outcomes at all organizational levels. This session overviews the systems,
processes, and practices used by leaders to influence human behavior at organizational, group, and individual
levels.
What will be covered:
Executing strategy: HC investment to achieve macro goals
Measures: valid/reliable; benchmarks, baselines, forecasts for building and maintaining a talented
workforce
Practices that fit: tactics for planned change
How you will benefit:
Improve your organization’s competitive advantage through human capital
Improve your ability to build and maintain a talented workforce
Bring executable strategies back to your organization for immediate action
Session Leader:
Mark Clark, PhD - Associate Professor, Kogod School of Business, American University
10:45 Increasing the Strategic Relevance of Human Resource Management: A Guide for HR
Managers
This workshop is aimed at increasing the strategic relevance of HR managers within the organization.
Workshop participants will be guided in exercises aimed at determining current strategic and implementation
challenges, and for stimulating creative and critical solutions in order to meet those challenges.
What will be covered:
Common reasons and rationale for resisting change
Is it IMPROVEMENT or just change? Determining if resistance is justified
Determining where in the management chain initiatives are being dropped
How you will benefit:
Learn strategies to align human resources with overall organizational goals
Attain proven management strategies which can be used immediately in your organization
Work through real problems with your peers to determine new leadership strategies

Session Leader:
Mike Stouder, PhD - Department of Management, George Washington University
1:00 Leading Organizational Change [Lunch will be served]
HR professionals are in position to sense early warning signs about market transitions, employee concerns or
disconnects between strategic visions and operations. For these reasons, it is often HR professionals who are
tasked with implementing change initiatives or leading efforts to align organizational systems with strategic
shifts. This workshop will focus on the change management planning process which will allow any manager to
successfully undertake the complex challenge of leading change.
What will be covered:
The five essential steps in an effective change management planning process
Reducing barriers to a change
Generating momentum and enthusiasm
How you will benefit:
Take away ideas to create a successful engagement strategy
Identify trigger events outside of your control which may force change
Identify a “plan b” for when things go wrong
Session Leader:
John Austin, PhD - Senior Consultant, Decision Strategies International
MAIN SUMMIT DAY ONE Tuesday, July 28, 2009
7:30 Registration & Coffee
8:10 Welcome & Chairperson’s Opening Remarks
8:15 Civilian Personnel Management System Initiatives and Strategic Goals
Deploying more civilian employees and the impact on the department
Updates to the CPMS automation initiative
Understanding and employing functional community management
Creating an expeditionary workforce
Sharon Stewart – Director, Civilian Personnel Management System
8:55 Recruiting Qualified Candidates for DoD Employment
RADM T.L. McCreary, USN (Ret) - President of Military.com and Vice President, Monster Worldwide
9:35 Networking Break
10:20 Managing the Transformation of Military Entrance and Processing: USMEPCOM Strategic
Goals and Current Objectives
Dale Ostrowski - Deputy Director J-3 Operations, US Military Entrance Processing Command
11:00 NSPS Update and Implications for the Future
Leveraging NSPS to better attract, recruit, retain, compensate, reward, and manage employees
How the DoD/OPM review affects your organization and workforce
Networking and Discussion Opportunity: The next steps for NSPS
Brad Bunn - Program Executive Officer, NSPS
11:40 Current Capabilities and Strategic Goals for US Army Human Resource Command
MG Sean Byrne, USA – Commander, Army Human Resource Command
12:20 Lunch

1:30 Extended Discussion Session: Overcoming Obstacles to Successful HR Systems
Implementation
Current HRM systems deployment and future initiatives
Examination of DIMHRS successes, challenges, and lessons learned
HRM systems requirements and development guidelines
Norma St. Claire - Director of Information Management, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for
Personnel and Readiness
Keith Seaman - Acting Defense Business Systems Acquisition Executive
2:30 Networking Break
3:00 The Navy Needs Civilians - Now! Case Study: How Kenexa Has Helped the Naval Medical
Facility in Portsmouth, VA
Best practices on how to attract, process and retain talent in one of the most competitive job
markets: medical staffing
Gain insights to improve your ability to attract top talent no matter what part of the public
sector you are in
Tim Geisert – Vice President and Principal, Kenexa
3:45 HR Transformation: Executive Leadership in a Changing Environment
Reasons for resistance as a foundation for leading change
The relationship between leadership and management
Leading organizational change
James R. Bailey, PhD - Ave Tucker Professorial Fellow of Leadership Chair, Department of
Management School of Business, George Washington
4:30 End of Day One
MAIN SUMMIT DAY TWO Wednesday, July 29, 2009
7:30 Registration & Coffee
8:15 Welcome & Chairperson’s Opening Remarks
8:30 Keynote: Military Personnel Policy Updates And Future Goals
Current and future policies, plans, and programs in support of the Services and Unified
Commands
Bill Carr - Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Military Personnel Policy, USD (P&R)
9:15 Recruiting, Retaining and Managing an Effective Civilian Workforce
Current and future OSD plans, policies, and programs for improved civilian HR management
Improving recruitment and retention in your organization
Kathleen Ott - Director of Talent Acquisition, Development, and Management, Office of the Deputy
Under Secretary of Defense for Civilian Policy
10:00 Networking Break
10:45 Understanding OPM HR Modernization and the Effect on the DoD HR Function
Business transformation initiatives at OPM and implications for DoD personnel hiring,
recruitment, and management
Partnering with OPM for improved workforce management
Reginald Brown - Director of Modernization and Human Resources Line of Business, US Office of
Personnel Management

11:30 Intelligence Community Perspective: Defense Intelligence Agency Human Resource
Guidance and Strategic Plans
Recruitment and retention of cleared and clearable job seekers
Overcoming HR challenges unique to the Intelligence Community
Best practices in knowledge management and expertise location
John Allison - Deputy Director for Human Resources, Defense Intelligence Agency
12:15 Lunch
1:15 Extended Discussion Session: Understanding and Leveraging the Full Range of Hiring
Authorities and Flexibilities
Overview of newly released OPM hiring guidelines and opportunities for the DoD
Leveraging authorities for expedited and direct hiring
Flexible competition guidelines
Mike Mahoney - Chief, Staffing Group, Center for Talent and Capacity Policy, US Office of Personnel
Management
Carmen Andujar - Chief, Recruitment, Examining and Assessment Group, Center for Talent and
Capacity Policy, US Office of Personnel Management
2:45 Networking Break
3:15 Army Manpower and OPM Modernization Policy Update Personnel Update: US Army Strategic
Human Resource Guidance and Implications for Manpower and Readiness Initiatives
Best practices for recruiting and retaining qualified civilian and military personnel
Plans, policies, and programs in support of human capital transformation at the US Army
Danny Pummill - Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs
4:00 End of Summit
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conference:
HR for
Defense Summit TM
Managing the Transformation of HR Business Operations July 27 – 29, 2009
Sheraton Premiere
Vienna, VA
Don’t miss the best opportunity of the year to:
• Hear how OSD policy and plans for HR business systems • Understand and leverage the full range of hiring authorities
implementation will impact your organization and flexibilities recently instituted by OPM
• Learn best practices for more effective talent acquisition and • Improve integrated talent management between civilian and
organizational knowledge management military personnel in your organization
Registration Discounts! Call Sherryl at 1-416-597-4710 or email sherryl.jacobs@idga.org