DAU is hosting a panel that will allow the DoD acquisition community to hear from senior leaders in contracting. The panel of senior leaders include Mr. John Mayes, Director for Contracting, Missile Defense Agency, and Mr. John Cannaday, Director of the Office of Procurement, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, and Ms. Monica Williams, Executive Director of Acquisitions and Head of Contracting Activity, National Guard Bureau. The panel will address questions on the immediate contracting-related challenges impacting their operations, the contracting workforce, and their mission partners.