Beyond the Uniform: Understanding defense contracting and supporting U.S. Shipbuilding

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30 Sep

Beyond the Uniform: Understanding defense contracting and supporting U.S. Shipbuilding

Beyond the Uniform: Understanding defense contracting and supporting U.S. Shipbuilding

Wednesday, September 30, 2026 (12:00 AM to 11:59 PM)
1 PDCs
Provider: Wisconsin Veterans Chamber of Commerce
Course Name: Beyond the Uniform: Understanding defense contracting and supporting U.S. Shipbuilding

Speaker: Beyond the Uniform: Understanding defense contracting and supporting U.S. Shipbuilding
Program Type: Conference
Registration URL: https://www.wiveteranschamber.org/wvcc-business-conference-brookfield-2026/
Beyond the Uniform: Understanding defense contracting and supporting U.S. Shipbuilding, Brookfield, Wisconsin
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By the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to: 1. Explain the roles of prime contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, government agencies, and workforce partners within the defense shipbuilding supply chain. 2. Identify common supply-chain risks that can affect cost, quality, production schedules, contractual performance, and mission readiness. 3. Analyze realistic supply-chain scenarios and determine appropriate responses to supplier delays, workforce constraints, compliance issues, and capacity challenges. 4. Describe how workforce planning, talent development, communication, and cross-functional collaboration contribute to successful defense-contract performance. 5. Recognize the operational, regulatory, quality, cybersecurity, and procurement expectations businesses may encounter when entering the defense industrial base. 6. Identify practical steps small businesses and veteran-owned businesses can take to evaluate their readiness and pursue opportunities supporting U.S. shipbuilding. 7. Apply strategic decision-making principles to strengthen supplier relationships, organizational resilience, and long-term supply-chain performance.

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This instructor-led master class combines presentation, facilitated discussion, and scenario-based learning. The instructor will provide an overview of the U.S. defense-contracting and shipbuilding ecosystem, including the relationships among government customers, prime contractors, subcontractors, manufacturers, suppliers, and workforce-development partners. Participants will then work through realistic supply-chain scenarios involving challenges such as delayed materials, limited supplier capacity, skilled-labor shortages, quality-control concerns, compliance requirements, cybersecurity expectations, and communication breakdowns between contracting partners. For each scenario, participants will evaluate the potential impact on production, workforce requirements, contractual obligations, business continuity, and customer relationships. They will discuss possible corrective actions, identify the stakeholders who should be involved, and consider how stronger planning and communication could reduce future risk. The session will conclude with practical guidance for organizations interested in supporting the defense industrial base. Participants will consider organizational readiness, workforce capacity, quality systems, strategic partnerships, supplier development, and the internal processes needed to compete for and successfully perform defense-related work.

Beyond the Uniform: Understanding defense contracting and supporting U.S. Shipbuilding
Beyond the Uniform: Understanding defense contracting and supporting U.S. Shipbuilding
325 S Moorland Rd
Brookfield, WI 53005-1248

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