Press Releases

STEM dreams come true with Women In Defense donation

They're all girls, all 12, all smart and all taking their robot to international competition, thanks to $4,000 WID gift.

Rachel McCaffrey is new leader of Women In Defense

ARLINGTON, Va., November 13, 2017 -- Rachel McCaffrey, a former Air Force colonel who led the service’s command and control (C2) and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) programming and planning division, is the new executive director of Women In Defense, the National Defense Industrial Association announced Monday, Nov. 13.

Women In Defense to celebrate careers launched through HORIZONS awards

Two women whose careers were boosted by the Women In Defense organization will talk about their experiences at the WID HORIZONS Scholarship Celebration, Wed., July 26, from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Holland and Knight in Washington.

Gen. Herbert J. "Hawk" Carlisle Appointed President and CEO of NDIA

ARLINGTON, Va., March 16, 2017 -- The National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) announced today that Gen. Herbert J. "Hawk" Carlisle will serve as its President and Chief Executive Officer, effective June, 2017.