Brigadier General Smith is a native of Punxsutawney, PA and a former enlisted Combat Engineer and Medical Services Soldier. In 1998, he was commissioned as a U.S. Army Signal Corps Officer at the U.S. Army Officer Candidate School (OCS), Fort Benning, GA. He is a graduate of the U.S. Army Signal Officer Basic and Advanced Courses. On 19 July 2024, BG Smith assumed duties as the Director for Command, Control, Communications and Cyber, J6, Indo-Pacific Command.

BG Smith’s key assignments include: Platoon Leader and Executive Officer, HHC, 44th Signal Battalion, Mannheim, Germany; Aide de Camp, for Commanding General 5th Signal Command, Mannheim, Germany; Brigade S3 Plans Officer, 7th Signal Brigade, Mannheim, Germany; Brigade S3 Plans Officer, 93rd Signal Brigade, Fort Gordon, GA; Company Commander, Charlie Company, 63rd Signal Battalion deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom I and III; SC Major’s Assignment Officer, Human Resources Command, Alexandria, VA; Network Engineer, TRADOC Capability Manager Networks and Services, U.S. Army Signal Center of Excellence, Fort Gordon, GA; Director, JNCC-A Bagram, Afghanistan in support of Operations Enduring Freedom and Resolute Support; Chief, Current Operations, JFHQ-C, Fort Gordon, GA; Brigade S3, U.S. Army Cyber Protection Brigade, Fort Gordon, GA; Director, U.S. Army Capability Manager Networks and Services, U.S. Army Cyber Center of Excellence, Fort Gordon, GA; Commander, U.S. Army Command and Control Support Agency, HQDA G-3/5/7, Pentagon, VA, and Director, Unified Network Task Force, HQDA G-6, Pentagon, VA.

BG Smith’s key awards and decorations include the Joint Meritorious Unit Award, the U.S. Army Meritorious Unit Commendation, the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star Medal (2nd award), the Meritorious Service Medal (8th award), the Parachutist Badge, and the Expert Field Medical Badge. He is a two-time recipient of the Signal Regiment’s Distinguished Kilbourne Leadership Award.

BG Smith holds a Master of Strategic Studies from the U.S. Air Force, Air War College, an MBA from the University of Maryland, and a MS in Telecommunications from the University of Colorado at Boulder. BG Smith also holds several industry leading certifications from the International Information System Security Certification Consortium (ISC2), Cisco, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Project Management Institute (PMI), and the Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA).

LtCol Curtis Miller was born in Miami, Florida to James and Elaine Miller. He is the third born of four children. After graduating from South Dade High School in Homestead, FL, he attended Morris Brown College on a football scholarship. After two semesters, LtCol Miller enlisted in the Marine Corps on February 11, 1998.

Pvt Miller completed recruit training at Parris Island in May of 1998 and went on to complete Marine Combat Training in June. Pvt Miller attended Marine Corps Communications and Electronics School (MCCES) where he became a Small Computer Systems Specialist (4066). Following school, PFC Miller checked in to 2nd Marine Division, Headquarters and Service Battalion, G-6 in Camp Lejeune, NC as a data technician and Terminal Area Security Officer. He then transferred to 2nd Battalion 8th Marines. During his three-year tour with 2/8, Cpl Miller deployed on the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, to Bridgeport for cold weather training, and to Greece for the Dynamic Mix exercise.

In March of 2002, Sgt Miller transferred to Marine Corps Base Okinawa, Japan where he was stationed for six years. He served as a Network Engineer in the Base G6, as the Command Physical Training Representative in the Service Battalion S-3, as the Data Platoon Sgt in 7th Communication Battalion, and as the Platoon Data Chief in Joint Task Force-Enabler platoon and MSQ-126. SSgt Miller deployed multiple iterations to South Korea in support of exercises Reception Staging Onward Movement and Integration (RSO&I) and Ulchi Focus Lens (UFL).

In April of 2008, SSgt Miller transferred to Marine Corps Communications and Electronics School in 29 Palms, CA as an instructor for the Data Systems Technician Course and the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program. He was then selected to the Marine Corps Warrant Officer Program and reported to The Basic School (TBS), Quantico, VA in January 2009.

Upon completion of TBS and the Warrant Officer Basic Course, WO Miller reported to Combat Logistics Regiment-17 (CLR-17) in August of 2009. WO Miller was assigned to the 1st Marine Logistics Group, G6 (FWD) where he deployed to Afghanistan from March of 2010 to Feb of 2011 as the 1st MLG (FWD) Data Plans Officer. In August of 2012, CWO2 Miller transferred to 1st Marine Logistics Group, G6 as the Information Systems Management Officer / Data Plans Officer. CWO2 Miller then transferred to U.S. Marine Corps Forces Cyberspace Command in July 2013 as a DOD Information Network Operations (DODIN Ops) and Defensive Cyberspace Operations (DCO) Planner. There CWO3 Miller was selected to the Marine Corps Limited Duty Officer Program. In August 2016, Captain Miller transferred to I MEF G6 as the Cybersecurity Section OIC, the Information Systems Security Officer, and DCO Integrator. In July 2019, Major Miller transferred to U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command and served as the Fleet Marine Force (FMF) Atlantic Regional Network Operations and Security Center (RNOSC) Director and the G-6 Information Environment (IE) Branch Head / Assured Command and Control (C2) Planner. In July of 2022 LtCol Miller transitioned to Marine Corps Forces, Pacific (MARFORPAC) where he currently serves as the G39/G6 Command Control, Communications, and Computers (C4) Branch Head / Assured C2 Planner.

LtCol Miller’s personal decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal and the Certificate of Commendation.

LtCol Miller’s professional and personal education include Staff Non-Commissioned Officer Academy Career Course, Expeditionary Warfare School (EWS), Cisco Certified Network Associate, Certified Information Systems Security Professional, GIAC Certified Project Manager, GIAC Certified Enterprise Defender, GIAC Security Leadership Certification, Bachelor of Arts, Sociology Degree, Army Cyberspace Operations Planner’s Course, and Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) Instructor Course. LtCol Miller is married to Rae-Chel Anne with pre-teen twins, Gabriel and A’Brianna.

J David Britt orchestrates the enhancement of ManTech’s innovative capabilities and technology solutions.  Mr. Britt actively identifies and leads innovative program transformation, develops innovation timelines, and  manages innovation and technology goals alignment with ManTech’s broad business objectives. 

Mr. Britt joined ManTech in 2019 as a Program Manager leading ManTech’s largest portfolio of work for the Navy  Segment where he lead ManTech’s engineering support efforts for NAVSEA and NAVAIR.  

A U.S. military veteran, Mr. Britt served for more than 25 years in the Navy as a naval Flight Officer from the  Maritime Patrol community. His latest assignment was serving as the major program manager for the US Navy’s  Secure Cloud Pilot effort for US Fleet Forces Command and OPNAV N2/N6. He also served as the Chief Technical  Officer (N6) of the P-8 Poseidon / P-3 Orion programs. 

Mr. Britt earned a Master of Science in Systems Engineering Analysis from the Naval Postgraduate School and a  Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from the United States Naval Academy. He has extensive flight test experience  as a Navy Flight Officer and program manager for NAVAIR and OPNAV including executive experience in  Washington, D.C. while serving for the Undersecretary Secretary of Defense, Personnel and Readiness.  

Chris is a 22 year Navy Veteran with multiple deployments flying SH-60B helicopters. He also served as an acquisition officer supporting the Naval Air Systems Command. He has been with Amazon Web Services for fours focused on supporting the Navy’s Systems Commands in particular NAVSEA. 

George Jackson is the Executive Producer of GovExec TV and Vice President of Events at GovExec – the largest and most-influential media company in the public sector marketplace. George joined GovExec in October of 2020 to enhance the scale of their events and audience experiences.

He graduated from The Ohio State University in 2003 with a bachelor’s degree in English. In 2006, he earned his master’s in broadcast journalism from the University of Maryland, College Park.

George spent the first five years of his journalism career at WJHL-TV in Johnson City Tenn. – beginning as an overnight producer for the station’s 6 a.m. broadcast. He advanced to lead on-air reporter for WJHL’s 11 p.m. newscast.

As a reporter, George examined the earnings of two non-profit hospital systems, felony charges filed against a local sheriff, predatory paving companies, a health benefits backlog for local veterans, and a series of cold-case murder investigations. He received an honorable mention for Best TV Reporter in the 2011 Tennessee AP Broadcast awards and won a Best Investigative Reporting award from Media General in 2010.

George joined DC’s ABC affiliate WJLA-TV in 2012 to produce Capital Insider, which won him an Emmy award. One year later, he developed and recorded the pilot episode of Government Matters – a program about the business of government. It debuted as a weekly show on Sunday, August 4th of 2013. George led Government Matters through September of 2020, expanded its reach to a daily worldwide audience, and produced its first feature-length documentary “The Dawn of Generation AI.”

George is from Toledo, Ohio. He lives with his wife, twin daughters, and a pair of rescue dogs in Northern Virginia.