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DSSG Sample Activities

For approximately 22 days per year over a two-year period, DSSG members take to the road as they immerse themselves in the issues and policies related to national security. Over the course of 8 sessions, spread out over the two years, members interact with top-level officials from the Defense Department, as well as senior officials of other government organizations such as the Department of Energy, various intelligence agencies, and Congress. Visits to military bases throughout the United States provide members with a unique perspective of operating forces, and allow program members to meet with senior commanders. Tours of defense laboratories and industrial facilities provide further insight into research, development, and manufacturing technologies.

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Session 1  


Introductory Session  
at IDA & Pentagon  

Session 3


Visits to Industry
and Army, Air Force
and Joint Commands

Session 2


Visits to Army, Navy,
Marine and
Joint Commands East Coast

Session 4


Visits to
Intelligence Agencies


Session 5  


Sessions at IDA and
on the Hill

Session 7


At IDA and area facilities

Session 6


Creech & Nellis Air Force Bases

Session 8


Final Member Presentations at IDA