The week ahead

President Obama heads to the Pentagon this week for a National Security Council briefing on U.S. strategy to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, and top Defense Department officials are scheduled to participate in a variety of conferences and events.

Monday

Obama is scheduled to visit the Pentagon for an NSC briefing on counter-ISIL strategy.

Deptuy Defense Secretary Bob Work, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Joseph Dunford and Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley are scheduled to speak at the Center for a New American Security.

Claire Grady, director of defense procurement and acquisition policy, is scheduled to speak at a Government Contract Management Symposium. Other DOD speakers are also featured.

Tuesday

Work is scheduled to speak about NATO transformation at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.

The Aerospace Industries Association hosts its annual year-end luncheon in Washington.

Thursday

Katrina McFarland, assistant secretary defense for acquisitions, is scheduled to speak at a DOD commercial satellite communications conference.

The Center for Strategic and International Studies holds a 9 a.m. event on fixed-price versus cost-based contracting, featuring Andrew Hunter and Greg Sanders of CSIS and Mandy Smithberger of the Project on Government Oversight.