Our Mission
To lead collaboration in support of our national security priorities through advancing three interrelated strategic goals: Drive Partnerships, Deliver Solutions, and Develop People.
As you get set to head to Charlotte next week for the 2026 SBC (Nov. 4-6), make sure to check out the 2026 Faces of Federal Business…and see the industry leaders you need to meet at the Strategic Business Connection of the Year!
And don’t miss your chance to attend the Strategic Business Connection of the Year!
Upcoming National Events
Federal Small Business Conference for the A/E/C Industry 2026
- Charlotte, NC
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- Country Club of the Carolinas
SBC 2026 Golf Tournament (hosted by SAME Carolinas Region)
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- Charlotte Convention Center
AI Working Group Session: Progress, Products, and Federal Agency AI Direction
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- Webinar
How Global Flood Data Drives Infrastructure Resilience and Emergency Management
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Career Transition Workshop
National Leadership Nominations opening Oct. 1.
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2030 SAME Strategic Plan
The Journey to 2030
The needs to secure our nation are always changing. As time rolls on, old challenges fade and new ones appear…through it all SAME’s enduring purpose is to enhance readiness.
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SAME Perspectives
Industrialized Construction Opportunities for the Department of War
A guide to the state of the domestic industrialized construction industry and how to advance its use on Department of War projects.
An Industry-Government Engagement Report
Today, military construction faces unprecedented demands: projects must be delivered faster, at greater volume, and amid increasing mission complexity. The current construction model, defined by bespoke designs, time-consuming preconstruction, and labor-intensive onsite assembly, is struggling to keep pace with Department of War needs. SAME’s Alternative Construction Methods Working Group within the Construction COI has published a report that examines the situation as it has become, with proposed paths forward to optimize the opportunity that now exists with industrialized construction. (June 2026)
Program Spotlight
Leader Development Program
Established in 2019, SAME’s Leader Development Program serves to identify and cultivate talent from within the Society to develop leaders for the future of the A/E/C profession and to address the nation’s grand challenges. Participants explore individual strengths and team dynamics as they build leadership experience alongside their peers in a true joint environment. Since its inception, about half of program participants have come from the uniformed services; the other half represent SAME member companies.
Securing America’s Future, Together — Join Us!
SAME provides its more than 25,000 members from across military, government, industry, and academia with extensive opportunities for education, training, and networking through a robust offering of conferences, workshops, community events, publications, webinars, leader development, STEM outreach, and other member-driven programs.
Become a Member(C3s): Communities | Councils | Committees
Young Professionals Council
The mission of the Young Professionals Council is to be an advocate for and engage young professionals support for SAME’s Strategic Plan through outreach, training, networking and recognition.
SAME Foundation: Fostering Engineering Leadership for the Nation
Established in 2016, the SAME Foundation is committed to investing in programs that will have an enduring impact on developing engineering leaders for our nation. America’s future is bright. Let’s help make it brighter!
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Strengthening Industry-Government Engagement
As the cornerstone on which the Society was founded in 1920, industry-government engagement remains “mission-essential” for the organization a century later, as the first goal of the 2030 SAME Strategic Plan. In 2021, SAME also initiated a process to execute national-level IGE projects to ensure we deliver impact and maximize the use of available resources.
SAME History
Founded in 1920, the Society of American Military Engineers sought to ensure the lessons of WWI would be remembered in order to ensure that America’s entire engineering community would be prepared for the next conflict, and have the needed trust and understanding to best serve our national security.
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