Infrastructure Readiness Community

Community Mission

The mission of the SAME Infrastructure Readiness Community of Interest is to enhance the efficient, effective, and sustainable stewardship of federal/military facilities. The COI achieves this by connecting defense and industry leaders with those seeking knowledge in asset management, providing a collaborative platform for sharing resources, technologies, and strategies that support informed decision-making and risk management. Through research, advocacy, and professional development, the COI helps address current and future challenges in facility management to ensure long-term success.

With an ever-evolving international landscape, ensuring the readiness of U.S. infrastructure, including mission-critical facilities, systems, and power projection platforms is essential to achieving national security objectives.

COI Objectives

• Foster Knowledge-Sharing: Provide a platform for Department of Defense and industry leaders to exchange knowledge, resources, and best practices in asset management (AM).
• Promote Collaboration: Facilitate partnerships between industry, government agencies, and FAM thought leaders to address the challenges posed by constrained funding, hybrid workspaces, and extreme weather impacts.
• Expand Learning Opportunities: Offer a variety of forums, including webinars, the FAM Session Track, and the FAM Forum at JETC, for continuous learning and professional development.
• Leverage Cutting-Edge Technologies: Collaborate through the SAME Geospatial Working Group on advanced technologies such as digital surveying, 3D modeling, and site picture generation.
• Support a National Asset Management Mission: Engage in the ongoing national effort to enhance asset management practices and drive innovation across industries.

Community Chair

Rigo Cisneros, Jacobs

IR COI Working Groups

Upcoming Events

• September 22, 2026

  Webinar

  SAME NoVA Post Resilience Webinar – Dr. Coleman and Mr. Hollern from EPRI

  Registration is Open! SAME NoVA Post Resilience Committee Free Webinar – Join us for the FREE webinar on Tuesday, September 22, 2026 from 11:30 AM – 12:3PM EDT for this online event.
• October 2, 2026

  Virtual Webinar Platform

  SAME DC – 2026 First Friday Webinar – October 2 – Drone Threats – 1 PDH

  Join the SAME DC Post on Friday, October 2, 2026 to learn how RF-Cyber counter-UAS technology can help protect defense critical infrastructure and other sensitive facilities from emerging drone threats. This 1-PDH webinar will examine non-kinetic drone detection and mitigation, compare RF-Cyber with jamming and kinetic approaches, and provide A/E/C professionals with a practical framework for integrating multilayer C-UAS strategies into secure, resilient facility planning and design.
• October 22, 2026

  Front Royal, VA

  SAME BRP – 2026 Fall Industry Day – Oct. 22 – USACE Middle East District

  Help Us Keep Industry Networking Free on October 22 The SAME Blue Ridge Post is seeking sponsors for a free networking happy hour following the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Middle East District Industry Day on Thursday, October 22, 2026. This is an opportunity for companies to support meaningful connections among industry, government, and military […]
• June 15, 2027

  Capital Turnaround (the Navy Yard), Washington, DC

  SAME DC & NoVA Posts – SAVE THE DATE – 19th Annual Industry Day and Small Business Conference – June 15 and 16, 2027

  Join the SAME DC and NoVA Posts for our 19th Annual Industry Day and Small Business Conference, returning to Capital Turnaround (the Navy Yard), in Washington, DC on June 15 and June 16, 2027. info@samedcnova.org

Upcoming National Webinars

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  September 17, 2026

  Webinar

  Ready, Set, SBC: Creating a Killer Capability Statement to Communicate Value

  Let’s say you have 6 seconds to convince a government buyer or teaming partner that you are competent, capable, and mature. Can you do it? Is your pitch ready? This SBC pre-conference webinar is a fast-paced, high-energy session delivering step-by-step tactics for a capability statement that works. A capability statement is the de facto marketing tool for small and mid-size federal companies.
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  September 23, 2026

  Webinar

  AI as Load Shock: Rethinking Energy Security and Mission Assurance

  The rapid expansion of AI computing, electrification, and mission-critical digital infrastructure is fundamentally altering the energy security landscape. While AI is often discussed as a software capability or data challenge, its most immediate national security impact is physical: unprecedented, concentrated, and inflexible electrical demand that stresses grid infrastructure and traditional resilience assumptions.
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  September 24, 2026

  Webinar

  Ready. Set. SBC: Party of One: Maximizing SBC on Your Own

  Heading to SAME’s Small Business Conference solo? A team of one can still make a big impact with the right strategy. Hear from experienced SBC attendees on how to prioritize your time, navigate networking opportunities, make meaningful connections, and get the most value from the conference without trying to be everywhere at once.
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  October 1, 2026

  Webinar

  Ready. Set. SBC: Small Team, Big Impact: Booth Best Practices for SAME SBC

  You don’t need a large team or an elaborate booth to make an impact at SAME’s Small Business Conference. This webinar will introduce you to three very experienced SBC exhibitors who will share practical strategies for engaging attendees, start meaningful conversations, manage your booth with minimal staff, and make the most of every interaction.
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  October 2, 2026

  Webinar

  SAME National Leadership Opportunities 2026

  Interested in exploring leadership opportunities at the national level within SAME? Have you ever wondered how to get involved in a national leadership role? It’s easier than you may think, and yes, you have what it takes! And with SAME national leadership nominations opening Oct. 1, the timing is perfect to learn more.

Related TME Articles – Infrastructure Readiness

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  Expanding a Sacred Legacy at Arlington National Cemetery

  The design for Arlington National Cemetery’s Southern Expansion focused on seamlessly integrating the project with the historic site’s landscape, increasing burial capacity, and enhancing accessibility, resilience, and security.
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  Balancing Efficiency and Fiscal Responsibility

  The continuing contracts clause offers the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers a way to improve project delivery and enhance fiscal responsibility by aligning funding with project execution.
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  Seamless Synchronization and Strategic Planning: Aligning Data for Portfolio Management Success

  A large-scale effort to realign data across 32.2-million-ft2 of Defense Health Agency medical centers is setting facility managers and owners up for success with more streamlined facility condition assessments and informed strategies.
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  Construct, Catch, Train: Delivering Cradle-to-Grave European Theater Aircraft Arresting Systems

  In preparation for a delivery of F-16 fighter aircraft to Malacky AB, the 435th Construction & Training Squadron completed the overseas repair of an aging aircraft arresting system, confronting timing challenges to complete the installation ahead of schedule.
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  Embracing Modern Mass Communications Systems

  Modern mass communication systems utilizing Internet Protocol-based adoption offer many benefits over legacy analog systems for military bases, including critical issues of security, functionality, and compliance to meet evolving expectations, standards, and safety requirements.
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  Quantifying Risk Through Probabilistic Risk Assessments

  Research conducted at the Air Force Institute of Technology tested the feasibility of using existing facility condition and work task data to quantify the risk of mission failure due to infrastructure limitations and subsequently use the assessment to inform future funding decisions.

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