Full Name
Mr. David Busigo
Job Title
Senior Advisor
Company
Rapid innovation Funds (RIF) Program, Office of Small Business Programs, Department of Defense
Speaker Bio
Mr. David “Dave” Busigo, Jr. is currently assigned as an IPA to the (DoD) Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP). His assignment officially started on June 2022, where he has been assigned as a Senior Advisor to OSBP and is the Director to the Rapid innovation Funds (RIF) Program. Prior to the OSD assignment, Mr. Busigo, joined the Finance organization at ARLIS on August 23, 2021 as a member of the UMD Visiting Faculty after 43 years of service to the Department of Defense. Throughout most of his tenure in the Department, Mr. Busigo, held senior level management positions in a variety of agencies overseeing the budget, finance, acquisition, and policy.
His last 24 years (1997-2021) with the Department, was at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), where he served as a senior manager in a variety of Technical and Support offices. He was selected for a Senior Level (SL) appointment in 2008. He served as the Acting Director of the Rapid Innovation Fund (RIF) within the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSDR&E), on a detail from DARPA (2019-2021). Prior to this detail, he served in a variety of technical and support offices to include the: Information Technology Office (ITO), Information Exploitation Office (IXO), Management Support Services (MSO), Adaptive Execution Office (AEO), and the Director of the Small Business Office. Mr. Busigo was also appointed the Senior Government Lead for the construction of the new DARPA building, in Arlington, Virginia. In each of these SL positions, he was responsible for financial oversight and business activities, including acquisition, financial analysis, budget planning, and execution.
From 1991-1997, Mr. Busigo served as a Senior Program Analyst for the Office of the Secretary of Defense (Program Analysis and & Evaluation), where he was responsible for the overall OSD S&T budget and providing policy guidance regarding its budgeting and use. Prior to OSD, he was the Director for the Navy- wide Budget Office (1988-1991), at the Office of Naval Research (ONR), where he was responsible for the overall management of the Navy’s R&D budget. Prior to ONR, Mr. Busigo served as the Senior Business Financial Manager for the Cruise Missiles Program (1981-1988), working on all variants of the missile and responsible for all financial, contractual, and programmatic issues associated with the execution of funds.
Mr. Busigo is the recipient of the following awards:
Twice received the Exceptional Civilian Service Award & Medal with Oak Clusters (3rd Highest DoD Award)
Twice received the Civilian Career Service Award – Innovation Technology Transition Advisor
Public Service Award
Special Act Award
Mr. Busigo holds a Master of Public Administration and Policy and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the State University of New York at Albany. He currently resides in Arlington, Virginia, with his wife, Cristina, their 3 children, Mariella, Augustus, and Marlena, and their dog, Jasper.
His last 24 years (1997-2021) with the Department, was at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), where he served as a senior manager in a variety of Technical and Support offices. He was selected for a Senior Level (SL) appointment in 2008. He served as the Acting Director of the Rapid Innovation Fund (RIF) within the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSDR&E), on a detail from DARPA (2019-2021). Prior to this detail, he served in a variety of technical and support offices to include the: Information Technology Office (ITO), Information Exploitation Office (IXO), Management Support Services (MSO), Adaptive Execution Office (AEO), and the Director of the Small Business Office. Mr. Busigo was also appointed the Senior Government Lead for the construction of the new DARPA building, in Arlington, Virginia. In each of these SL positions, he was responsible for financial oversight and business activities, including acquisition, financial analysis, budget planning, and execution.
From 1991-1997, Mr. Busigo served as a Senior Program Analyst for the Office of the Secretary of Defense (Program Analysis and & Evaluation), where he was responsible for the overall OSD S&T budget and providing policy guidance regarding its budgeting and use. Prior to OSD, he was the Director for the Navy- wide Budget Office (1988-1991), at the Office of Naval Research (ONR), where he was responsible for the overall management of the Navy’s R&D budget. Prior to ONR, Mr. Busigo served as the Senior Business Financial Manager for the Cruise Missiles Program (1981-1988), working on all variants of the missile and responsible for all financial, contractual, and programmatic issues associated with the execution of funds.
Mr. Busigo is the recipient of the following awards:
Twice received the Exceptional Civilian Service Award & Medal with Oak Clusters (3rd Highest DoD Award)
Twice received the Civilian Career Service Award – Innovation Technology Transition Advisor
Public Service Award
Special Act Award
Mr. Busigo holds a Master of Public Administration and Policy and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the State University of New York at Albany. He currently resides in Arlington, Virginia, with his wife, Cristina, their 3 children, Mariella, Augustus, and Marlena, and their dog, Jasper.
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