Discover Successful Air Force Case Management Strategies at the 2024 Air Defense Summit

After nearly four years of development, the U.S. Air Force has launched its OSI Records, Investigations & Operations Network — known more commonly as ORION. Managed by the Office of Special Investigations, ORION is a case management system that aims to improve data management and communication while streamlining case processing. Development of the ORION system first began in 2020 and was first deployed to users in March 2023.

Through the ORION program, the Air Force is working to redefine its approach to case management by implementing cloud computing, digitization and data integration.

Maximizing Impact: Strategies to Replicate Successful Air Force Case Management Solutions

What will ORION reveal about case management across the Air Force and the broader defense landscape? How can the U.S. Air Force apply successful case management strategies to maximize mission impact? Expert panelists will answer this and other timely questions during the “Maximizing Impact: Strategies to Replicate Successful Air Force Case Management Solutions” panel discussion at the Potomac Officers Club’s 2024 Air Defense Summit on July 23. 

The conversation may cover topics such as:

• The diverse applications of case management throughout the Air Force
• Examples of effective case management
• A reusable case management blueprint for future success
• An approach that complies with the DOD mandate to reuse successful applications

Meet the “Maximizing Impact: Strategies to Replicate Successful Air Force Case Management Solutions” Panelists

Matt Beran

Matt Beran serves as the industry lead for global defense and intelligence programs at Appian Corporation. Prior to joining Appian, Beran held the role of national security lead counsel at Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc.

Before his time in the GovCon industry, Beran was a naval officer with the U.S. Navy for nearly three decades. His most recent roles with the U.S. Navy include: division director, Code 67 for the Office of the Judge Advocate General; deputy chief knowledge officer and special assistant for knowledge management for the Office of the Judge Advocate General; and executive officer/deputy commander of the mid-Atlantic region legal service office. 

Daniel O’Connor

Daniel O’Connor is the deputy director for legal information services and technology for the U.S. Air Force Judge Advocate General’s Corps. O’Connor has held this role for more than 13 years, and he has been with the Air Force’s legal information services for over two decades. He previously served as an IT project manager for the organization.

Maj. Justin Soderlund

Special Agent Maj. Justin Soderlund is the program manager for ORION. The Air Force’s Office of Special Investigations has said ORION is expected to revolutionize operational activities and investigations management.

“ORION is set to fundamentally transform OSI’s operations and data management,” Soderlund said, according to OSI. “This is only the beginning. The system will continue to improve and expand in the weeks, months and years ahead.”

Edwin Herchert

Edwin Herchert is the branch chief for mission applications and enterprise physical security for the Pentagon Force Protection Agency, or PFPA. Herchert has been with PFPA for more than nine years, and prior to his time with the agency, he supported PFPA as a systems engineer at Parsons.

In his role at Parsons, Herchert reviewed and generated user requirements when evaluating commercial systems for their use in PFPA’s security, law enforcement and chemical/biological detection missions.

Laura Coatta Parsons

Laura Coatta Parsons is a vice president at Maximus Federal. In this capacity, she leads strategic growth efforts and oversees customer experience and business process growth strategy. Prior to her current role, Parsons served as senior director for General Dynamics Health Solutions, where she oversaw the company’s contracts with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

Earlier in her career, Parsons served as director of health services for the Eastern region at Maximus.