To create and maintain an advantage with peer and near peer advisories, it is critical that our warfighters are equipped with systems that are designed to consider their physical, behavioral, and cognitive needs. I/ITSEC provides an excellent opportunity for groups such as the government Human Systems COI and industry to reach out to the larger DoD community and discuss human systems issues as they relate to training, modeling, and simulation. Research shows that attention to human systems design is critical for the prevention of human error, which accounts for most accidents and incidents across a wide range of systems. Unfortunately, human performance research is not routinely transitioned to defense acquisition programs. Also, with no specifications required for human systems integration in acquisition programs, Requests for Proposals (RFP) seldom include evaluation criteria for it, and it is ignored by program managers. Human systems design issues must be considered early during system design to reduce subsequent operations and maintenance costs, minimize accidents and incidents that negatively impact safety and costs, and improve the effectiveness of the combined human-system for achieving mission outcomes. This panel of experts will discuss the importance of recent human systems documentation and guidance, specifically the Human Readiness Levels (HRL) as they relate to modeling, simulation, education, and training solutions, all of which include the human. The panel will educate the attendees on what the HRLs are, how program managers can and should build those requirements into RFPs, and challenges associated with implementing the guidance.