Jan. 12, 2024 DOD Releases First Defense Industrial Strategy The National Defense Industrial Strategy lays out long-term priorities that will guide DOD actions and resource prioritization with the aim of creating a modern, resilient defense industrial ecosystem.
Dec. 5, 2022 Partnering With Ukraine on Cybersecurity Paid Off, Leaders Say A team from U.S. Cyber Command worked with Ukraine to strengthen its cyber defenses and provide reassurance, and it paid off big-time as Russia launched its invasion, Cybercom's commander told a panel.
June 24, 2022 Exporting Repression: 'Made In' Labels Not as Important as Technology Itself Technology with capabilities to censor and to send data back to the Chinese government is a security risk for the U.S. government and military, the deputy assistant secretary of defense for cyber policy said.
June 13, 2022 Leadership Key to Moving Defense Department Toward Data-Driven Future Getting after what motivates people — the incentives — is how the department will further its data and AI goals, Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen H. Hicks, said.
June 9, 2022 Digital Transformation, AI Important in Keeping Battlefield Edge, Leaders Say Defense Department officials discussed the importance of digital transformation and artificial intelligence in enabling warfighters to maintain a battlefield advantage, even as China and Russia develop their own AI for military purposes.
May 25, 2022 DOD: It's Not Just State Actors Who Pose Cyber Threat to U.S. It's not just hackers operating at the behest of adversarial nation states who pose a threat to U.S. cyber infrastructure — it's also cyber criminals who are just in it for the money, the deputy assistant secretary of defense for cyber policy said.
May 11, 2022 AI-Powered App Aims to Discover Talent in Guard, Reserve Members of the Reserve and National Guard are highly skilled across a variety of private-sector industries and have the potential to make substantial contributions to Defense Department missions, a DOD official said.
April 20, 2022 DOD Aims to Close Gap in Bringing U.S. Tech Innovation to Market With the U.S. currently responsible for only about 12% of global microelectronics production, the Defense Department-led "microelectronics commons" aims to close the gaps that prevent the best ideas in technology from reaching the market.
Jan. 18, 2022 DOD Technology Chief Emphasizes People, Teamwork The Defense Department's chief technology officer is emphasizing people and teamwork as the avenue to keep America's technological edge.
Jan. 12, 2022 Agency Addresses Hypersonic Vehicle Detection, Satellite Survivability The Space Development Agency will be fielding satellites that will provide eyes-on capability to detect maneuverable hypersonic glide vehicles during flight, and those satellites will be affordable and prolific, the SDA director said.
Dec. 22, 2021 National Cyber Director Unveils New Approach at Cyber War College Conference Chris Inglis, the first National Cyber director, used the Cyber Beacon forum at the Cyber War College conference to explain his new approach to cyber warfare.
Nov. 30, 2021 DOD's Chief Data Officer Encourages Students to Pursue STEM Careers Attracting young people to embrace education in STEM subjects — science, technology, engineering and math — and sparking their interest in STEM careers, is critical to keeping the nation first in technology, a Defense Department official said.
Nov. 30, 2021 Mission Partner Environment Cuts Decision Making, Kill Chain The DOD's Mission Partner Environment will allow partner nations to use their own networks to connect to SABRE and seamlessly share information between them so that decisions can be made more quickly.
Nov. 8, 2021 Official Says DOD, With Help From Partners, on Cusp of Cutting-Edge Innovations Artificial intelligence, quantum computing, bioengineering and other leap-ahead technologies were topics addressed by the undersecretary of defense for research and engineering.
Nov. 6, 2021 Tech Advantage Critical to Prevail in Strategic Competition With China, DOD Official Says Technological capability on an ongoing basis is critical to the United States maintaining its edge against nations such as China, the director of the Defense Innovation Unit said.
Nov. 4, 2021 DOD Efforts Showcased in Climate Adaptation Companion Document From increased wildfire and flooding to new requirements for equipment and training, climate change impacts all Defense Department activities. This demands new missions and alters the operational environment.
Oct. 22, 2021 Investments in Technology Crucial to Staying Ahead, Innovation Unit Director Says An effective national technology strategy requires investments in critical and emerging technologies, the director of the Defense Innovation Unit said.
Oct. 21, 2021 NATO Secretary General Details Agenda for Defense Meeting NATO defense ministers are meeting in Belgium to chart the course for the alliance as it modernizes and adapts to a world dominated by strategic competition, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said.
Oct. 7, 2021 DOD Official Discusses Cybersecurity Priorities at Billington Summit The Defense Department is becoming smarter about cybersecurity and is at an inflection point, Kelly Fletcher, performing the duties of the chief information officer, said.
Oct. 7, 2021 Air Force and university scientists share their vision for unconventional computing Conventional computing hardware represents information as ones and zeros, depending on the state of electronic transistors. This creates artificial bottlenecks in the flow of information processing by first requiring that environmental loads be converted into an electronic state and second by