June 27, 2022 DOD Addresses Supply Chain Resiliency With Lone Star State Industry Even before COVID-19, the Defense Department had identified supply chain vulnerabilities for things like microelectronics. But the pandemic also highlighted other critical shortages in the U.S., some of which affect national security.
May 11, 2022 Within FY23 Budget Request, Three Approaches Help DOD Meet Defense Strategy This year's $773 billion presidential budget request for the Defense Department uses three approaches to support the nation's defense strategy, Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen H. Hicks said during a keynote address at the Reagan Institute.
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. 14, 2021 DOD Official Outlines 2022 National Defense Strategy in CNAS Forum The Defense Department's new National Defense Strategy, due in early 2022, will be a plan to deal with an increasingly complicated security landscape, Mara E. Karlin, performing the duties of deputy undersecretary of defense for policy, said.
Dec. 1, 2021 Defense Official Says Electromagnetic Spectrum Superiority Is Vital to Security For decades, the United States has had electromagnetic spectrum superiority over adversaries in all domains. But that superiority can no longer be taken for granted, a Defense Department official said.
Nov. 18, 2021 Defense Innovation Unit Publishes 'Responsible AI Guidelines' The Defense Innovation Unit released its initial "Responsible AI Guidelines" document Nov. 15, with intent to operationalize the Defense Department's ethical principles of artificial intelligence into its commercial prototyping and acquisition efforts.
Nov. 12, 2021 Allies, Partners Play Key Role in Cybersecurity, Says Official Allies and partners play a key role in cybersecurity, Mieke Eoyang, deputy assistant secretary of defense for cyber policy, said in a virtual fireside chat at C4ISRNet CYBERCON 2021.
Nov. 10, 2021 'Persistent Engagement' Strategy Paying Dividends, Cybercom General Says The U.S. and its allies need to be proactive and in constant contact with their adversaries to better defend themselves in the cyber domain, the deputy commander of U.S. Cyber Command said.
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. 8, 2021 DOD Must Pivot to Counter Climate Change, Official Says The Defense Department has to understand what's happening to the climate and how to mitigate or adapt to the effects — and then be part of the solution, the deputy assistant secretary of defense for environment and energy resilience said.
Oct. 8, 2021 General Says Artificial Intelligence Will Play Important Role in Network Defense Attacks by hostile governments and criminal networks on civilian and DOD cyberspace assets are constant threats, and as artificial intelligence grows in cyberspace, it will become a target as well, the director of the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center said.
Oct. 7, 2021 DOD announces strategy to tackle climate crisis The Department of Defense Climate Adaptation Plan articulates a bold vision for climate adaptation and aligns adaptation and resilience efforts with the department's warfighting mission.
Sept. 27, 2021 Defense Department outlines strategy to thwart sexual assault in military The Department of Defense announced its strategy as approved by the secretary of defense to act on the recommendations of the 90-day Independent Review Commission on Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment in the Military.
Aug. 3, 2021 DOD Official Says U.S. Faces Climate Change Crisis Climate change affects our national security and the Defense Department needs to compete for the energy technologies that will define the future, a senior climate advisor to the secretary of defense said.
Aug. 2, 2021 Survivors of human trafficking recount experiences, provide advice The Combating Trafficking in Persons Program Management Office recently stood up a website featuring videos called "Survivor Voices of Human Trafficking." In the videos, survivors discuss what they wish they had done differently and how others could have helped.
July 27, 2021 DOD Focuses on Aspirational Challenges in Future Warfighting The Defense Department came up with a four-pronged concept to deter China and Russia from possible future aggression, the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said.
July 21, 2021 DOD Takes Phased Approach to Implementing Recommendations on Sexual Assault, Harassment The Defense Department plans to move forward with the recommendations made by an independent review commission on sexual assault in the military, with a goal to move cautiously and deliberately in implementing each of them, the deputy defense secretary said.
July 7, 2021 DOD aims for new enterprise-wide cloud by 2022 The Department of Defense announced it's going in a new direction for enterprise cloud services to provide capabilities to warfighters across the joint force.
July 6, 2021 Sexual assaults will no longer be prosecuted by commanders Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III accepted all of the recommendations of an independent review commission that proposed an array of changes in how the Department of Defense and the services that fall under it will handle sexual assaults.
June 30, 2021 App Aims to Match Reserve, Guard Talent With DOD Needs An app powered by artificial intelligence will be developed to identify talent in the Guard and reserve forces that could be used around the Defense Department.