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In order to keep pace with the ceaseless stream of new technologies coming out of the private sector and to meet goals such as the Joint All Domain Command and Control unified network, the U.S. Army is making a series of strategic hires and trying out a host of new tactics to render its acquisition […] More
Today, the impact of software on the battlespace is stronger than ever, and the Department of Defense has recognized the necessity of upgrading its systems to keep pace with United States adversaries. In February 2022, the department released its first software modernization strategy, a three-pronged approach designed to drive these efforts forward. According to Rob Vietmeyer, chief […] More
Adversaries’ success in the development, testing and deployment of hypersonic weapons now poses an immediate threat to the United States. Once a leader in hypersonics, the nation has begun to fall behind its competitors, and now, the federal government and military services have created a full-scale plan of attack to retake the top spot in […] More
The U.S. Department of Defense has been involved in the space arena for a long time. It has been putting satellites into orbit for 50 years and launching rockets for 70 years. However, since procurement timelines for technologies at the DOD can be notoriously slow, the department instituted the Space Development Agency in 2019 to […] More
The U.S. has fallen behind in the semiconductor industry and the federal government intends to change that. As of this year, just 12 percent of semiconductors — an extremely common technology that can be found in everything from cell phones to washing machines to surveillance equipment — are manufactured stateside. The remaining 85-plus percent of […] More
Given the prevalence of electronic warfare and an industry-wide pivot from hardware to software, cloud-based applications are an increasingly crucial aspect of U.S. defense operations. Department of Defense Chief Information Officer John Sherman codified the Pentagon’s Software Modernization Implementation Plan in April, which places an emphasis on the creation of software factories, hubs for the rapid and unceasing […] More
The General Services Administration is the not-so-secret beating heart of the government contracting community. It plays an instrumental role in determining the cadence and structure of how contracts are awarded through aspects like the Federal Acquisition Service and the GSA Schedule. These long-term contract offerings are a major enabler of maintaining and accelerating the technology […] More
Since its emergence, 5G has rooted itself in the technology space and fundamentally transformed the influence of networks worldwide. With the plethora of communications benefits 5G provides, the Department of Defense has identified the technology as an important asset. New technology comes with new risks, and when integrating any tool into DOD operations, security is of […] More
5G technology has been around since 2019, but the United States government has not quite yet deployed it at scale or mastered its implementation. Experts argue that the main roadblock lies not in the technology itself, but in the culture of the federal landscape. Now, drastic cultural change is needed to get the country back […] More
With the advent of 5G, the influence of networks on warfighting has become stronger than ever. The Department of Defense has taken notice of the potential benefits of modern networks in military operations, and in its efforts to stay competitive in the network landscape, has invested heavily in 5G and begun to look even further with […] More
Quantum technology is an umbrella term that encompasses a host of tools at various levels of development. It includes quantum computers—which feature an almost inconceivably high computational speed and are currently still in a gestational period—but also quantum science and applications like magnetic resource imaging machines, commonly known as MRI. Chester Kennedy Chester Kennedy, executive […] More
In early 2022, the Department of Defense released its new technology vision, which identified 14 technology areas critical to maintaining U.S. national security in the transforming warfighting environment. Quantum, which represents just one of these areas, has reached its “second revolution,” as experts move to perfect this technology and harness its benefits. To accelerate the development […] More
