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Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks speaks at the DMI kickoff on Jan 31. (Photo by Brandi Vincent)

DOD unveils broad plan and new institute to transform its enterprise management

The Pentagon has set up its first-ever Defense Management Institute.

5 days ago By Brandi Vincent

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman sign a declaration of intent at the Reagan National Defense Forum, Simi Valley, California, Dec. 3, 2022. (Photo by Jon Harper)

DOD, SBA ink new Small Business Investment Company agreement to support critical technology

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman signed a declaration of intent to partner on advancing the goals of the…

Dec 3, 2022 By Jon Harper

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III briefs the press from the Pentagon Briefing Room, Washington, D.C., Feb. 19, 2021. (DoD Photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jack Sanders).

Pentagon creates Office of Strategic Capital to bridge the ‘valley of death’ with private funding

The Office of Strategic Capital is meant to connect companies developing tech in support of national security with organizations that can help fund and sustain their growth.

Dec 1, 2022 By Billy Mitchell

Guertin (right) tours the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD), March 23, 2022. (Photo by Edward Cartagena)

Biden taps Nickolas Guertin to be Navy’s acquisition chief

Guertin is currently the director of operational test and evaluation of U.S. military weapon systems in the Office of the Secretary of Defense.

Sep 2, 2022 By Jon Harper

Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks briefs media during a press briefing at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Sept. 22, 2021. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brittany A. Chase)

Hicks says Pentagon moving too slowly in transitioning DARPA tech to warfighters

The Pentagon needs to get better at transitioning promising capabilities from the lab to the battlefield, Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks said.

Aug 31, 2022 By Jon Harper

Photo of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab’s Kossiakoff Center. (Photo courtesy of JHU-APL)

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab lands Pentagon RDT&E contract worth up to $10.6B

The research, development, test and evaluation work will be for a variety of programs throughout the Defense Department.

Aug 22, 2022 By Jon Harper

Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks speaks with reporters, during a visit to the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Aug. 17, 2022. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)

Hicks grapples with deficiencies in Pentagon’s R&D infrastructure

After visiting the Air Force Research Lab, Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks confirmed that she’s keen to help drive the modernization of R&D facilities.

Aug 18, 2022 By Brandi Vincent

Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks visits Oak Ridge National Lab, Aug. 17. 2022. (Photo by Brandi Vincent)

Oak Ridge National Lab officials view new innovation push as modern day ‘Manhattan Project’

During her first stop on a four-state, technology-focused tour, Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks heard from multiple senior Oak Ridge lab officials that the massive investments from…

Aug 17, 2022 By Brandi Vincent

Pentagon’s R&E enterprise confronts emerging tech manufacturability gaps

The Pentagon’s research and engineering directorate is investigating manufacturing challenges that are affecting the defense industrial base and hindering its ability to deploy capabilities aligned with key…

Aug 10, 2022 By Brandi Vincent

President Biden signs CHIPS and Science Act on White House Lawn. (Photo by Brandi Vincent)

Biden signs CHIPS and Science Act to spur US-made national security technologies

The new law provides roughly $52.7 billion to help drive semiconductor research and innovation.

Aug 9, 2022 By Brandi Vincent

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