Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, alongside guest speaker Mike Bloomberg, meets with the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Combatant Commanders at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., May 3, 2023. (DOD Photo by Benjamin Applebaum) Gen. Milley hosts Mike Bloomberg to advise military bosses on innovation challenges DefenseScoop was recently briefed on their discussion. May 15, 2023 By Brandi Vincent
Defense Innovation Board members hold a meeting at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Feb. 1, 2023. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Alexander Kubitza) Defense Innovation Board to write new report ‘in collaboration with AI’ During the board’s Winter Board Meeting, Dr. Will Roper shared this innovation-seeking intent. Feb 1, 2023 By Brandi Vincent
U.S. businessman Michael Bloomberg speaks with participants prior to a meeting with Earthshot prize winners and finalists at the Glasgow Science Center on the sidelines of the COP26 U.N. Climate Summit on November 2, 2021 in Glasgow, United Kingdom. Bloomberg now chairs the Defense Innovation Board. (Photo by Alastair Grant – Pool/Getty Images) Pentagon announces new members of Defense Innovation Board A key Pentagon advisory body focused on technology and innovation convened with its new members for the first time on Monday. Oct 17, 2022 By Jon Harper
Army Futures Command’s Software Factory operations taking place on March 22, 2021 in Austin, Texas. (U.S. Army Photo by Mr. Luke J. Allen) DOD still lags in delivering software for weapons systems in a timely manner, says GAO A majority of DOD weapons programs surveyed by GAO took much longer to deliver new software than the industry standard, sometimes more than a year. Jun 8, 2022 By Mark Pomerleau
Eric Schmidt speaks at the NSCAI Global Emerging Technology Summit on July 13, 2021, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) DOD doesn’t have what it needs for ‘software supremacy,’ Eric Schmidt says The former Google CEO gave blunt criticisms about the DOD's continued struggle to innovate and become a software-driven entity. Mar 7, 2022 By Billy Mitchell
U.S. businessman Michael Bloomberg speaks with participants prior to a meeting with Earthshot prize winners and finalists at the Glasgow Science Center on the sidelines of the COP26 U.N. Climate Summit on November 2, 2021 in Glasgow, United Kingdom. Bloomberg now chairs the Defense Innovation Board. (Photo by Alastair Grant – Pool/Getty Images) Michael Bloomberg nominated to lead Defense Innovation Board The innovation advisory board resumes operations after being paused in early 2021. Feb 9, 2022 By John Hewitt Jones