The sights of Reagan National Defense Forum 2023 [PHOTOS]

The sights of Reagan National Defense Forum 2023 [PHOTOS]
The sights of Reagan National Defense Forum 2023 [PHOTOS]

The nation’s top military officials, lawmakers and experts gathered for this year’s event to talk China, Ukraine, Israel, AI and a host of other national security topics.

Facing US lawmaker concerns, Australian prime minister defends AUKUS sub efforts

Facing US lawmaker concerns, Australian prime minister defends AUKUS sub efforts
Facing US lawmaker concerns, Australian prime minister defends AUKUS sub efforts

A letter from key US lawmakers has raised concerns about the AUKUS plan down under.

Army Will Rent Base Networks, But Never Battlefield

Army Will Rent Base Networks, But Never Battlefield
Army Will Rent Base Networks, But Never Battlefield

The Army will effectively rent back-office IT “as a service” from contractors, allowing it to focus on modernizing the front-line network.

Futures Command Won’t Hurt Oversight, Army Tells Congress

Futures Command Won’t Hurt Oversight, Army Tells Congress
Futures Command Won’t Hurt Oversight, Army Tells Congress

The Army believes it has all the legal authorities it needs to reform. Now it just has to make the reform work.

Army Futures Command: $100M, 500 Staff, & Access To Top Leaders

Army Futures Command: $100M, 500 Staff, & Access To Top Leaders
Army Futures Command: $100M, 500 Staff, & Access To Top Leaders

“CFTs (Cross Functional Teams) and Army Futures Command will always have a place on my schedule and the chief’s schedule,” Esper said. Over time, he said, “it becomes a routine… the expectation not just for AFC and the CFTs, but for future service secretaries and future chiefs of staff.”

Can Army Futures Command Overcome Decades Of Dysfunction?

Can Army Futures Command Overcome Decades Of Dysfunction?
Can Army Futures Command Overcome Decades Of Dysfunction?

“There are ways to be innovative in the Army,” retired Lt. Gen. Tom Spoehr said. But you have to protect the innovators from the institutional culture of the Pentagon: “You can send them someplace else, like Austin.”

How McCain & Milley Created Army Futures Command: It Almost Didn’t Happen

How McCain & Milley Created Army Futures Command: It Almost Didn’t Happen
How McCain & Milley Created Army Futures Command: It Almost Didn’t Happen

“None of this would be happening without someone who’s not here today, and that’s Senator John McCain, an American hero,” General Milley said to some of the loudest applause of the day.

DIUx: Will Carter’s Innovation Unit Survive Trump?

DIUx: Will Carter’s Innovation Unit Survive Trump?
DIUx: Will Carter’s Innovation Unit Survive Trump?

WASHINGTON: “My hope and sense is that innovation is not a partisan issue,” said Raj Shah, who runs the Pentagon’s outreach to the tech industry, the Defense Innovation Unit (Experimental), DIUx. “I would encourage the next administration to continue to enable, not just us, (but) several innovation efforts that the department has done.” Shah, a…

DIUX Lite: Carter Announces New Innovation Unit In Austin

DIUX Lite: Carter Announces New Innovation Unit In Austin
DIUX Lite: Carter Announces New Innovation Unit In Austin

UPDATED: Adds Carter & Kirchhoff remarks AUSTIN: Today, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter will announce the latest location for his Defense Innovation Unit (Experimental) — but DIUX Austin will be organized differently from the home office in Silicon Valley or its offshoot in Boston. Instead of its own offices, DIU(X) Austin will “occupy space within the well-known…