The almost 400-page PPBE report draws on two years of research and more than 400 interviews, and resulted in 28 recommendations, half of which are denoted as key changes.
By Valerie Insinna“I think that there’s a demand signal for change given what we’ve seen in Ukraine… and then obviously, everyone has eyes on China,” said commission vice chair Ellen Lord.
By Michael Marrow“Quite often there are ethereal words about a vision of where to go, which is very important,” said Ellen Lord, the Pentagon’s former top acquisition official. “But I think that needs to be reduced to what are we going to do? When are we going to do it and who’s going to do it?”
By Valerie InsinnaThe Pentagon’s small IP Cadre office is facing challenges since its establishment in 2019.
By Justin Katz“The DTTI has struggled to maintain momentum in recent years, but this new project may signal a renewed mutual interest in substantial progress for capability benefits,” says Chris Bassler of CSBA.
By Aaron MehtaThe institute will concentrate on artificial intelligence; autonomy; biotechnology; cyber; directed energy; command, control and communications; hypersonics; microelectronics; quantum science; space; and ‘5G to Next G.’
By Theresa HitchensIf confirmed, Shyu and Brown will come into the Pentagon in the midst of what civilian leaders promise is a major shift: divesting old, Cold War-era equipment for new generations of AI-enabled weapons, unmanned systems, and hypersonic missiles.
By Paul McLeary“We’ve always been bullish on the program’s prospects, but admit we’re more worried than we have been in a long time,” wrote Roman Schweizer of Cowen Washington Research Group.
By Theresa Hitchens“The proactive, nefarious work coming from China and Russia in particular [will make US policymakers] “realize that we don’t have control over everything that we think we have control over,” Tara Murphy Dougherty, CEO of Govini said
By Paul McLeary“What is clear is that this issue of technology competition is of increasing importance in the US / China relationship” SecDef advisor Ely Ratner said, and it is “a huge priority for the administration.”
By Paul McLearyLloyd Austin could be voted in quickly, giving the Biden administration a confirmed Defense Secretary quickly after inauguration
By Paul McLearyDesigned to help secure the supply chain, CMMC requires the defense industrial base to protect Controlled Unclassified Information.
By Barry Rosenberg