Archive for October 2021
DoD Awards $46 Million in University Research Equipment Awards
October 29, 2021 Arlington, VA – The Department of Defense (DoD) has announced awards to 144 university researchers totaling $46 million under the Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP). These grants will be provided to 81 institutions across 35 states in Fiscal Year (FY) 2022. DoD has long championed the country’s scientific ecosystem. Through DURIP,…
Read MoreDoD Awards a $321 Million 7-Year Extension to the American Institute for Manufacturing Integrated Photonics
October 25, 2021 On September 29, 2021, the Department of Defense (DoD) awarded a $321 million, 7-year cooperative agreement to the Research Foundation for the State University of New York (RF SUNY) to continue its role leading the American Institute for Manufacturing Integrated Photonics (AIM Photonics). AIM Photonics, headquartered at the Albany NanoTech Complex in…
Read MoreDOD Launches Centers of Excellence at Historically Black Colleges and Universities
October 22, 2021 The Department of Defense (DoD), through the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E)), is pleased to announce awards totaling $15 million for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to establish Centers of Excellence (COEs) in Biotechnology and Materials Science. A merit competition conducted by the OUSD(R&E)’s…
Read MoreFY 2022 SMART Scholar SEED Grant Program Awardees
October 21, 2021 The Department of Defense (DoD) Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation (SMART) program recently announced awards to 21 SMART PhD scholars as part of its competitive SMART Scholar SEED Grant program for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022. The SMART Scholar SEED Grant Program awards research grants worth up to $100,000 per year for…
Read MoreMs. Heidi Shyu Delivers Keynote at Women in Technology Event
October 20, 2021 On Friday, October 15, 2021, the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E)), Heidi Shyu, delivered keynote remarks at the Laboratory for Physical Sciences 3rd Bi-Annual Women in Technology: Building Tomorrow Together. Founded in 1956 in partnership with the University of Maryland, LPS has evolved into a model of basic…
Read MoreUpdates to DAU Course
October 14, 2021 Department of Defense (DoD) acquisition professionals can now access updates to Defense Acquisition University (DAU) course ACQ 160, “Program Protection Planning Awareness,” through a new recorded webinar released September 27, 2021 that features two Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E)) science and technology (S&T) protection experts.…
Read MoreDigital Engineering Practice
October 8, 2021 The Department of Defense (DoD) requires robust engineering practices and modern weapon systems to defeat adversaries. To remain competitive, the DoD is adopting digital engineering practices in developing defense systems. According to Philomena Zimmerman, Digital Engineering lead within the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E)), digital…
Read MoreCyber Table Top Methodology in Test and Evaluation
October 1, 2021 The Cyber Table Top (CTT) method is a type of mission-based cyber risk assessment that defense programs can use to produce actionable information on potential cyber threats across a system’s acquisition life cycle. Actionable information includes potential system vulnerabilities, demonstrated means of exploitation of those vulnerabilities, and an assessment of the resulting…
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