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Read MoreDSB, Dutch Delegation Discuss Academic Research Security
December 21, 2023 The Defense Science Board hosted a visiting Dutch delegation to discuss its findings and recommendations by the DSB Task Force on “Balancing Openness and Security Across the DOD Academic Research Enterprise,” on December 13 in Arlington, Virginia. Chaired by HON Shirley Ann Jackson- the former Chair of the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board…
Read MoreR&E Industry Day: Catalyzing Biomanufacturing Innovation
November 8, 2023 The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering hosted a virtual biomanufacturing industry day on October 18 to engage with industry partners on biomanufacturing innovation. Biomanufacturing industry days are a vital step toward implementation of the DoD Biomanufacturing Strategy published last March. The strategy consists of three principles:…
Read MoreDoD One Step Closer to Zero-Trust Systems for Battlefield Communications
October 20, 2023 The Department of Defense recently announced the winners of the 2023 5G Challenge, which took place in Louisville, Colorado and awarded $7 million in prizes. This year’s event focused on integrating open radio access network (Open RAN) components from multiple vendors to build an inter-connected system for universal use. Open RAN is…
Read MoreDoD’s Manufacturing Innovation Institutes: Changing Lives and Enabling Warfighting Capabilities
October 12, 2023 Dr. Steven Wax, performing the duties of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Science and Technology, spent several days in New England visiting two of the Department of Defense’s nine Manufacturing Innovation Institutes. The recent visit included both the Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute/BioFabUSA and Advanced Functional Fabrics of America. MIIs were created…
Read MoreDoD Releases New Joint Federated Assurance Center Portal for the Research and Engineering Workforce
October 5, 2023 The Department of Defense (DoD) released the newly updated Joint Federated Assurance Center portal recently. This free resource provides publicly available hardware and software assurance information to assist both public and private research and engineering workforce sectors in building and maintaining reliable, safe, and secure DoD systems. The JFAC, a part of…
Read MoreR&E Hosted Event Brings Together Innovators, More Than 145 Technologies
September 25, 2023 The Department of Defense and other U.S. interagency representatives met with 117 technology developers in an invitations-only Technology Discovery Event Aug. 30 in Chantilly, Virginia. TIDE is a DoD-sponsored event that aims to help innovative small businesses and non-traditional DoD performers showcase new hardware and software technologies that can significantly improve existing…
Read MoreR&E, FVEY partners discuss S&T collaboration at annual Technology Cooperation Program meeting
September 22, 2023 The Office of the Under Secretary for Research and Engineering’s Dr. Steven G. Wax, performing the duties of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Science and Technology, presented the National Defense Science and Technology Strategy at the Technology Cooperation Program (TTCP) Principals Meeting. TTCP is a science and technology alliance among the…
Read MoreDoD CTO: Collaboration enriches S&T ecosystem, makes ambitious competitors ‘think twice’ before aggressive actions
September 13, 2023 Collaborating with the defense science and technology community at each phase of the innovation process is key to deter and defeat aggressive actions, Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Heidi Shyu said during a fireside at the National Defense Industry Association’s Emerging Technology Institute’s Conference and Exhibition in Washington, D.C.,…
Read MoreDoD Biomanufacturing Strategy
March 22, 2023 The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, informed by the 2022 National Defense Strategy and Executive Order 14081 (Advancing Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Innovation for a Sustainable, Safe, and Secure American Bioeconomy) spearheaded development of the DoD Biomanufacturing Strategy. DoD will invest in biomanufacturing consistent with this Strategy…
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