Senior Officials Announced for the War Department’s Six CTAs

WASHINGTON, D.C – Jan. 29, 2026 – The Office of the Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering (OUSW(R&E)) today announced the accountable leaders selected to direct the War Department’s six Critical Technology Areas (CTAs). These senior officials will lead the tangible “sprints” under each CTA, driving the development and delivery of cutting-edge capabilities to…

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The New Science, Technology and Innovation Board

WASHINGTON, D.C – Jan. 29, 2026 – Secretary of War Pete Hegseth today has approved a major overhaul of the War Department’s legacy advisory boards, directing the merger of the Defense Innovation Board (DIB) and the Defense Science Board (DSB) into the new Science and Technology Innovation Board (STIB), pending formal establishment by the Federal…

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War Department Offers No-Fee Patent Licenses Through Patent Holiday Initiative to Accelerate Technology from Lab to the Warfighter

WASHINGTON, D.C – Jan. 22, 2026 – The Office of the Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering (OUSW(R&E)) has launched a pilot program providing no-fee commercial evaluation licenses (CEL) for a curated selection of patents from War Department laboratories. This initiative maximizes the value of the Department’s $3.5 billion annual research investment by…

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Overhaul of the DoW’s Innovation Ecosystem

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Secretary Pete Hegseth announced an overhaul of the War Department’s innovation ecosystem, which will now be led by Emil Michael, the Under Secretary of Research and Engineering and the Department’s CTO. This overhaul is designed to create a more unified and fast-paced enterprise to deliver technology to the warfighter with greater urgency. Under the new…

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Release of the War Department’s AI Acceleration Strategy

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Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the War Department’s AI Acceleration Strategy. This strategy is built on three pillars: warfighting, intelligence, and enterprise operations. It will be executed through seven key “Pace-Setting Projects” designed to rapidly advance capabilities. These projects include developing AI-powered swarms and battle management agents, accelerating the conversion of intelligence into weapons, and providing…

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Protecting DoW Funded Research

January 8, 2026 Today, Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering, Emil Michael announced new actions to protect Department of War (DoW)-funded research from malign foreign influence, intellectual property theft, and other forms of exploitation that threaten the security and economic interests of the United States. The Fundamental Research Security Initiatives and Implementation memorandum…

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DOD Is Now DOW

Sept. 5, 2025, By Matthew Olay, Pentagon News President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order today changing the Defense Department’s name to the Department of War as a secondary title. Go to Article

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APFIT Program with Record Funding Level

June 17, 2025 ARLINGTON, VA – The Office of the Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering’s Accelerate the Procurement and Fielding of Innovative Technologies (APFIT) program broke its funding record for small businesses in fiscal year 2025 with a four-fold increase in investments into projects that will accelerate technologies to warfighters. Learn More

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