DoD News
Defense Department Launches Innovation Pathways Website
NEWS RELEASE: December 15, 2022 Arlington, VA – The Department of Defense announced today significant updates to the Innovation Pathways website that will allow it to serve as a “one-stop shop” for learning how to deliver innovation to the DoD. Located at www.ctoinnovation.mil, this site serves as a gateway for industry, small businesses, students, universities, and other organizations within…
Read MoreDoD Awards University of Notre Dame for Hypersonics Scramjet Research
October 24, 2022 The DoD announced today a three-year, $4.5 million research award to the University of Notre Dame to advance hypersonics technology. This award is sponsored by the Joint Hypersonic Transition Office (JHTO) through the University Consortium for Applied Hypersonics (UCAH). The research will focus on developing a system to extend scramjet propulsion capabilities,…
Read MoreDoD Awards $4.5 Million to the Georgia Institute of Technology for Applied Hypersonics Research
October 6, 2022 The DoD announced today a three-year, $4.5 million research award to the Georgia Institute of Technology to advance hypersonics technology, with a focus on research into machine learning algorithms that can be employed for hypersonic systems. The goal of the research is to leverage high-fidelity hypersonic data and simulations to develop efficient…
Read MoreThe Department of Defense Releases Technology and Program Protection Guidebook to Assist Science and Technology Program Protection Efforts
October 4, 2022 The DoD announced today the publication of the Technology and Program Protection (T&PP) Guidebook. This Guidebook provides engineers and managers with guidance on implementing DoD Instruction (DoDI) 5000.83, “Technology and Program Protection to Maintain Technological Advantage,” and replaces Chapter 9, “Program Protection,” of the Defense Acquisition Guidebook (DAG). Ms. Melinda Reed, Systems…
Read MoreDoD and NTIA Select Final Contestants for 5G Challenge
May 23, 2022 The DoD and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s Institute for Telecommunication Sciences (NTIA/ITS) announced the winning contestants in the 5G Challenge’s Preliminary Event: RAN Subsystem Interoperability on May 19, 2022. The following applicants will advance to Stage Two interoperability testing with the 5G Challenge host lab, CableLabs: Distributed Unit (DU) •…
Read MoreDoD Announces First Quarter Laboratory Scientist of the Quarter and STEM Advocate of the Quarter Awards
May 20, 2022 The Deputy Chief Technology Officer for Science and Technology in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E)) is pleased to announce the first quarter Fiscal Year 2022 winners of the following awards: Department of Defense (DoD) Laboratory Scientist of the Quarter Dr. Darin J. Sharar, U.S.…
Read MoreDoD Releases Updated Unmanned System Safety Engineering Precepts Guide for DoD Acquisition
January 25, 2022 DoD announced today release of an updated Unmanned System (UxS) Safety Engineering Precepts Guide for DoD Acquisition, dated August 2021, created by a joint effort of the DoD Offices of the Under Secretaries of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E) and Acquisition and Sustainment (OUSD(A&S). The Guide was updated to better support…
Read MoreDoD Kicks Off 5G Dynamic Spectrum Sharing Experimentation at Hill AFB
Dec 2, 2021 The Department of Defense hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony to commemorate the successful deployment of a private 5G cellular network at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Dec. 2, 2021. Led by the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E)), and managed by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL),…
Read MoreThe DoD Announced Awards of $20K each for the 2021-2022 Cohort of the Minerva-USIP Peace and Security Dissertation Fellows
November 10, 2021 The Department of Defense Minerva Research Initiative is pleased to announce the 2021-2022 cohort of the Minerva-USIP Peace and Security Dissertation Fellows. In partnership with the U.S. Institute of Peace’s Jennings Randolph Peace Scholar Dissertation Fellowship program, over 115 applicants from 88 U.S. universities applied for this prestigious award. Those chosen for…
Read MoreDoD 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,…
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