R&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…

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DoD 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.,…

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DoD 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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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…

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DoD 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,…

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The 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…

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DoD 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) •…

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