DoD News
DoD 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…
Read MoreDefense 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) •…
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