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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DoD 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),…

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The 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…

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DoD 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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Digital Engineering Practice

October 8, 2021 The Department of Defense (DoD) requires robust engineering practices and modern weapon systems to defeat adversaries. To remain competitive, the DoD is adopting digital engineering practices in developing defense systems. According to Philomena Zimmerman, Digital Engineering lead within the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E)), digital…

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Cyber Table Top Methodology in Test and Evaluation

October 1, 2021 The Cyber Table Top (CTT) method is a type of mission-based cyber risk assessment that defense programs can use to produce actionable information on potential cyber threats across a system’s acquisition life cycle. Actionable information includes potential system vulnerabilities, demonstrated means of exploitation of those vulnerabilities, and an assessment of the resulting…

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DoD’s Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM) Institute Hosts Virtual Summit on Robotic Solutions for Pandemics and Beyond

August 27, 2021 Office of the Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Technology and Manufacturing Industrial Base Director to provide keynote on how manufacturing innovation supports National Security (August 28, 2021) The Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM) Institute, a Department of Defense Manufacturing Innovation Institute (DoD MII), opened registration for the “ARM Exchange Technical…

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