War Department Boards Merge to Form 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 Register. This move continues the transition of the Department away from the alphabet‑soup era of indecisive overlapping groups that delay results to the American warfighter. The STIB is built on speed and clarity for rapid resolution to complex national security problems.