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2nd Annual Defense Technology Review Conference


July 8-9, 2024
University of Maryland

Come hear from DoD leaders – including Mr. Maynard Holliday, PTDO Assistant Secretary of Defense for Critical Technologies, Dr. Radha Plumb, Chief Digital and AI Officer, and Dr. Kimberly Sablon, Principal Director for Trusted AI & Autonomy, alongside industry leaders from Google, IBM, Microsoft and more, as they share their vision for the future of federated AI.

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DoD's Manufacturing Innovation Institutes: Changing Lives and Enabling Warfighting Capabilities


Dr. Steven G. Wax, Performing the Duties of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Science and Technology, meets with the leadership at Advanced Functional Fabrics of America during a recent Manufacturing Innovation Institutes engagement in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to learn more about the MII's partnership with academia, government and industry.

TIDE Event


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.

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DTRAM, Version 6.4


The Defense Technical Risk Assessment Methodology, Version 6.4, updates Version 6.3 by strengthening Corrosion Prevention and Control.

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FY 2023 Research Awards to Minority-Serving Institutions


DoD announced awards totaling $61.7 million to 82 university researchers under the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 DoD Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority-Serving Institutions (HBCU/MSI) Research and Education Program.

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DOD Official Describes How Capabilities Are Generated for Warfighters


Taking joint warfighting concepts and translating them into the capabilities that are needed for the future in a highly contested fight is a key focus, said Heidi Shyu, undersecretary of defense for research and engineering, who spoke today on a panel at the Sea-Air-Space summit at National Harbor, Maryland.

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DoD Manufacturing Strategy


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.

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Fiscal Year 2023 Research Funding Awards


The DoD announced $220 million in awards for basic research projects as part of the Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) Program.

Events from Across the R&E Enterprise

The Honorable Aprille J. Ericsson, Ph.D., Speaks on Manufacturing Day

NEWS RELEASE: October 4, 2024

Courtesy Video: DoD Manufacturing Technology Program

Dr. Aprille J. Ericsson, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Science and Technology (ASD(S&T)), delivers remarks in celebration of Manufacturing Day at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Oct. 4, 2024.

Updates from Across the R&E Enterprise

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    2023 Eugene G. Fubini Award

    October 31, 2024

    The recipient of the 2023 Eugene G. Fubini Award, Ms. Natalie Crawford, was recognized on October 3, 2024, at a Defense Science Board event in the Pentagon Hall of Heroes.


  • PDASD(MC) Marcia Holmes presented certificates to interns during T-REX 24-2. The interns underwent classroom and laboratory training ahead of traveling to Camp Atterbury, Indiana, to serve under mentors as technology assessors. The participating interns were both post-graduate and current students from George Mason University, Johns Hopkins University, and the University of Maryland.

    George Mason University Students Serve as Assessors During T-REX

    September 27, 2024

    While companies readied their technology over the summer for the rigors of Technology Readiness Experimentation (T-REX) 24-2, several college students participating in a new internship program trained to help serve as technology assessors.


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    DoD Releases Ver. 4.2 Update to CRWS-BoK for Engineering Workforce

    September 9, 2024

    The Department of Defense announced the release of Version 4.2 of the Online Cyber Resilient Weapon Systems Body of Knowledge (CRWS-BoK) Aug. 28. This free resource is designed to assist both the public and private sector workforces in the design, engineering, and safeguarding of secure cyber resilient engineering (SCRE).


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    Defense Biotechnology Expanding For a Self-Sustaining Nation

    August 20, 2024

    Dr. Peter Emanuel, the senior research scientist for Bioengineering at the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological Center, led a panel discussion on the role that biotechnology is playing in the Department of Defense’s ability to stay ready and resilient during the National Defense Industrial Association’s Emerging Technologies Conference Aug. 8 in Washington, D.C.


  • Air Force airmen install wings on an advanced medium-range air-to-air missile during a loading competition at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Nov. 30, 2021. Crews must be proficient in performing approximately 800 critical steps that maintain the safety, security and reliability of weapons systems.

    The Importance of AI - Assurance in Ensuring Trust in Autonomous Systems

    August 13, 2024

    Artificial intelligence and autonomy took center stage as Dr. Kimberly Sablon, the principal director for Trusted Artificial Intelligence and Autonomy for the Office of Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, took part in discussions on AI’s role in national defense on the last day of the National Defense Industrial Association’s Emerging Technologies conference Aug. 9 in Washington, D.C.


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    Academic Leaders, DoD Discuss Research Innovation Partnerships

    August 12, 2024

    Dr. Binda Nair, director of Basic Research in the Office of Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, hosted a panel on “University Industry Partners,” where experts in academia discussed the progress and status on the Department of Defense’s science and technologies programs within academic institutions across the nation at the National Defense Industrial Association’s Emerging Technologies conference in Aug. 9 in Washington, D.C.


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    DOD Announces First Award for the Distributed Bioindustrial Manufacturing Program

    July 10, 2024

    Today the Department of Defense (DoD) announced the first award for the Distributed Bioindustrial Manufacturing Program (DBIMP) to expand the domestic supply of ingredients and materials for US-national supply chains and bolster the bioindustrial manufacturing base, as outlined in President Biden’s Executive Order 14081, "Advancing Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Innovation for a Sustainable, Safe, and Secure American Bioeconomy."


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    FutureG Office to Invest $1.8 million

    May 24, 2024

    The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering’s FutureG office will invest approximately $1.8 million in the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) to bolster research and development of open source 5G/FutureG software for expeditionary operations.


  • Portrait of Dr. Steven G. Wax

    Face of Defense: After 50 Years of Service, A DoD Engineer Bids Goodbye

    April 9 2024

    In a heartfelt farewell to 50 years of unwavering service, Dr. Steven G. Wax, the acting lead for science and technology within the Office of the Under Secretary of Research and Engineering, has bid goodbye to his tenure, leaving behind an indelible mark on the Defense Department’s R&D enterprise.


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    DoD Releases Online Cyber Resilient Weapon Systems Body of Knowledge Version 4.0 for Engineering Workforce

    January 24, 2023

    The Department of Defense released Version 4.0 of the Online Cyber Resilient Weapon Systems Body of Knowledge January 24, 2024. This free resource assists the public and private sector workforce in designing, engineering, and safeguarding CRWS.

    Version 4.0 adds new features, design and usability upgrades, and security improvements to encourage and enhance user engagement. The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense’s System Security Directorate launched this vital resource in May 2021 for the system security engineering and science and technology communities. Since then, SysSec has released several version updates to improve the CRWS-BoK user experience.


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    Released: DoD Instruction 5000.97, “Digital Engineering”

    January 2024

    SE&A Policy and Workforce completed and USD(R&E) approved DoD Instruction 5000.97, “Digital Engineering,” available from the Washington Headquarters Services website. Digital engineering supports the systems engineering process by moving the primary means of communicating systems information from documents to digital models and their underlying data. Digital engineering is a critical practice in an environment of dynamic threats, system complexity, and rapidly evolving technologies.  The DoD instruction establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and provides procedures for implementing digital engineering in the development and sustainment of defense systems.  Specifically, the issuance directs program managers to implement digital engineering practices to maximize the benefit and to support a comprehensive systems engineering program. SE&A info sheet summarizing DoDI 5000.97


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