DARPA Names Victoria Coleman as Director; Michael Kratsios Quoted
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has appointed Victoria Coleman, an expert in artificial intelligence and microelectronics, as director of the agency, SpaceNews reported on Monday. “During this era of great power competition, DARPA is critical to strengthening the U.S. military’s technological dominance and advancing innovations that benefit our warfighters,” said Michael Kratsios, acting under […]
Reps. Will Hurd, Robin Kelly to Introduce Legislation on AI Research, Ethics
Reps. Will Hurd, R-Texas and two-time Wash100 Award winner, and Robin Kelly, D-Ill., plan to introduce legislation focused on driving research into artificial intelligence and its impact on ethics, national security and the workforce, Federal News Network reported Wednesday. Hurd told attendees at a Bipartisan Policy Center virtual event that the legislation is based on approaches […]
Bruce Jette on U.S. Army’s Efforts to Address Supply Chain Gaps Amid COVID-19
Bruce Jette, the U.S. Army’s acquisition chief and a 2020 Wash100 awardee, has said the service branch is looking at ways to ensure the resiliency of the supply chain amid crises like the COVID-19 pandemic. Jette, who serves as assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics and technology, told National Defense Magazine in an interview […]
Gen. Paul Nakasone, Michael Sulmeyer on Cyber Command’s ‘Defend Forward’ Strategy
Gen. Paul Nakasone, head of U.S. Cyber Command and a 2020 Wash100 Award recipient, and Michael Sulmeyer, senior adviser to the commander of Cybercom, wrote in an article published Tuesday on the Foreign Affairs magazine that aside from implementing proactive defense measures, the command needs to advance the “defend forward” strategy through persistent management. “This doctrine of persistent […]
CISA Unveils 5G Strategy; Christopher Krebs Quoted
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has issued a new strategy to ensure the resilience and security of the country’s 5G infrastructure. CISA’s 5G Strategy has five strategic initiatives that support the four lines of effort of the National Strategy to Secure 5G, the agency said Monday. These initiatives are supporting 5G policy and standards […]
Hon. Ellen Lord: COVID-19 Joint Acquisition Task Force’s Capabilities to Stay After Pandemic
Ellen Lord, undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment and a 2020 Wash100 Award winner, said the COVID-19 Joint Acquisition Task Force’s capabilities will continue post-pandemic and the Department of Defense will integrate JATF’s operations into the Joint Rapid Acquisition Cell to prepare DoD to assist other federal agencies with their procurement needs in the […]
DIU Launches Acquisition Program to Purchase sUAS; Hon. Ellen Lord, Michael Kratsios Quoted
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) has announced the launch of Blue sUAS, an acquisition program for federal agencies to purchase secure small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS) as an alternative to Chinese-made drones, FedScoop reported on Thursday. “Blue sUAS represents a tremendous first step toward building a robust and trusted UAS domestic industrial base that ensures […]
NSF, OSTP Invest $75M for Quantum Science Ramp;D Institutes; Michael Kratsios Quoted
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has partnered with the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) to allocate $75 million for the creation of three institutes focused on quantum science research and development. NSF said Tuesday that the Quantum Leap Challenges Institutes include 16 academic institutions, eight national laboratories and 22 industry partners […]
Army, Carnegie Mellon Continue AI Teaming Efforts; Gen. John Murray Quoted
The U.S. Army is working with Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) for a research effort focused on implementing teaming operations between unmanned technologies in the battlefield, C4ISRnet reported Wednesday. Gen. John Murray, commander of the Army Futures Command and former two-time Wash100 Award recipient, said at an Association of the U.S. Army webinar that the service branch secured […]
Bruce Jette: Army Working to Accommodate Weapons Testing Issues
Bruce Jette, assistant secretary of the U.S. Army for acquisition, logistics and technology and a 2020 Wash100 Award winner, said he has been coordinating with Gen. John “Mike” Murray, commander of Army Futures Command and fellow Wash100 Award recipient, to address issues related to weapons system testing during the COVID-19 pandemic, National Defense reported Monday. “We’ll […]
Gen. John Murray: Army Launches Initiatives to Advance AI Throughout the Force
Gen. John Murray, commander of Army Futures Command and a 2020 Wash100 Award winner, said the Army is introducing three initiatives to help warfighters maintain their edge in the field of artificial intelligence, Defense News reported Wednesday. Murray cited two personnel programs aimed at promoting AI throughout the military. One of the efforts is a masters program, […]
Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan: JAIC Adopts Air Force’s Cloud One
Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan, director of the Department of Defense’s (DoD) Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC) and a 2020 Wash100 Award winner, said JAIC has begun using the Air Force’s Cloud One platform to support its AI work, Federal News Network reported Tuesday. “The lack of an enterprise cloud solution has slowed us down, there’s no […]
USAF to Submit Final Space Force Acquisition Strategy Report; Gen. John Raymond Quoted
The U.S. Air Force (USAF) plans to submit to Congress a revised version of its report on proposed alternatives to the U.S. Space Force's procurement strategies, SpaceNews reported Sunday. Ann Stefanek, a spokeswoman for the Air Force, said in a statement obtained by the publication that the service branch is working with the Department of Defense […]
USSPACECOM to Oversee Multinational Space Operation; John Raymond Quoted
Gen. John “Jay” Raymond, chief of space operations for the U.S. Space Force and a 2020 Wash100 Award recipient, has authorized the transition of a multinational space operation to the U.S. Space Command. Operation Olympic Defender, previously under the U.S. Strategic Command, is focused on optimizing the nation’s space operations with allies and reducing the amount […]
Gen. John Raymond: Space Force Eyes Single Command Focused on Acquisition
Gen. John Raymond, chief of space operations of the U.S. Space Force and a 2020 Wash100 Award recipient, said the service branch plans to combine independent space acquisition agencies under a single field command, SpaceNews reported Wednesday. “One of my key priorities is to drive unity of effort across the department,” he said Wednesday during […]