Trump’s Pentagon should expand innovation hub, tech panel says - Defense News

The Pentagon should expand the role of the Defense Innovation Unit — and increase its budget — to help more non-traditional companies navigate the Defense Department’s bureaucracy, according ... Read More

Defense Innovation Unit should expand across US, lawmakers say - C4ISRNet

Senate lawmakers want the Defense Innovation Unit to expand its presence across the U.S. and are calling on the Pentagon’s commercial technology hub to develop a plan to partner with universities and ... Read More

Pentagon’s innovation arm looks beyond acquisition reform to speed commercial tech buying - Defense One

U.S. Defense Innovation Unit, Deputy Director of Commercial Operations, Liz Young McNally speaks at an innovation event in Kraków, Poland, in June 2024. Getty Images / Devon Bistarkey ... Read More

Are AI defense firms about to eat the Pentagon? - Defense One

Just on Wednesday, the CDAO and the Defense Innovation Unit announced that they had created an AI rapid capabilities cell to accelerate the exploration, testing, and adoption of generative AI. Read More

Pentagon seeks drone-killing technology that’s safe for civilians - Defense News

The Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit plans to issue a solicitation for low-collateral counter-drone technology next week, part of the second iteration of its Replicator rapid-fielding effort ... Read More

The entire Pentagon defense technology team is resigning, putting US at huge risk of cyberattacks - MSN

One of the DSS’ main responsibilities was to introduce fast track technology during national security incidents to help the Pentagon to quickly react to developing situations. Read More

Dear industry: Pentagon wants quantum GPS - Defense One

The Pentagon’s biggest quantum challenge isn’t just the tech itself—it’s making the technology relevant and relatable to commanders and troops. But a push to develop and deploy quantum ... Read More

Meet the Pentagon’s First-Ever Assistant Secretary of Defense for Science and Technology

Just months into her new role, Aprille Ericsson, the U.S. Defense Department’s first assistant secretary of defense for science and technology, or ASD (S&T), is taking steps to enhance cooperation and ... Read More

What the Pentagon might learn from Ukraine about fielding new tech - Defense News

Opinion: The U.S. Defense Department might benefit from leveraging commercial technology more aggressively, argue RAND analysts Jon Schmid and Erik E. Mueller. Read More

Trump's Pentagon should expand innovation hub, tech panel says - MSN

The Pentagon should expand the role of the Defense Innovation Unit - and increase its budget - to help more non-traditional companies navigate the Defense Department's bureaucracy, according to a ... Read More