Lawmakers disagree over the White House’s new National Spectrum Strategy announced Monday, with parties divided over the possibility of spectrum sharing between the Defense Department and the private sector.
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Georgina DiNardo is a beat reporter covering emerging technologies. Previously, she worked at the "Military Times" and "Defense News", where she reported on technology advancements, military updates and the federal workforce. Before that she graduated from American University, where she interned for "PBS To the Contrary" and served as Managing Copy Editor for "The Eagle", the university newspaper.
Lawmakers disagree over the White House’s new National Spectrum Strategy announced Monday, with parties divided over the possibility of spectrum sharing between the Defense Department and the private sector.
A senior Pentagon policy official said today that military-to-military communications with China will resume, following a high-profile meeting between President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
The Defense Innovation Unit announced Monday that two new companies were awarded contracts to help with different aspects of the Hypersonic and High-Cadence Airborne Testing Capabilities (HyCAT) initiative.
The Defense Department has released a Responsible Artificial Intelligence Toolkit that aims to guide best practices for AI among DOD users and industry contractors.
The Defense Innovation Board hosted its fall public meeting today, reporting progress on two ongoing studies focused on lowering barriers to Defense Department innovation and building the DOD data economy, while also highlighting topics for future studies.
The White House released a National Spectrum Strategy today, aiming to structure the future of U.S. innovation and national security requirements in advanced wireless technologies.
The Pentagon reports that AUKUS Pillar II capabilities were among the technologies tested at the second 2023 Technology Readiness Experimentation, where 10 of 11 systems were deemed worthy of further operational evaluation.
A Pentagon official spoke with Inside Defense about the future of digital engineering yesterday, stating the Defense Department is moving toward "model interconnection" as it updates its digital engineering strategy.
Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks today announced the release of the 2023 Data, Analytics and Artificial Intelligence Adoption Strategy, which emphasizes the need for speed and agility in AI adoption.
Reps. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Joe Courtney (D-CT) introduced a bipartisan bill today that would ban the federal government from buying commercial drones made in countries, like China, that are listed as possible national security threats.
Lockheed Martin today announced the completion of a successful demonstration of its Hybrid 5G-Tactical Mesh Network, noting new collaboration with leading commercial technology companies like Microsoft, Verizon and Intel, partnerships Lockheed's CEO recently told House lawmakers will be vital for the future of the defense industry.
The National Security Council and the White House chief of staff have been assigned to develop a National Security Memorandum detailing responsible military use of artificial intelligence, according to an executive order from President Biden today.
The director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency spoke yesterday about Pentagon and State Department efforts to reform and streamline the foreign military sales process, detailing how work is ongoing to follow new “tiger team” recommendations and how they might impact the war in Ukraine and the future of allyships like AUKUS.
The Defense Innovation Board will host its fall public meeting on Nov. 14 to look at the board's studies progress, according to a Federal Register notice published today.
A senior Pentagon policy official said today that the United States intends to keep its focus on deterring China, despite addressing ongoing crises in Ukraine and Israel.
Both the House and Senate Appropriations committees received a letter from the Silicon Valley Defense Group today urging them to keep the House-approved provision providing the Defense Innovation Unit $1 billion to establish a hedge portfolio in the fiscal year 2024 Defense Appropriations Act.
The final report of a Defense Science Board task force assigned to make recommendations to Pentagon leaders on “balancing openness and security” pertaining to academic research says China poses a “unique” threat when it comes to information espionage.
Shield AI, a U.S. defense technology company, today announced a multiyear agreement with Australia-based Sentient Vision Systems, touting the teaming as aligned with Pillar 2 of the trilateral AUKUS agreement and focused on real-time situational awareness enabled by artificial intelligence.
The Pentagon’s chief technology officer has established a Defense Science Board task force for “balancing security, reliability, and technological advantage” related to Generative Artificial Intelligence capabilities, according to a new Defense Department memo.
House lawmakers said today they want to hear from Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks and the Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit, following testimony from defense analysts and industry experts citing concerns about the department’s new Replicator initiative.