NRO chief to brief DSB during closed meeting in mid-January

(Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect a change in the meeting schedule.)

The Defense Science Board is set to hold a closed-door meeting on Jan. 15, during which Christopher Scolese, National Reconnaissance Office director, will brief the panel on NRO’s current strategy, challenges and priorities, according to a Federal Register notice this week.

The board will also deliberate and vote on classified findings and recommendations from three DSB task forces covering topics including the defense industrial base, secure and reliable technological advantage in generative artificial intelligence for defense and emerging biotechnologies.

The announcement comes less than a month after the board’s last classified meeting, which covered the 2024 Summer Study on Advanced Capabilities for Potential Future Conflict. That study has been shrouded in secrecy since its inception.