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One week countdown to being back in Boston, speaking about funding opportunities at the National Defense Industrial Association - (NDIA) Small Business Summit, and looking for innovative tech ideas to prototype and transition. Hope to see you in Boston! If we're not able to meet up in person, feel free to connect with me here on LinkedIn so I can follow up and discuss your ideas. #DoDInnovationandModernization #DoDIandM

🗓 What's next: Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) Director Doug Beck deliver keynote remarks, moderated by Courtney Albon (Defense News) at hashtag #XPO24 Why it matters: Beck will speak about DIU 3.0 and address questions facing the uncrewed systems industrial base, such as: -How can organizations like DIU play a key role in fielding dual-use commercial technologies? -What opportunities exist for defense agencies to form partnerships with industry? -How can industry advance the rapid adoption of uncrewed systems to support the national defense strategy? 📰 See the full list of news on DOD's hashtag #Replicator initiative that we're tracking ↓

Defence iQ has published a guide on how new or non-traditional innovators may develop their advanced technologies and get them into the hands of the modern warfighter. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eU_uGdis #advancedtechnology #innovators

Tomorrow at 1:00pm EST you can join Infor's #aerospace and defense industry experts for an exclusive webinar discussion as they address the current status of the Government decision on #CMMC, the #DOD Ruling/Timeline and more! #Infor #InforWebinars #AerospaceAndDefense Register now for the webinar: https://hubs.ly/Q02jRq4Z0 Tune in on Wednesday, Feb 7th at 1pm EST to learn about: • DOD Ruling/Timeline • CMMC 2.0 Client impact/Compliance specifics • Current status of the Government decisions on CMMC • Clarity around Grey Area Requirements

Join Infor's #aerospace and defense industry experts for an exclusive webinar discussion as they address the current status of the Government decision on #CMMC, the #DOD Ruling/Timeline and more! #Infor #InforWebinars #AerospaceAndDefense Register now for the webinar: https://hubs.ly/Q02fjCYf0 Tune in on Wednesday, Jan 24th at 1pm EST to learn about: • DOD Ruling/Timeline • CMMC 2.0 Client impact/Compliance specifics • Current status of the Government decisions on CMMC • Clarity around Grey Area Requirements

This week in Defense and Security Tech: 1️⃣ The NDAA was passed by the Senate for a defense policy bill that would authorize a total of $883.7 billion in fiscal year 2024 funding for national defense. 2️⃣ The DoD Chief Information Officer, John Sherman, recognized more than a dozen individuals and teams who contributed in exceptional ways to the advancement of the DOD's information technology goals during 2023. 3️⃣ U.S. Army PEO EIS publishes a perspective on acquisition reform by unleashing the DODI 5000.87 Software Acquisition Pathway (SWP), and how we should treat the concepts of MVPs and MVCRs 4️⃣ The United Operational Test Team (UOTT) has expanded from a multiservice to a multinational team responsible for the F-35 Joint Program Office. A MOU was signed formalizing the state-level partnership. 5️⃣ US Navy says two programs show the case for ‘colorless’ IT spending. The Software and Digital Technology Pilot Program, shows the ability to use a single color of money is a dramatic departure from the way the military has been buying almost everything for decades. 6️⃣ US Army asks industry for best acquisition approach for Vantage data platform re-compete. Army is moving away from a single-vendor approach the service has used in the past and was planning to award multiple vendors a spot for the re-compete. 7️⃣ Pentagon hopes to ring in new year with minimum viable capability for JADC2. The United States Department of Defense is gearing up to deliver a minimum viable capability for Combined Joint-All Domain Command and Control, by the end of 2023. 8️⃣ The Army wants smaller command posts. But first it needs great software. What’s missing is the ability to rapidly configure existing gear and networks to a given mission and environment. 9️⃣ Defense News takes an inside look at Replicator, the Pentagon’s ambitious drone program. 🔟 GovCon Wire covers 3 ways the DoD is revolutionizing its edge capabilities: Air Force Robust Information Provisioning Layer, Navy Flank Speed for “cloud on a ship”, and Army’s Zero Trust and Unified Network initiatives. 🔗Links in comments below👇 #DoD #DHS #defenseinnovation #defense #defensetechnology #technology #tech #nationalsecurity #jadc2 #army #navy #airforce

Join Infor's #aerospace and defense industry experts tomorrow for an exclusive webinar discussion as they address the current status of the Government decision on #CMMC, the #DOD Ruling/Timeline and more! #Infor #InforWebinars #AerospaceAndDefense Register now for the webinar: https://hubs.ly/Q02gDnnF0 Tune in on Wednesday, Feb 7th at 1pm EST to learn about: • DOD Ruling/Timeline • CMMC 2.0 Client impact/Compliance specifics • Current status of the Government decisions on CMMC • Clarity around Grey Area Requirements

Network TEM 11 concluded with a programmatic and S&T panel on Electromagnetic Signature (EMS) Management where PM EW&C’s own MAJ Chase McCabe joined representatives from the Network CFT, PM Tactical Networks, DEVCOM’s C5ISR Center and Army Research Laboratory. McCabe provided industry, government and operational partners with an update on our Spectrum Situational Awareness System (S2AS). S2AS is a system that senses, detects and reports in near real time a Command Post’s EMS signature, sources of electromagnetic interference from coalition, partner, and enemy spectrum use, and ISR threats utilizing active emissions, and enables Blue Force awareness inside the EMS. #TEM11 PEO IEW&S

Army Secretary Christine Wormuth demanded a short term goal for Army. She called to “drive innovation in warfighting concepts and modernization.” And went on to emphasize “this is a crucial moment for the Army to summon our ingenuity, to invest in emerging technologies to reshape and transform the force to be more adaptable” Three challenges the Army & broader #DOD face that warrant an ingenuitive solution - #DataSharing: Joint Interoperability (JIIM-C) across 5-domains (air, land, sea, cyber, space) - #DDIL Capability: ability to operate and denied, degraded, intermittent and low, bandwidth environments. - High Throughput/Low #Bandwidth: means to overcome bandwidth and other degradation constraints to quickly make informed decisions with relevant/accurate data. As the Army looks to reshape and transform to become more adaptable, Immersive Wisdom (IW) can help. IW is a readily deliverable solution to meet our DDIL, Bandwidth and Joint Interoperability (collaboration) challenges. Incidentally, IW also supports uncertain budget challenges by offering a means to scale and force project without needing robust infrastructure.. #modernization #innovation #jadc2 #datasharing #technology #asymmetric #competitiveadvantage #immediaterequirement #changemanagement #leadershipmatters #digitalbusinesstransformation #software #futureisnow #win #collaboration #joint

Longer piece here: I was honored to be asked to offer some thoughts on #natsec and #sof as it relates to Integrated Deterrence/Strategic Competition. While many of my answers are extremely oversimplified, they do form the basis of a deeper discussion. Please let me know your thoughts on my thoughts! #SOLIC #NDU #irregularwarfare