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‘Game Changer’: Guard Leaders Closer to Allowing Members to Use Personal Devices in the Field

‘Game Changer’: Guard Leaders Closer to Allowing Members to Use Personal Devices in the Field

by ADC | Jun 30, 2022 | Congress/DoD, Installation Innovation, On Base

National Guard Chief Information Officer Kenneth McNeill said this week that the long-tested “Bring Your Own Approved Device” initiative is closer to being a reality as a way to speed up Guard mobilizations and that it will be a “game changer.” The initiative would...
Coming Up Aug. 11: NSIN Defense Entrepreneurial Summit

Coming Up Aug. 11: NSIN Defense Entrepreneurial Summit

by ADC | Jun 22, 2022 | Congress/DoD, Installation Innovation, On Base

The National Security Innovation Network is hosting a virtual summit Aug. 11 for small businesses, startups, entrepreneurs and venture capitalists interested in working with DOD to solve real-world problems with innovation, according to the event’s website, which...
LaPlante, Shyu Urge Reauthorization of Small Business Innovation Grants on the Chopping Block

LaPlante, Shyu Urge Reauthorization of Small Business Innovation Grants on the Chopping Block

by ADC | Jun 21, 2022 | Congress/DoD, Installation Innovation, On Base

The Small Business Administration’s Innovation Research and Technology Transfer awards are seen as a way to help small businesses drive innovation within 12 federal agencies, with DOD accounting for most of the awards. The program, which has been around for 40 years,...
HASC Subcommittees Approve Remaining Sections of NDAA

HASC Subcommittees Approve Remaining Sections of NDAA

by ADC | Jun 10, 2022 | Congress/DoD, Energy, Housing, Installation Innovation, On Base

All House Armed Services Committee subcommittees have now approved their portions of the fiscal year 2023 defense authorization bill. The Readiness Subcommittee’s measure would authorize over $7 billion in military construction projects – most of it to be spent by the...
In Our Communities

In Our Communities

by ADC | Jun 8, 2022 | In Our Communities, Installation Innovation, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) said he would send the National Guard to help with a crime wave in Chicago if the support is requested, according to the Daily Herald. “I think you know that I have called up the National Guard whenever local mayors that I’ve spoken to...
One Week Left: Submit a Session Proposal for Installation Innovation 2022

One Week Left: Submit a Session Proposal for Installation Innovation 2022

by ADC | Jun 3, 2022 | Installation Innovation, Installation Innovation Forum, News from ADC, On Base

ADC is accepting proposals for sessions at Installation Innovation 2022 through Friday, June 10. The agenda will feature dozens of sessions with real-life, on-the-ground case studies that highlight best practices and offer ideas for future innovations in defense...
Installation Innovation Forum: Early Bird Rates End Friday

Installation Innovation Forum: Early Bird Rates End Friday

by ADC | Jun 1, 2022 | Events, Installation Innovation, Installation Innovation Forum, News from ADC, On Base

Friday is the last day to get special early bird registration rates for ADC’s Installation Innovation 2022. IIF is taking place Oct. 31 through Nov. 2 in Phoenix. The agenda will feature more than 50 sessions as well as mainstage presentations, networking breaks,...
Pentagon CTO Vows Her Support for DIU after Director Leaves

Pentagon CTO Vows Her Support for DIU after Director Leaves

by ADC | May 16, 2022 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, Installation Innovation, On Base

The Pentagon’s chief technology officer told lawmakers last week she is committed to the Defense Innovation Unit’s objective to leverage commercial technology to boost DOD’s mission, as C4ISRNET reported. DIU Director Michael Brown recently announced he’s leaving his...
Wormuth, McConville Say Army Modernization Efforts Paying Off in Ukraine

Wormuth, McConville Say Army Modernization Efforts Paying Off in Ukraine

by ADC | May 13, 2022 | Congress/DoD, Installation Innovation, On Base, Russia-Ukraine

The Army’s modernization priorities are proving helpful, Army leaders told House lawmakers Thursday, pointing to Ukraine’s capabilities against Russia, Army Times reported. “Long-range precision fires are extremely important,” Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville...
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