by ADC | Mar 15, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Installation Innovation, On Base
The Defense Department is failing in its efforts to adopt the kind of cutting-edge innovations that can make the military more modern, efficient and competitive, according to a new Reagan Foundation and Institute report. The panel of experts who reviewed various...
by ADC | Feb 28, 2023 | Climate, Congress/DoD, Housing, Infrastructure, Installation Innovation, On Base
The Marine Corps last week announced planned changes to its 25 installations between now and 2030, as Marine Corps Times reported. Installations and Logistics 2030 is the latest in a series of strategic plans the branch has issued with a focus on 2030. Among the...
by ADC | Feb 14, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, Installation Innovation, On Base
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles “CQ” Brown said Monday that no matter what the topline defense spending figure is for the next fiscal year, “we’ve got tough decisions to make.” He was speaking at a Brookings Institution event that is now streaming online. Brown...
by ADC | Feb 14, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Installation Innovation, On Base
DOD’s National Security Innovation Network made big strides in fiscal year 2022, according to its “NSIN Year in Review” report. “During FY22 NSIN… helped solve problems to make the world better, safer and stronger,” NSIN Managing Director Cheryl Ingstad writes in the...
by ADC | Feb 9, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Installation Innovation, On Base
With the Army feeling sure that it is making progress on its push to modernize the service by 2030, Army Futures Command chief Gen. James Rainey is looking beyond – to the Army of 2040. That means looking beyond modernization to transformation, he said, Defense News...
by ADC | Feb 8, 2023 | China, Congress/DoD, Installation Innovation, On Base, Russia-Ukraine
Much of President Biden’s State of the Union address Tuesday night focused on domestic issues such as the economy and the looming debt limit crisis, but he also spoke to issues related to Ukraine, China and DOD innovation. Here are a few excerpts from the speech,...
by ADC | Feb 3, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Installation Innovation, On Base
Fiscal year 2022 was a “banner year” for the Defense Innovation Unit, C4ISRNET reported. The unit pushed 17 technologies, compared to eight in the previous fiscal year, according to DIU’s recently published annual report. “DIU’s momentum is accelerating across all of...
by ADC | Dec 2, 2022 | Congress/DoD, Installation Innovation, On Base
The Pentagon announced Thursday the establishment of the Office of Strategic Capital to tap into private sector innovation. “We can build enduring advantages though engagement with trusted private capital that is focused on critical technology areas for the Department...
by ADC | Oct 24, 2022 | Congress/DoD, Defense Real Estate, Infrastructure, Installation Innovation, On Base
A new online real estate tool called the Real Property Space Availability “could potentially help Army garrisons identify available space and lease-consolidation opportunities to save on construction costs, attract new missions, and improve the lives of soldiers and...
