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...
by ADC | Oct 21, 2022 | Congress/DoD, Installation Innovation, Installation Innovation Forum, News from ADC, On Base
There is one week left to register to join leaders from the military services, installations, communities and industry at ADC Installation Innovation in Phoenix. The event runs Oct. 31 through Nov. 2. More than 150 military commands will be represented at the forum,...
by ADC | Oct 19, 2022 | Climate, Congress/DoD, Installation Innovation, Installation Innovation Forum, On Base
Climate change is dramatically impacting force readiness and imposing unsustainable costs for DOD and the military services. To maintain its global advantage, the U.S. military will need to continue investing in climate change mitigation. The assistant secretary...
by ADC | Oct 18, 2022 | Congress/DoD, Installation Innovation, On Base
We finally learned this week who is serving on the newest panel of the Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Board, chaired by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. According to a DOD release, the board includes: Gilda Barabino, president at Franklin W. Olin College...
by ADC | Oct 14, 2022 | Climate, Congress/DoD, Energy, Installation Innovation, Installation Innovation Forum, On Base
The Army’s climate change strategy will “proactively adapt to and mitigate climate change,” Jack Surash, acting assistant secretary of the Army for installations, energy and environment, said recently, as National Defense Magazine reported. “We want to attempt to...
by ADC | Oct 11, 2022 | Congress/DoD, Installation Innovation, Installation Innovation Forum, On Base
A group of pro-Russian hackers took credit for crashing the websites of several major U.S. airports Monday, as NPR and other outlets reported. The attacks didn’t impact flights, but it’s another reminder that there are national security vulnerabilities in an...
by ADC | Oct 11, 2022 | Congress/DoD, Installation Innovation, On Base
The Army is rolling out its “bring your own device” policy today. The first of two phases of a pilot program is “a notion that, as recently as a few years ago, would have seemed like a pipe dream because of various legal, policy and cybersecurity concerns,” as Federal...
by ADC | Oct 5, 2022 | Congress/DoD, Installation Innovation, On Base
NavalX, the Navy’s innovation hub, will launch multiple initiatives this month to attract new companies, Federal News Network reported. “Rather than prototyping new technologies in-house, the Navy will outsource at least some proportion of that work to a 501(c)3...
