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...
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...
