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Defense Department

08/07/2023

Companies Ask if Pentagon's Innovation Ecosystem Is Getting Out of Hand
For years, technology companies and defense officials lamented that the Defense Department’s acquisition system — built for procuring battleships and bombers — was too complicated and cumbersome to acquire commercial technology.
Electronics

07/25/2023

JUST IN: U.S. Semiconductor Industry Could Face Tech Worker Crisis by 2030
By 2030, the United States is projected to face a shortage of 67,100 technicians, computer scientists and engineers throughout the semiconductor industry and 1.4 million across the U.S. economy, according to a new study.
Defense Department

01/24/2023

Troops Need Training on Information Threats, Official Says
Misinformation and disinformation pose a serious threat to all levels of the armed forces, a Defense Department official said.
Emerging Technologies

01/04/2023

Pentagon Leveraging 5G To Fight in Electromagnetic Spectrum
5G has become a staple in the everyday lives of many. But for the Pentagon, the communications technology has become a key enabler for another more critical function — the ability to harness the electromagnetic spectrum for operations.
Acquisition

12/01/2022

I/ITSEC NEWS: Valley of Death Isn’t 'That Big of a Problem,' Military Official Says
The Defense Department’s so-called “Valley of Death” is in fact an important step in ensuring warfighters receive the technologies and capabilities they need, officials said.
Training and Simulation

11/30/2022

I/ITSEC NEWS: Gaming Provides Opportunities, Skills For Military Metaverse
Military training in the metaverse will require a unique set of cognitive skills that gaming can develop in future warfighters, officials said.
Training and Simulation

11/23/2022

How Interconnected, Simulated Worlds Could Transform Military Training
While tech giants and small startups alike have hopped on the bandwagon, the U.S. military has also been interested in and developing its own “military metaverse” that can be harnessed to train thousands of warfighters simultaneously in realistic battlefield simulations.
Defense Department

02/04/2022

SPECIAL REPORT: Pentagon Struggles to Attract New Entrants into Industrial Base
The Defense Department has for years been plagued by a perennial problem: attracting new entrants into the defense industrial base.