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October 2021
In-Person Conferences Make a Comeback
LONDON — What a pleasure it was wandering up ... -
October 2021
Army Researchers Tackling Soldier Power Problems
By Yasmin TadjdehArmy scientists and researchers are taking on a perennial ... -
September 2021
Pentagon Must Address Modernization Quandary
By Rebecca WostenbergSince the Cold War ended, several factors have ... -
September 2021
Building Tomorrow’s Defense Workforce Today
By Chris SaxAmerican national security faces many destabilizing challenges ... -
July 2021
Introducing the NDIA Business Institute
By Hawk CarlisleIn national defense, education and training play a key role in determining success or failure. The outcomes of battles and wars often hinge on critical pieces of information, who learns it, who learns it first, and who leverages it first to gain advantage. -
May 2021
WEB EXCLUSIVE: DARPA Developing Interpreting Device That Goes Beyond Words
By Mandy MayfieldThe Defense Advanced Research Project Agency wants industry’s help developing a new AI-enabled language processing technology that will help warfighters engage in cross-cultural dialogue, the agency’s director said May 13. -
March 2021
JUST IN: DARPA Expands Program to Link U.S. Investors to New Tech
A DARPA pilot program designed to hook U.S. investors up with startups developing emerging technology funded by the agency is set to expand, a senior official said March 24. -
March 2021
Q&A with Dr. Mark Lewis, Director of NDIA’s Emerging Technologies Institute
Dr. Mark J. Lewis in January took the helm of the National Defense Industrial Association’s new Emerging Technologies Institute after serving dual roles in the Pentagon as the acting deputy undersecretary of defense for research and engineering ... -
April 2020
Despite Tough Times, Engagement Must Continue
By the NDIA Executive TeamIn the spring of 1918, a new flu virus began to spread as the United States fought in World War I; this H1N1 flu strain killed approximately 50 million people worldwide, including 675,000 Americans. -
February 2020
Defense Innovation Unit Shifts into Higher Gear
By Jon HarperSIMI VALLEY, Calif. — Armed with new contracting authorities and a mandate to help the U.S. military stay head of peer competitors, the Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit is bringing new commercial partners into the fold and expanding its technological focus.