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Defense Department

September 2023

COMMENTARY: Reconsider Using Undersea Cables as Military Sensors

By Bronte Munro and Iain MacGillivray
The United States should think twice about the defense sensing potential of subsea cables.
Emerging Technologies

July 2023

Delivering New Capabilities To Warfighters at Speed, Scale

By Heidi Shyu and Arun Seraphin
The rate of technology development is accelerating today, and the Defense Department is adapting to foster emerging technology.
Science and Engineering Technology

June 2023

Taking Measure of Science and Technology Funding

By Sean Carberry
While Defense Department budgets have ebbed and flowed this century, there has been relative consistency in one category: science-and-technology funding.
Research and Development

May 2023

JUST IN: Defense Department Releases Science, Technology Strategy

By Sean Carberry
The latest strategy document to roll out from the 2022 National Defense Strategy is the National Defense Science and Technology Strategy, which focuses on Defense Department’s technology priorities and the future of the research and engineering enterprise, according to the document and a senior official.
Emerging Technologies

December 2022

Modernizing Defense Through Crowdsourcing

By Harrison Durland
Although further experimentation and evaluation are needed, crowdsourced forecasting could prove to be a valuable tool for defense modernization planning, technological assessments and related activities in the Defense Department and industry.
Manufacturing

September 2022

JUST IN: Attracting Tech Talent a ‘National Security Issue,’ Says White House Official

By Josh Luckenbaugh
Onshoring talent will play a vital role in the Biden administration’s efforts to revitalize U.S. semiconductor manufacturing, a White House official said.
Global Defense Market

August 2022

High Skills Immigration a National Security Issue

By Dr. Mark J. Lewis and Divyansh Kaushik
One of the great strengths of America’s science and engineering enterprise has been that the best and brightest minds from around the world come to our shores, attracted by the opportunities and spirit of innovation that are the hallmarks of a free society.
Research and Development

May 2022

2023 Science, Technology Budget a Mixed Bag

By Sean Carberry
The fiscal year 2023 Defense Department budget proposal is a big win for research, development, test and evaluation — particularly the science and technology portion of the funding — according to senior officials. However, a closer analysis of the request and the impact of inflation indicates the proposal is less than the fiscal year 2022 enacted budget.
Science and Engineering Technology

March 2022

Q&A with Dr. Martin Lindsey, Science & Technology Advisor to U.S. Indo-Pacific Command

By Stew Magnuson
Dr. Martin Lindsey is the principal science and technology Advisor to U.S. Indo-Pacific Command. He spoke by phone with National Defense Editor in Chief Stew Magnuson about the command’s S&T activities in the region.
Defense Innovation

September 2021

Building Tomorrow’s Defense Workforce Today

By Chris Sax
American national security faces many destabilizing challenges ...