Acquisition and Innovation
With demand high in Ukraine, US Army ramps up artillery production
Jen Judson, Defense News
US arms export approvals soared in 2022
Joe Gould, Defense News
Watch: Software Defines Tactics: Fielding Transformational Capability without Transforming Acquisition
Hudson Institute
with James Guerts, Jason Weiss, Dan Patt, and Bryan Clark
‘Keep It Simple, Stupid‘—Senior Military Space Leaders Focus on Streamlining Acquisition
Chris Gordon, Air & Space Forces Magazine
Lawmakers want GAO to assess risk of government contractors working for China
Chris Riotta, FCW
Calvelli calls for stepped-up use of contractor watch list
Michael Marrow, Inside Defense
Commentary: Want to innovate for DoD? Pay close attention to Ukraine
Pete Newell, Defense News
DIU's FY22 Year in Review
Defense Innovation Unit
DIU asks industry for help getting hypersonic test jet closer to lift off
Theresa Hitchens, Breaking Defense
Research
Assessing Transfer of Department of Defense-Originated Dual-Use Technology
James Hasik, Benjamin McMartin, John Fargo, Rob Farley, Anthony Vatterott, Hina Kazmi, Lloyd Everhart, Katherine Vargas Medina, and Andrea Sanchez Zuniga | Baroni Center for Government Contracting
Empty Bins in a Wartime Environment: The Challenge to the U.S. Defense Industrial Base
Seth G. Jones, Center for Strategic & International Studies
Chinese Nuclear and Missile Proliferation
Congressional Research Service
Columbia Class Submarine: Program Lacks Essential Schedule Insight amid Continuing Construction Challenges
U.S. Government Accountability Office
Events
PPBE Reform Commission Open Mic: Reprogrammings
February 8, 2023 | 1300
Request a seat at ppbe_reform@ppbe.senate.gov to share your thoughts.
Policy
DoD Directive 3000.09: Autonomy in Weapon Systems
Department of Defense
DoD Releases Small Business Strategy
Department of Defense
Defense and Federal Government
In reversal, US to send 31 Abrams tanks to Ukraine
Joe Gould, Defense News
Pentagon’s annual weapon test report reverses classification, details major program challenges
Jaspreet Gill, Theresa Hitchens, Justin Katz And Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. | Breaking Defense
Navy Won’t Publicly Release Results of Amphibious Ship Study
Caitlin M. Kenney, Defense One
Commerce’s draft space traffic management service goes beyond DoD’s baseline
Theresa Hitchens, Breaking Defense
How China became the world’s leading exporter of combat drones
Zaheena Rasheed, Al Jazeera
Howard University becomes first historically Black university to lead a DOD research center
Doug G. Ware, Stars and Stripes
Is This New Microwave Weapon the Answer to Iranian Drones?
Patrick Tucker, Defense One
Commentary: Can we deploy hypersonic weapons before China and Russia outgun us? It’s up to Congress
Seth Cropsey, The Hill
Congress
House Oversight expected to create new IT and cybersecurity subcommittee
Nihal Krishan, Fedscoop
Colorado Dem threatens to hold Pentagon nominees over Space Command HQ
Bryant Harris, Defense News
Armed Services committee adds 11 members, quality of life panel
Leo Shane III and Bryant Harris, Defense News
One more thing...
Training and Education 2030
U.S. Marine Corps
Whiteboard visualization from Kayla Haas. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/kaylaolsen_yesterday-the-us-marine-corps-published-activity-7024024738788245504-f_5P
On professional military education: As we prepare for the future fight, we need Marines who possess the intellectual ability to out-think their adversaries. We hone this ability through deep and active engagement with the brightest minds and the most challenging material, which forces Marines to contend with their assumptions, perceptions, and concepts. PME must be dynamic, relevant, portable, and fit within the time constraints of a Marine’s career. It must also reward intellectual curiosity and calculated risk-taking to maximize intellectual growth. To maintain our intellectual edge, we will increase the rigor and relevance of our PME, reinforce the culture of life-long learning, and modernize enlisted PME. Furthermore, we will deepen PME incentives and expand wargaming. Read more.
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