A Defense Department official described China s rapid success in advancing highly capable new technologies for its military, just as DOD s own modernization efforts are hampered by budgetary. | March 11, 2021
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Theresa Hitchens on March 05, 2021 at 2:07 PM
NORAD space operations center under Cheyenne Mountain
WASHINGTON: Northern Command is prototyping and testing a set of AI tools to support Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2) implementation, NORTHCOM officials tell Breaking Defense. Most importantly, they said, the new artificial intelligence will instantly pull together all sorts of data to give commanders a clear picture of the battlefield, enabling good, fast decisions.
The command is leading a virtual exercise, called the Global Information Dominance Exercise (GIDE) 2, March 18-23 to test three “decision aids” that use artificial intelligence/machine learning software to speed commanders’ ability to act, Col. Matt “Nomad” Strohmeyer, NORAD/USNORTHCOM J8 JADC2 Development Lead, explained in an exclusive interview. The AI algorithms will enable all-domain situational awareness, “information dominance,” and real-time “cross-Combatant Command collab
Asked about the prospect of Guard troops extending their stay, Speaker Nancy Pelosi
A review: Pelosi has tapped retired Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré, who had coordinated the response to Hurricane Katrina, to lead a review of Capitol security and recommend reforms. Honoré has provided congressional leaders with an early draft of that report, Pelosi said, and the recommendations could be shared with all House lawmakers as early as next week.
ADVERTISEMENT This issue of the National Guard is one that will be made by the Capitol Police, and the Police Board and the rest, she said. But I m not in a position to respond to that [question]. But we should have them here as long as they are needed.
The Defense Innovation Unit issued 56 prototype other transaction agreements in 2020, according to a recent report, bringing the total number of OTAs issued to 208 since its inception in 2015.
“DIU is punching above its weight and having an impact beyond its size,” acquisition guru Bill Greenwalt says. “Still, that will not be enough…. Unless the rest of the Department and Congress learns these lessons, we will continue to fall behind China.”
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Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. on March 04, 2021 at 3:18 PM