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How well is the DoD positioned to field systems at the speed of relevance? Has the DoD effectively used additional Congressional acquisition authorities and its new Adaptive Acquisition Framework to deliver warfighting capabilities at a lower cost and accelerated schedule? Shelby Oakley, Director, Contracting and National Security Acquisitions, for GAO joins today’s podcast episode to discuss the GAO’s 22nd Weapons Systems Annual Assessment, which analyzes the characteristics and performance of 108 of DoD’s costliest weapon programs to include their implementation of leading practices for product development and software development approaches.

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Join us for Part Two of the discussion of the ReaganInstitute’s 2024 National Security Innovation Base Report Card with Rachel Hoff (Reagan Institute) and Dale Swartz (McKinsey & Company). What data and methodologies were used to determine the grades? Why did DOD get a failing grade for “customer clarity”? Is the defense market getting more or less interesting to VCs and other private investors? How can we strengthen the defense technology workforce? What is the role of Allies and Partners in defense innovation? What are some policy options to address some of the bad grades in the report?

Read more and download the report card here: https://www.reaganfoundation.org/reagan-institute/centers/peace-through-strength/national-security-innovation-base-program/Read a report from McKinsey & Co. about the future of defense innovation here: https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/a... __________________________________________________ This episode is sponsored by Booz Allen: https://www.boozallen.com/ __________________________________________________ To receive updates about the conference please join our mailing list here: https://www.emergingtechnologiesinstitute.org/sign-up http://emergingtechnologiesinstitute.org https://www.facebook.com/EmergingTechETI https://www.linkedin.com/company/ndia-eti-emerging-technologies-institute https://www.twitter.com/EmergingTechETI

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How is the science and technology relationship between the United States and India evolving? What can we do to increase U.S.-Indian defense industry cooperation? The India-U.S. Defense Acceleration Ecosystem, aka "INDUS-X", was established in June 2023 to deepen this national security collaboration and build a "defense innovation bridge" between the two countries. INDUS-X has led to a series of partnerships between U.S. and Indian government agencies, companies, and universities to date.

To learn more about U.S.-Indian cooperation and INDUS-X, please join us for a conversation with Dr. Sameer Lalwani, a senior expert on South Asia at the U.S. Institute of Peace and non-resident senior fellow with the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments.

Read the most recent U.S. DoD fact sheet on INDUS-X: https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3682879/fact-sheet-india-us-defense-acceleration-ecosystem-indus-x/

Read Dr. Lalwani's analysis of INDUS-X for the U.S. Institute of Peace: https://www.usip.org/publications/2024/02/whats-deal-indus-x

ETI's second annual Emerging Technologies for Defense Conference will take place August 7-9, 2024 at the Washington DC Convention Center. 

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Tune in for Part 2 of our conversation with Lara Sayer, the PPBE Reform Commission's Executive Director, and Jennifer Santos, one of the study's Commissioners who served alongside ETI's own Arun Seraphin. We continue to discuss the PPBE Reform Report's findings. How do the Department's budget plans interact with Congressional appropriations? How can the Department design better budgets?

Part 1 is available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a30WVxXtL88

Read the PPBE Reform Commission's final report: https://ppbereform.senate.gov/finalreport/

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Read the PPBE Reform Commission's final report: https://ppbereform.senate.gov/finalreport/

Read the legislative language which established the independent commission (Section 1004 of the FY22 NDAA): https://ppbereform.senate.gov/section1004-fy22-ndaa/

ETI's second annual Emerging Technologies for Defense Conference will take place August 7-9, 2024 at the Washington DC Convention Center. To receive updates about the conference please join our mailing list here: https://www.emergingtechnologiesinstitute.org/sign-up http://emergingtechnologiesinstitute.org https://www.facebook.com/EmergingTechETI https://www.linkedin.com/company/ndia-eti-emerging-technologies-institute https://www.twitter.com/EmergingTechETI

What is DoD's Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) system, and how does it succeed and fail to direct resources to the correct programs and projects to ensure that the best-performing capabilities are quickly and affordably delivered to the warfighter? The Legislative Commission on Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) Reform recently published its final report on this topic, proposing sweeping reforms to the process. The Commission, created by the FY22 National Defense Authorization Act, released a suite of recommendations that would change every aspect of PPBE from the way that national strategies are translated into DoD plans, the lines of communication between Congress and DoD, and the actual methods of managing the Department's finances.

Please join us for a conversation with Lara Sayer, the PPBE Reform Commission's Executive Director, and Jennifer Santos, one of the study's Commissioners alongside ETI's own Arun Seraphin.Read the PPBE Reform Commission's final report: https://ppbereform.senate.gov/finalreport/

Read the legislative language which established the independent commission (Section 1004 of the FY22 NDAA): https://ppbereform.senate.gov/section1004-fy22-ndaa/

ETI's second annual Emerging Technologies for Defense Conference will take place August 7-9, 2024 at the Washington DC Convention Center.

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Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for International and Industry Engagement Justin McFarlin joins the podcast to discuss the Department of Defense’s National Defense Industrial Strategy, and its implications for defense industry. The NDIS offers a strategic vision to build a modern defense industrial ecosystem, including deep cooperation between the U.S. government, private industry, and allies and partners on topics including resilient supply chains, workforce readiness, flexible acquisition, and economic deterrence. DOD website on the National Defense Industrial Strategy: https://www.businessdefense.gov/NDIS.html ETI's second annual Emerging Technologies for Defense Conference will take place August 7-9, 2024 at the Washington DC Convention Center.

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Tune in for Part 2 of our conversation with Moshe Schwartz, President of Etherton and Associates, as we continue to discuss the FY2024 NDAA and what it will mean for national security and emerging technologies. We also touch on defense issues related to small businesses, regulation, and Congressional oversight.

Part 1 is available here: https://youtu.be/72I2cAUQ5Po

Read the FY2024 NDAA: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/2670

Etherton and Associates: https://www.ethertonandassociates.com/

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What is the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)? Who produces it, and what does it mean for national security? What did the recently-passed Fiscal Year 2024 NDAA mean for emerging technologies?

Tune in for a conversation with Moshe Schwartz, President of Etherton and Associates, to discuss all of this and more in-depth information about this year’s NDAA. This episode discusses new provisions for developing a quantum science workforce, modernizing DoD's digital systems, and new methods to transition technologies from the lab to the warfighter.

Etherton and Associates: https://www.ethertonandassociates.com/

Read the FY2024 NDAA: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/2670

ETI's second annual Emerging Technologies for Defense Conference will take place August 7-9, 2024 at the Washington DC Convention Center.

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In this Part 2 episode, guests Mark Neice and Rebecca Wostenberg continue their discussion of ETI’s recently released report, Directed Energy Weapon Supply Chains: Securing the Path to the Future. The report assesses the state of directed energy weapon supply chains while providing actionable recommendations for their development, health, and resilience.

Part 1 is available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToLPPEOzR8A&list=PL5oQnv75FK5aCB0IeYAWVPon0C7Xa75sr&index=1

Find the report here: https://www.emergingtechnologiesinstitute.org/publications/research-papers/directed-energy-24

Report Launch Event: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CmHy2AsfUs

Directed Energy Professional Society: https://www.deps.org/

See other reports in this series: Hypersonics Supply Chain Report: https://www.emergingtechnologiesinstitute.org/publications/research-papers/hypersonics

ETI's second annual Emerging Technologies for Defense Conference will take place August 7-9, 2024 at the Washington DC Convention Center.

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In this episode, guests Rebecca Wostenberg and Mark Neice discuss key findings and recommendations from ETI’s recently released report, Directed Energy Weapon Supply Chains: Securing the Path to the Future. This report assesses the state of directed energy weapon supply chains while providing actionable recommendations for their development, health, and resilience.

Find the report here: https://www.emergingtechnologiesinstitute.org/publications/research-papers/directed-energy-24

Report Launch Event: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CmHy2AsfUs

Directed Energy Professional Society: https://www.deps.org/

See other reports in this series:Hypersonics Supply Chain Report: https://www.emergingtechnologiesinstitute.org/publications/research-papers/hypersonics

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