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AI-powered app aims to discover talent in Guard, Reserve
May 12, 2022 — Members of the Reserve and National Guard are highly skilled across a variety of private-sector industries and have the potential to make substantial contributions to Defense Department missions, a DOD official said. ... MORE

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DOD reignites cancer research initiative to 'end cancer as we know it today'
May 5, 2022 — Defense Department health officials will discuss cancer research efforts with the aim of reducing cancer prevalence and cancer-related deaths across the Military Health System. ... MORE

DOD aims to close gap in bringing U.S. tech innovation to market
April 20, 2022 — With the U.S. currently responsible for only about 12% of global microelectronics production, the Defense Department-led "microelectronics commons" aims to close the gaps that prevent the best ideas in technology from reaching the market... MORE

Fiscal 2023 budget funds military for today, future
March 29, 2022 — President Joe Biden's $773 billion fiscal year 2023 Defense Budget Request funds the department for today's security environment and positions DOD to maintain its competitive advantage in the years ahead, Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks said... MORE

President's Fiscal Year 2023 Defense Budget

Military personnel chiefs discuss people issues before House panel
February 9, 2022 — The U.S. military's No. 1 priority remains its people: service members, civilians, families and veterans, service personnel chiefs told a House panel Feb. 8... MORE

Artificial intelligence, autonomy will play crucial role in warfare, general says
February 9, 2022 — The use of autonomy and artificial intelligence will play an increasingly vital role in military operations in such places as the Middle East, where U.S. forces no longer have a sizeable military presence, an Army general said... MORE

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Leaders discuss DOD's cyber strategy to protect America, partners
December 7, 2021 — Recent cyberattacks, combined with Russia and China's influence and meddling with operations, indicate the United States has to compete in cyberspace and not be passive, a defense department official said... MORE

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DOD, with help from partners, on cusp of cutting-edge innovations
November 9, 2021 — Artificial intelligence, quantum computing, bioengineering and other leap-ahead technologies were topics recently addressed by the undersecretary of defense for research and engineering... MORE

DOD official discusses cybersecurity priorities
October 12, 2021 — The Department of Defense is becoming smarter about cybersecurity and is at an inflection point, saidKelly Fletcher, performing the duties of the chief information officer. ... MORE

The Department of Defense is becoming smarter about cybersecurity and is at an inflection point.

DOD aims for new enterprise-wide cloud by 2022
July 7, 2021 — The Department of Defense announced it's going in a new direction for enterprise cloud services to provide capabilities to warfighters across the joint force... MORE

App aims to match Reserve, Guard talent with DOD needs
July 1, 2021 — An app powered by artificial intelligence will be developed to identify talent in the Guard and reserve forces that could be used around the Department of Defense... MORE

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DOD wants partners to up their cybersecurity game
June 28, 2021 — The Department of Defense wants to help its partner contractors, large and small, become better at their own cybersecurity efforts, the deputy assistant of defense for cyber policy said... MORE

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DOD working to mitigate climate change effects on installations
April 22, 2021 — Wildfires have impacted the Department of Defense's ability to conduct training on West Coast installations in recent years, while hurricanes adversely affected East Coast installations. A DOD official discussed what the department is doing to address such threats... MORE

DOD's inaugural foray into 5G experimentation on track
January 6, 2021 — The Department of Defense has taken historic action to advance the application of 5G communications for America's warfighters. ... MORE

The Department of Defense has taken historic action to advance the application of 5G communications for America's warfighters.

Ultra-low cost simulation program augments pilot training
December 9, 2020 — The Joint Immersive Training System — a simulation program that can be installed on ordinary computers and laptops — is currently being used to support pilot training... MORE

A woman in a military flight suit operates an aircraft simulator. A replica of the cockpit can be seen on the flight simulator monitor.

Technology, expertise help determine COVID-19 vaccine distribution
November 12, 2020 — Ten military officers assigned to Operation Warp Speed are embedded at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to assist the allocation and distribution of COVID-19 vaccine... MORE

An Operation Warp Speed contingent in Atlanta is working with regional coordinators on the distribution efforts for the COVID-19 vaccine.

STARBASE Kelly hosts STEM summer academy
June 18, 2020 — STARBASE Kelly held a STEM summer academy at Joint base San Antonio-Lackland June 8-12... MORE

Violet Schwerdtfeger and Malia Norman, STARBASE Kelly summer camp students, attempt to catch a descending rocket as Valerie Acosta, STARBASE Kelly, summer camp instructor, directs them towards the rocket’s descent June 12, 2020 at the Lackland Youth Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.

DOD plans for resumption of normal operations after pandemic
April 27, 2020 — Defense Department planners are working on how to resume normal military operations following the coronavirus pandemic, Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Rath Hoffman said... MORE

Jonathan Rath Hoffman, assistant to the secretary of defense for public affairs, holds a news conference on COVID-19 efforts at the Pentagon, April 24, 2020.

Mobile exhibit at San Antonio Spurs game highlights Army technology, aims to boost recruiting
March 27, 2019 — The Army Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, or STEM, mobile exhibit was on site March 20 at the AT&T Center in San Antonio for the Spurs' Military Appreciation Night... MORE

Sgt. 1st Class Richard Sullins, STEM mobile exhibit operator with Mission Support Battalion, explains the technological advancements for the future Soldier during a video presentation inside the STEM mobile exhibit.

JBSA, Lackland ISD promotes STEM programs
February 28, 2019 — Col. Robert W. Trayers Jr., Air Force Recruiting Service vice commander, and Lt. Col. Steven Lamb, 502nd Installation Support Group vice commander, viewed two of Lackland Independent School District’s award-winning science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) programs Feb. 13, 2019, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas... MORE

Jordan Peterson, son of Maj. Frederick Peterson, Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center installation engineer program manager, explains the Bots in Blues’s activities and success at competitions to two colonels visiting Virginia Allred Stacey Junior/Senior High School Feb. 13, 2019, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.