Various perspectives - on Latin American nearshoring and Indo-Pacific "friendshoring" with allied nations in an effort to secure and shorten global supply chains - as well as the emergence of "China …
What is the Defense Industrial Base Consortium?
The Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) was also used recently by the Department of Defense (DoD) to award Advanced Technology International (ATI) "to serve as the consortium manager for the Defense …
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DoD launches the OTA-Funded Distributed Bioindustrial Manufacturing Investment Program: Seeks Industry Proposals
For the seasoned government contractor and acquisitions professional, the not very tightly held secret is the Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) is the only formal mechanism currently available for the …
What is the Space Development Agency’s Tracking Layer?
For many company's in the commercial space sector, "Low earth orbit (LEO) is the initial crucial step", observed Space Tango CEO Sita Sonty in a panel at OODAcon 2023, "Our company’s business model is …
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Biotechnology in Warfare and Battle – and the Human Body as a Warfighting Domain
RAND researchers in a recently released report explore biology as the platform on which future wars will be fought. Plagues, Cyborgs, and Supersoldiers: The Human Domain of War "examines the …
The January 2024 OODA Network Monthly Meeting: What is on Your Radar in 2024?
The first OODA Network Member Meeting of 2024 was held on Friday January 19, 2024. The meeting was organized around an initial prompt question: "What should we be thinking about in 2024?" The …
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Evolving AI Threats: What You Need to Know
“When you invent the ship, you also invent the shipwreck; when you invent the plane, you also invent the plane crash” is a seering insight attributed to cultural theorist Paul Virilio - and is oft …
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Are “Trade Clusters” the Future of Geopolitics in 2024?
William Alan Reinsch, Senior Adviser and Scholl Chair in International Business, at the The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) provides a working definition and framed some the core …
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Business Models, Generating Value and the Double Exponential Future of Artificial Intelligence in 2024
The future of AI was a broad theme at OODAcon 2023 which was discussed not only at a session dedicated to the topic, but in the context of the impact of AI on cybersecurity and autonomous systems. …
AI Breakthroughs and Promising Partnerships: What You Need to Know
In this post, we have separated the wheat from the chaff in the AI ecosystem, surfacing and highlighting some of the most prescient AI/ML breakthroughs and promising public/private …
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