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  • 9% of the World’s Cryptocurrency Computing Power is in Texas; Crypto Miners Power Down During Heat Wave

    This post is a really interesting convergence of a few OODA Loop research vectors: crypto miners, drought/heat wave conditions, energy policy, risk awareness, and decision-making. To start, the reason Texas ends up in the national headlines (and is tracked as a bellwether during this now consecutive, seemingly now annual record-breaking mid-summer heat waves) is that…

  • Time to Separate CYBERCOM Or Get Off the Pot

    Recently, the U.S. Senate put forth a bill that would require annual briefings on the relationship between CYBERCOM and the NSA, with concerns being expressed how a dual-hatted leadership impacts either organization.  These annual reports would presumably cover important areas such as the division and sharing of resources, how operational risk is being managed, assessments…

  • Deep Tech, the “Valley of Death” and Innovative Technologies for the Warfighter

    National Defense Magazine contextualizes the “Valley of Death” in the following manner:  “The defense technology community spends a lot of time grumbling about the “Valley of Death,” a term referring to the place where innovative technologies funded by the Defense Department fail to make it into warfighters’ hands because they can’t make the transition from…

  • The July 2022 OODA Network Member Meeting: Topics included Flagship Cybersecurity Events in August, Geopolitical Uncertainties and Nuclear Energy Futures

    To help members optimize opportunities and reduce risk, OODA hosts a monthly video call to discuss items of common interest to our membership. These highly collaborative sessions are always a great way for our members to meet and interact with each other while talking about topics like global risks, emerging technologies, cybersecurity, and current or…

  • Speculative Design: A Nuclear-Powered Sky Hotel

    The Nuclear-Powered Sky Hotel is the intersection of Speculative Design, “a design practice that is concerned with future design proposals of a critical nature” and the conclusion amongst foresight strategists and subject matter experts in many scientific disciplines and public policy arenas that nuclear power is central to an “all-of-the-above” portfolio for the future of…

  • CHIPS Plus Act Passes Senate Procedural Vote on Way to Final $52 Billion Semiconductor Industry Subsidy

    At 10:24 p.m. last night, Natalie Andrews from the WSJ filed this update on the unexpected vote yesterday on the CHIPS Act and the FABS Act: “A bipartisan bill subsidizing domestic semiconductor production cleared its first procedural hurdle on Tuesday in a 64-34 vote, even as the details of the legislation were still being worked out.…

  • Is There Too Much Focus on Disinformation?

    Recently, the United Nations (UN) Security Council stated that there needed to be more done to counter misinformation and disinformation concerning the UN’s 12 global peacekeeping operations, which have received an increase of attacks on social media channels. Approved by all council members, the statement emphasizes that strategic communications needed to be improved in order…

  • The CHIPS Act up for Unexpected Vote to Approve $62 Billion Semiconductor Industry Subsidy

    The U.S. Senate has fast-tracked a vote to bring to the Senate floor deliberation and final approval of the $62B in subsidies for the already Senate-approved bill known as the CHIPS Act.   The separate vote today on the CHIPS act appropriations will also include a vote on the Fabs Act.

  • Safety Performance Will Drive the Future of Self-Driving Cars

    Safety performance will be the determinant factor in not only the long-term viability of automated driving system (ADS) vehicles but the short-term perception and branding of the “Future of Mobility” to the general public.  The actual promise of the future of mobility is as diverse as e-bikes, e-scooters, robotaxis, Mobility as a Service (MaaS), supersonic…

  • What Exactly is the PRC up to in the Artic?

    Climate change and climate-induced emergencies and crises are also creating newly contested, geopolitical arenas.  In February 2021, OODA CTO Bob Gourley reported on the “Blueprint for a Blue Ocean”: In January 2021, the Department of Navy released their Strategic Blueprint for a Blue Arctic.  The document outlines their plan to prepare for an increasingly available and…


OODAcasts

  • Decision-Making and Deep Tech with Laura Thomas: Insights from a Former CIA Officer
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    Decision-Making and Deep Tech with Laura Thomas: Insights from a Former CIA Officer

    In this episode of OODAcast, Bob Gourley interviews Laura Thomas, a deep tech consultant and former CIA officer. Laura discusses her journey from a small town in North Carolina to a career in the CIA, where she served as a case officer. She emphasizes the importance of critical thinking and decision-making under uncertainty, and how…

  • Leading Cyber Change: Allan Friedman on the Revolution of SBOM & Future Cybersecurity Initiatives

    Leading Cyber Change: Allan Friedman on the Revolution of SBOM & Future Cybersecurity Initiatives

    Allan Friedman is a senior strategist at CISA (the Cyber Security and Infrastructure Security Agency) where he coordinates all of their cross-sector activities on the topic of SBOM: The Software Bill of Materials.

  • Joe Sullivan on Managing Complex Security Challenges

    Joe Sullivan on Managing Complex Security Challenges

    Joe Sullivan has been at the forefront of managing security risk in rapidly growing high tech companies over the past 20 years serving as the Chief Security Officer at Facebook from early start-up through the IPO, CSO of Uber and CloudFlare, and as a security leader at eBay/PayPal. Learn what motivates him and some of…

  • Joe Tranquillo on the Revolution in Biological Science
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    Joe Tranquillo on the Revolution in Biological Science

    Joe Tranquillo is a Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Bucknell University and a provost at the school. He is also and author and speaker with a knack for helping make new and at times complex subjects understandable. In this OODAcast we discuss many aspects of the revolution in biological sciences with Joe including topics like:…

  • MITRE Futurist Charles Clancy on our Quantum Enabled Future

    MITRE Futurist Charles Clancy on our Quantum Enabled Future

    Charles Clancy has successfully led technology efforts in government, industry, academia and continues to lead and innovate in his current position as Senior Vice President and GM of MITRE Labs. He is MITRE’s Chief Futurist. His role in technology leadership and his tracking of tech across multiple domains made for an incredibly insightful OODAcast. We…

  • Mark McGrath: John Boyd Is Far More Than The OODA Loop

    Mark McGrath: John Boyd Is Far More Than The OODA Loop

    Mark McGrath has applied the teachings of John Boyd to a career that began in the Marine Corps, included leadership positions in financial services firms and consulting with businesses with a need to learn to thrive in volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) environments. He co-founded the consultancy AGLX and serves as its Chief Learning…

  • Serene – The Hacker Pianist Saving Cyberspace

    Serene – The Hacker Pianist Saving Cyberspace

    Serene is a hacker in the truest sense of the word. She’s applied a hacker mindset to learn coding, piano, and blend art and engineering in fascinating ways. You’ll find her collaborating on-stage with Grimes one night and coding censorship resistant technologies the next day. As a self-taught coder she was the first engineer hired…

  • Andy Bochman on Countering Cyber Sabotage

    Andy Bochman on Countering Cyber Sabotage

    Andy Bochman is the Senior Grid Strategist-Defender for Idaho National Laboratory’s National and Homeland Security directorate. In this role, Andy provides strategic guidance on topics at the intersection of grid security and climate resilience to INL leadership as well as senior U.S. and international government and industry leaders. Andy is a frequent speaker, writer, and trainer…

  • Spencer Ante on Creative Capital and Disruptive Innovation

    Spencer Ante on Creative Capital and Disruptive Innovation

    Spencer Ante is the author or “Creative Capital: Georges Doriot and the Birth of Venture Capital”, which was on my Top 10 book list for 2022. In fact, I found Doriot’s story so compelling that a portrait of him hangs on the wall at the Hack Factory start-up studio in Reston, VA. Doriot is a…

  • Bob Zukis and the Digital Directors Network: Helping corporate boards mitigate systemic risk

    Bob Zukis and the Digital Directors Network: Helping corporate boards mitigate systemic risk

    Bob Zukis is a man on a mission to improve the ability of corporate America to succeed in a complex digital world, even when under constant cyber attack. Bob is the CEO and founder of the Digital Directors Network, the global pioneer in helping corporate directors advance their understanding of systemic risk. We consider Bob…

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