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  • AI’s Dominance in Nobel Prizes: Chemistry and Physics Awards Go To AI Leaders

    Two major announcements in October 2024 underscore the growing influence of artificial intelligence in scientific advancement, as AI-driven research takes center stage at the Nobel Prizes. Google DeepMind’s AlphaFold won a joint Nobel Prize in Chemistry for its breakthrough in protein structure prediction, while Geoffrey Hinton, a pioneer of deep learning, and John Hopfield, pioneer…

  • Update on The National Reconnaissance Office’s Evolving Mission in Space

    The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) is transforming its mission to stay ahead in a contested space environment, focusing on resilience through emerging technologies and partnerships. More compute in space and AI is coming. Why It MattersThe NRO is adapting to a more complex space environment by embracing new technologies and leveraging commercial capabilities to enhance…

  • NIST’s AI Risk Management Framework: A Tool To Comprehend and Mitigate Issues

    In July 2024 The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released results of collaboration with a broad range of stakeholders designed to help mitigate issues in AI called the

  • Strategy for Migrating to Automated Post-Quantum Cryptography Discovery and Inventory Tools

    Federal agencies must proactively adapt their cryptographic systems to withstand future quantum computing capabilities. This strategy outlines how automated tools can help ensure a smooth and effective transition to post-quantum cryptography.

  • Cyber and Tech Diplomacy “Move from the Periphery to the Center” of International Relations

    Nate Fick serves as the inaugural U.S. Ambassador at Large for Cyberspace and Digital Policy, leading the State Department’s Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy (CDP, which was launched in 2022).  In this post: a look at the ongoing Cyber and Tech Diplomacy initiatives and operational successes of the CDP under Fick. 

  • Rearming for the Future

    There’s been a lot of talk lately about replenishing U.S. military stockpiles drained by our support for Ukraine and Israel. That’s true—our reserves of everything from missiles to artillery shells are at dangerously low levels. But focusing solely on restocking munitions would be shortsighted. If the next U.S. administration doesn’t expand its strategy to include…

  • The U.S. Needs to Cut – Not Add To – It’s Cyber Bloat

    Recently, the U.S. House of Representatives introduced a bill designed to combat the cyber threat against critical infrastructure posed by nation states, and especially China.  

  • Convergence is AIxBio: AI and the Bioeconomy

    The convergence of AI and biology will figure prominently in the future of the bioeconomy – and is characterized by both the CSET and the National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology (NSCEB) as AIxBio. Find an AIxBio primer here.

  • Addressing the Threat of Political Violence in the 2024 Elections

    Video Overview featuring Brian Micheal Jenkins: Addressing the Threat of Political Violence in the 2024 Elections

  • Supply Chain Disruption? What You Need to Know About the ILA and the USMX

    To date, OODA Loop coverage of U.S. port labor and supply chain disputes has been focused on the West Coast-based ILWU and PMA.  The looming longshoremen strike in Canada, the Eastern Seaboard of the U.S. all the way down to the Gulf Coast and Houston – has a different labor organizational structure and history, which…


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    OODAcon 2025

    We are in the planning stages of OODAcon 2025, which will be held 29 October 2025 at the Hyatt Regency Reston. For an overview of last year’s OODAcon see: OODAcon 2024 Welcome to OODAcon 2025

  • OODAcon 2023

    OODAcon 2023

    OODAcon 2023 October 25th – Reston, VA The anticipation of disruptive technologies has allure for those of us trying to develop informed strategies about the future, but what if those disruptive technologies already exist today? Our theme for this year’s OODAcon is FUTURE NOW as we focus on the technologies, ideas, and risks that exist right now…

  • OODAcon 2024

    OODAcon 2024

    The conference will feature an impressive lineup of speakers—pioneers who are steering the direction of their respective fields towards a unified vision of the future. OODAcon 2024 is your arena to witness, participate, and contribute to the dialogue that drives innovation forward. Join us in hacking the future, together, as we navigate the complexities of…