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…
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
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.
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.
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…
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.
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.
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…
Building on the insights from the initial Brian Jenkins’-led report “Addressing the Threat of Political Violence in the 2024 Elections”, following is a horizon scan of wargame efforts, red teaming, tabletop exercises, and scenario planning reports that have been in our research queue for months and now have a robust context for serious review…
OODA CTO Bob Gourley is joined by technologist and national security expert Dan Gerstein from Rand Corporation. Dan is also the author of the recently released book entitled “The Story of Technology”.