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Exponential innovation is causing exponential disruption
Exponential innovation is causing exponential disruption
Exponential innovation is causing exponential disruption
Michael Kratsios was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on March 25, 2025, as the 13th Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) in a bipartisan 74–25 vote. In this role, he also serves as the President’s Science Advisor, guiding national strategies on emerging technologies, innovation, and scientific research. He has just…
On April 3, 2025, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), in collaboration with the National Security Agency (NSA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and international partners, released a joint advisory titled “Fast Flux: A National Security Threat.”
The largest growth area in the federal budget for the foreseeable future is the Golden Dome initiative. OODA Network experts are examining architecture and technology solutions for this missile shield in our 18 April member meeting. Join us for insights on the future and how to contribute to this transformational project.
Biotechnology isn’t just about medical, CRISPR, and pharmaceutical breakthroughs—it’s about global power. The U.S. must decide now whether to lead or cede the future.
A sweeping new memorandum from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) directs U.S. federal agencies to aggressively expand their use of artificial intelligence while establishing strict governance and risk management protocols. Why This Matters: This is the most comprehensive federal policy to date on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in government operations. It…
As we navigate multiple technological revolutions happening simultaneously, few authors offer as rich a vision of human-AI coexistence as Iain M. Banks’ “The Culture” series – a collection that deserves more attention from those of us working on the challenges of emerging technologies.
Strategic advantage will belong to those who can think in alternatives, adapt quickly, and act decisively.
In this OODAcast we examine lessons learned as a startup founder and insights into the future of technology with Amr Awadallah. Amr Awadallah is widely known as a founder of Cloudera. Prior to that he was working on extreme scale data solutions for Yahoo. Most recently he was VP for Developer Relations at Google Cloud.…
Sir David Omand is one of the most respected intelligence professionals in the world and author of the book How Spies Think: Ten lessons in intelligence. His career in intelligence began shortly after graduating from Cambridge in 1969 when he joined the UK’s GCHQ (Government Communications Headquarters). He would later become the director of GCHQ.…
Jessica Gulick is widely known for her leadership of the successful growth strategy and marketing firm Katzcy. She is also the Commissioner of the US Cyber Games, a multi-phased cybersecurity program recruiting a US Cyber Team for international competition. She is also the founder of PlayCyber, a new business line promoting cyber games and tournaments.…
Lance Mortlock is a Senior EY Strategy Partner. He is author of the book Disaster Proof: Scenario Planning for Post Pandemic Future, which explores ways scenario planning can help organizations be more resilient. This is a must-read book for anyone in the Risk Management field. It provides practical advice for strategists, planners, executives and board…
Each year, there are one or two books that deeply resonate with me and become sticky in that I’m thinking about the book often, bringing it up in conversations, and sending out unsolicited recommendations for executives and researchers in my network to check it out. Jer Thorp’s “Living in Data: A Citizen’s Guide to a…
Dr. Tony Tether was the director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, DARPA, from 2001 till his retirement in 2009. In this OODAcast we examine some of Dr. Tether’s formative experiences, including a very unique job he held while awaiting entry to Stanford. He was a door to door salesman and while doing that…
In this OODAcast, we talk with renowned counter-terrorism expert and career clandestine services professional Cofer Black. Cofer is best known for having been the Director of the CIA’s Counterterrorism Center on 9/11 and having been part of the intelligence community warning about the near-term threat of terrorism in the United States prior to the attacks.…
Gaurav Banga is the Founder and CEO of Balbix, and serves on the boards of several companies. Before Balbix, Gaurav was the Co-founder & CEO of Bromium and led the company from inception for over 5 years. Earlier in his career, he served in various executive roles at Phoenix Technologies and Intellisync Corporation, and was…
This week’s OODAcast is with Kim Zetter, an incredibly well respected journalist who has been covering cybersecurity related issues for two decades. Matt Devost talks with Kim about a wide variety of cyber-related issues including a deep dive into Stuxnet and the implications for today’s security environment. Kim also shares details as to how she…
In this OODAcast we provide insights into Zero Trust architectures from an experienced practitioner, Junaid Islam. Junaid is a senior partner at OODA. He has over 30 years of experience in secure communications and the design and operations of highly functional enterprise architectures. He founded Bivio Networks, maker of the first gigabyte speed general purpose…
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