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  • Accelerating Technology For Use In Governments: From theory to execution

    This article leads to actionable recommendations for continuing the focus on speed of adoption of new technologies, including how to improve risk management issues from a USG perspective, and identifying strategies that can be implemented now, by those with the authority and will to do so.

  • How has the War in Ukraine Changed the Geopolitics of “The New Arctic”?

    In July of last year, we followed up on OODA CTO Bob Gourley’s analysis of the Blueprint for a Blue Ocean with the question What Exactly is the PRC up to in the Arctic? The July 2021 report “Exploring the Relationship between China’s Investment in the Arctic and Its National Strategy” by CNA, provided a federally…

  • The Fusion of Special and Cyber Forces Makes Sense

    There is increasing focus for U.S. Cyber Command (CYBERCOM) to try and replicate the ability of the U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) – the unified combatant command with the mission of overseeing the special operations elements in the U.S. Armed Services – to bring capabilities directly into the battlespace.  At a recent meeting, the chief…

  • Introducing the CSET Emerging Technology Observatory with OODA Network Member Dr. Melissa Flagg (Seminar Now Available On Demand)

    OODA Network Member and Senior Advisor at the Georgetown University Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET) will be leading off the January 2023 OODA Network Member meeting at the end of this week. In preparation for the call, and in case you missed it last month, the CSET Seminar that featured Dr. Flagg is…

  • OODA CEO Matt Devost on The Rise of AI-Powered Weapons and the Implications of OpenAI’s ChatGPT

    OODA CEO Matt Devost was interviewed by Brooke Gladstone for a segment on WNYC’s On the Media this weekend in a segment from the January 13th show, It’s a Machine’s World. Listen to the segment here.

  • The State Department Launches the Office of the Special Envoy for Critical and Emerging Technology

    Last year, the State Department launched a new cybersecurity bureau, designed to enhance digital diplomacy and online standards around the world. Nate Fick is the first person to lead the new Bureau as the first State Department Ambassador-at-Large for Cyberspace and Digital Policy. Earlier this month, the State Department launched the Office of the Special…

  • The 3rd Annual Report of The National Quantum Initiative

    The National Quantum Initiative (NQI) Act became Public Law in December 2018 to accelerate American leadership in quantum information science and technology. This is the third Annual Report on the NQI Program, as required by the NQI Act. The United States has invested in fundamental Quantum Information Science (QIS) R&D, with core efforts underway in over a…

  • Review of On Grand Strategy by John L. Gaddis

    In “On Grand Strategy,” Yale historian John Lewis Gaddis compiles a lifetime’s worth of reflection on what makes a statesman successful or unsuccessful. It investigates the components of knowledge, temperament, and bravery that produce great leaders and resilient empires, similar to “Makers of Modern Strategy.” The advantage of Mr. Gaddis’ book over its illustrious predecessor…

  • The DALL-E of 3D Modeling: OpenAI’s Point-E May Accelerate Metaverse Production

    In the midst of the ChatGPT news frenzy, OpenAI released POINT-E, which extends the implications everyone is trying to sort out about the capabilities of ChatGPT into the 3-D realm – and which may act as an accelerant in the production of the next generation 3-D interface of the global network, commonly known as the…

  • In Late December 2022, President Biden Signed Quantum Cybersecurity Preparedness Act into Law

    In December, we covered the run-up to the signing into law of the Quantum Cybersecurity Preparedness Act. The actual signing was in late December and was included in the OODA Loop News Brief on December 28th. Following are details from the news item with coverage of the signing into law of the seminal legislation, characterized…


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  • OODAcon 2025

    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…