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For years DoD has struggled to avoid the temptation of buying software the way they buy aircraft carriers. Leaders have long recognized that it is more efficient, effective and overall smarter to buy commercial software instead of developing it in house or running inefficient, wasteful large scale development contracts to build custom solutions. And when…
This week’s member only OODA network dispatch covers pivotal developments across technology, national security, and cybersecurity.
No one outside of the DoD inner circle and Cyber Command leadership will know the reality of what commands were given by the SecDef to Cyber Command. That is by design
This post is designed to inform OODA network members who could not attend our February member meeting. Focus of the session was the critical importance of Open Source AI as a national security imperative.
Like any modern weapon, there are certain advantages to using cyber attacks as a tactical\first strike weapon that could occur near tandemly with a kinetic assault, achieving surprise while inspiring uncertainty in both civilian and military audiences, providing critical momentum to the aggressor.
Domestic U.S. and international quantum technology infrastructure has been dramatically built out in the last seven years – since the passage of the initial Quantum Initiative Act in 2018 – with commitments to cryptography, post-quantum crypto agility, quantum networking and computing that will continue to reshape national security and federal operations.
Late last week, the U.S. government enacted significant changes in its cryptocurrency regulations as the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) dropped lawsuits against major crypto firms.
The future of advanced nuclear energy hinges on overcoming critical economic, regulatory, and supply chain barriers while leveraging government incentives and private-sector investment. Various reports from and workshops held by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine outline the pathways to achieving commercial liftoff for new nuclear technologies, detailing the technological, financial, and policy…
AI and the rise of AGI has been a consistent topic examined by the experts of the OODA network, including topics related to national security. These are also recurring thematics at OODAcon, so the recent RAND report Artificial General Intelligence’s (AGI) Five Hard National Security Problems” caught our eye.
The Black Sea has become a critical flashpoint in Euro-Atlantic security, with Russia leveraging the region as a strategic launchpad while the U.S. recalibrates its stance, leaving key allies grappling with leadership gaps and mounting hybrid warfare threats.
IT providers selling software to the government should re evaluate their software licensing and pricing strategies for the federal government. Doing so now can aid government efforts to serve hard missions while cutting waste and give you a leg up on the competition. Here is what I recommend:
North Korea’s Lazarus Group APT has executed the largest crypto heist in history, stealing over $1.5 billion from Bybit, a centralized crypto exchange. The attack, which took control of Bybit’s cold wallet holding Ethereum (ETH), has triggered a cascade of market reactions – once again putting the spotlight on cybersecurity in the digital asset space…
As AI’s energy demands surge, nuclear power has emerged as a cornerstone of the technology sector’s long-term energy strategy. Industry giants such as Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Meta are rapidly investing in small modular reactors (SMRs) and large-scale nuclear solutions to sustain AI-driven operations and data centers. However, regulatory hurdles remain significant challenges, and the…
Recently, President Donald Trump nominated Sean Cairncross to be his National Cyber Director, a move that has raised more than a few eyebrows in the cybersecurity space. Established by Congress in 2021, the Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD) is a component of the Executive Office and serves as a principal advisor to the president on cybersecurity policy and…
Microsoft has announced the development of Majorana 1, what they call the world’s first quantum processor powered by topological qubits, utilizing a novel class of materials called topoconductors. What do the latest systems from OpenAI and Grok say about it.
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