A new report from the Government Accountability Office calls for the Pentagon’s Chief Technology Officer to have budget certification authority over the military services’ research and development accounts—a move the services say would add a burdensome and unnecessary layer of bureaucracy.
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When Airmen and Guardians need data or connectivity, they don’t much care whether it comes from a fiber optic cable or a satellite—and the Department of the Air Force wants a future network to match.
Richard J. Joseph is Chief Scientist of the Department of the Air Force, advising the Secretary and Chiefs of the Air Force and Space Force on their $2.8 billion science and technology enterprise. He speaks with John A. Tirpak about the structure of the S&T ...
The Air Force Rapid Sustainment Office and its partners want more than 60 teams to channel the speed and precision of the world’s top athletes as they chase a new standard in airworthy, 3D-printed plane parts. The “Advanced Manufacturing Olympics,” which are already underway and ...
Michael J. K. Kratsios, the White House’s 33-year-old chief technology officer, is the new acting undersecretary of defense for research and engineering, effective July 10, the Pentagon announced July 13. He fills in behind Michael D. Griffin, whose last day was also July 10. Griffin ...
