Defense Innovation Board Archives

Army Futures Command’s Software Factory operations taking place on March 22, 2021 in Austin, Texas. (U.S. Army Photo by Mr. Luke J. Allen)

DOD still lags in delivering software for weapons systems in a timely manner, says GAO

A majority of DOD weapons programs surveyed by GAO took much longer to deliver new software than the industry standard, sometimes more than a year.

Jun 8, 2022 By Mark Pomerleau

DOD doesn’t have what it needs for ‘software supremacy,’ Eric Schmidt says

The former Google CEO gave blunt criticisms about the DOD's continued struggle to innovate and become a software-driven entity.

Mar 7, 2022 By Billy Mitchell

GLASGOW, SCOTLAND – NOVEMBER 02: U.S. businessman Michael Bloomberg speaks with participants prior to a meeting with Earthshot prize winners and finalists at the Glasgow Science Center on the sidelines of the COP26 U.N. Climate Summit on November 2, 2021 in Glasgow, United Kingdom. 2021 sees the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference. The conference will run from 31 October for two weeks, finishing on 12 November. It was meant to take place in 2020 but was delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. (Photo by Alastair Grant – Pool/Getty Images)

Michael Bloomberg nominated to lead Defense Innovation Board

The innovation advisory board resumes operations after being paused in early 2021.

Feb 9, 2022 By John Hewitt Jones

Ann Dunkin speaks at the 8th Annual Lowering the Cost of Government with IT Summit in 2016. (Scoop News Group)

GSA should have key role in governmentwide IT adoption under Biden, report says

The administration needs to identify innovations worth scaling, according to one member of Joe Biden's transition team, and the GSA administrator — functioning like a COO —…

Nov 24, 2020 By Dave Nyczepir

Developing programmer Development Website design and coding technologies working in software company office — (Getty Images)

Pentagon software acquisition enters new era with updated purchasing policy

Ellen Lord unveiled the changes to software and other acquisition policy at a press conference from the Pentagon Wednesday.

Oct 7, 2020 By Jackson Barnett

Defense Innovation Board Meets in Washington, D.C. — The chair of the Defense Innovation Board, Eric Schmidt, technical advisor at Alphabet, Inc., opens the public meeting of the board, at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, Washington, D.C., Oct. 10, 2018. (DOD / Lisa Ferdinando)

Eric Schmidt and other founding Defense Innovation Board members depart

Eric Schmidt and other influential DIB board members, including Jen Pahlka, ended their four-year terms offering DOD advice on how to work better with tech.

Sep 15, 2020 By Jackson Barnett

Josh Marcuse speaks Aug. 21, 2018, at FedTalks in Washington, D.C. (FedScoop)

Defense Innovation Board’s Josh Marcuse heads to Google

The executive director of the Defense Innovation Board is leaving for Google where he will work in the tech giant's public sector team.

May 4, 2020 By Jackson Barnett

Navy's Newest Combat Simulator Trains Its First Ships — Lt. Aaron Van Driessche, warfare tactics instructor at the Center for Surface Combat Systems (CSCS) Detachment San Diego pilots the U.S. Navy’s virtual combat curriculum with sailors aboard USS Paul Hamilton inside the newly launched portable simulator, the On Demand Trainer. (U.S. Navy / Petty Officer 2nd Class Joseph Millar)

‘STEM Corps’ legislation would fill DOD’s gaps in tech talent

The bill by Reps. Jim Banks, R-Ind., and Andy Kim, D-N.J., would create a scholarship pool for students to receive tuition assistance in exchange for service in…

Apr 14, 2020 By Jackson Barnett

A Defense Innovation Board meeting is held at Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., Oct. 31, 2019. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class James K. Lee)

DIB wants Pentagon to hire a ‘digital people officer’ for tech recruitment

The new role would be in charge of recruiting talented people with technical backgrounds to the DOD and making sure they stick around for a while.

Mar 6, 2020 By Jackson Barnett

DOD, Department of Defense, Pentagon, military — (DOD / Army Sgt. Amber I. Smith)

Pentagon adopts ethical principles for artificial intelligence

The final principles are mostly copied and pasted from the Defense Innovation Board’s recommendations submitted to Secretary of Defense Mark Esper in October.

Feb 24, 2020 By Jackson Barnett