From Startup to Warfighter: Sequencing DIU, OSC, and VC for Defense Innovation
This article issues a direct call to action: coordinate and sequence the efforts of DIU, OSC, and the pathway from Silicon Valley to the frontline.
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Owning the Next Chip Paradigm: Bringing Advanced Fabs Back to America
Today, over 90% of the world’s most advanced semiconductors are made in Taiwan, placing the “brains” of our defense systems, communications, and economy at the mercy of geopolitics.
Building a Tech-Enabled Organization: AI Infrastructure, Data Readiness, and LLM Deployment in National Security
Fiscal Firepower and Big Debt: Can the U.S. Afford to Win the Tech Race?
To put that in perspective, the U.S. is spending more on interest payments than on its entire defense budget.
The Decoupling Dilemma: U.S.-China Economic Separation and Its Global Implications
It’s not a total cutting of ties; both sides acknowledge that a complete divorce is impractical, but it is a shift away from the deep integration that characterized the U.S.-China relationship in the 2000s.
Warfare in the Cloud: How AI and Advanced Computing Are Remaking Military Power
Both the U.S. and China see these as force multipliers that can dramatically enhance military effectiveness.
Battling for the Elements: Rare Earths and Critical Minerals in U.S.-China Competition
Rare earth elements (REEs) like neodymium, dysprosium, and praseodymium, for example, are essential for powerful permanent magnets used in wind turbines, electric vehicle motors, and precision-guided munitions.
Quantum Horizons: The Next Frontier of U.S.-China Technological Competition
This isn’t just theoretical hype: in specific experiments, rudimentary quantum processors have already achieved “quantum supremacy” by solving designed problems far faster than a classical supercomputer could.
A Resilient Surge: U.S. GDP Jumps 4.3% in Q3, Driven by National Security, Tech, and Consumer Strength
The U.S. economy is outperforming expectations and showcasing remarkable resilience. In the third quarter, gross domestic product expanded at an annualized 4.3% pace, the fastest growth in two years and well above the ~3.0-3.2% consensus forecast. This robust uptick (accelerating from 3.8% in Q2) highlights
Chips and Geopolitics: Why Semiconductors Are at the Heart of the U.S.-China Tech Rivalry
In response to these vulnerabilities, the United States has launched an ambitious push to “reshore” semiconductor manufacturing; essentially, to bring chip fabs back onto U.S. soil.
Race for AI Supremacy: How U.S.-China Competition in Artificial Intelligence Could Shape the Future
China has declared its intent to be the world’s AI leader by 2030, pouring massive state investment into achieving that goal. The U.S., in turn, has launched an ambitious national AI strategy to supercharge its AI capabilities while upholding democratic values.
Why Most National Security Startups Fail And How to Do Better
The result is a company that’s basically an “SBIR mill,” stringing together small government awards with no path to full-scale adoption. Sure, SBIRs can keep the lights on for a while,
The End of the Assembly Line: Why the DoW Software Factory Era is Over
For the last decade, the "Software Factory" was the gold standard of defense innovation. Entities like Kessel Run and Platform One were the vanguards, proving that the Department of Defense (DoD)
Data Standardization Is the Real Foundation of Military AI
AI-enabled planning assistants, computer vision-based targeting systems, autonomous unmanned system (UxS) swarms, and resilient multi-agent operations all depend on one foundational requirement: clean, labeled, standardized data flowing through open interfaces.