By: Hon. Alan Shaffer and Wilson Miles
Enabling the Joint Warfight: Challenges and Opportunities
This workshop report outlines the key capability and technology enablers for the Joint Warfighting Concept (JWC), including its four Strategic Directives: JADC2, Joint Fires, Contested Logistics, and Information Advantage. This report is based on four workshops ETI held between May and October 2022, which looked at what each Directive is trying to achieve and what technical or engineering tasks are needed so DoD can address the operational challenges that the JWC describes.
11.29.2023
By: Jacob Winn & Dr. Michael Fritze
Modernizing Defense Microelectronics: Challenges and Opportunities
This report assesses the state of defense microelectronics modernization. The white paper finds current challenges and bottlenecks to the process before providing actionable policy recommendations for ensuring that more modern microelectronics can be incorporated into defense systems in a timely and cost-effective manner.
11.15.2023
By: Wilson Miles
Strengthening STEM Engagement with Minority Serving Institutions
ETI in collaboration with the Office of the Chief Scientist of the Air Force and NDIA's Science & Engineering Technology Division hosted a workshop titled, "Strengthening DoD-Industry-Academia Collaboration to Increase STEM Engagement with MSIs." The event focused on identifying barriers and incentives for bringing more STEM students at Minority Serving Institutions into the Department of Defense and defense industrial base. This report outlines the key observations and recommendations discussed at the workshop.
11.02.2023
By: Dr. Maren Leed, Dr. Forrest Shull, Dr. Arun Seraphin, Alyssa LeSage and Gia DeHart
Coding the Future: Recommendations for Defense Software R&D
ETI and Carnegie Mellon University’s Software Engineering Institute hosted a workshop titled, “Software as a Modernization Priority”. The event focused on finding innovative ways to research, deliver, and modernize defense software capabilities. This report outlines the key observations and recommendations resulting from that discussion.
07.13.2023
By: Jacob Winn and Cari Shearer
Investing in the Future: Trends in the Defense Department's Science and Technology Funding
This report studies DoD’s S&T funding requests and appropriations over time, analyzing the trends across various strategic “moments” in the 21st century.
06.14.2023
By: Rebecca Wostenberg, Wilson Miles, Jordan Chase, and Samantha Beu
Hypersonics Supply Chains
This report assesses the current state of hypersonic systems’ supply chains and provides actionable policy recommendations for their development, health, and resilience.
05.09.2023
By: Jordan Chase
State of the Space Industrial Base
NDIA’s ETI brought together industry experts and the authors of the Defense Innovation Unit’s (DIU) “State of the Space Industrial Base 2022” for a workshop to discuss critical steps the United States must take to maintain its leadership position in space.
04.12.2023
By: Cari Shearer, Dr. Arun Seraphin, and Dr. Mark Lewis
Developing a Data Sharing Pilot on Conditions-Based Maintenance
NDIA’s Logistics Division and ETI conducted a workshop on pilot programs related to Conditions-Based Maintenance for DoD, convening experts from government, industry and academia.
02.15.2023
Mr. James A. Faist
Digital Engineering: Recommendations for the U.S Department of Defense
This report outlines specific areas of practice unique to DoD where digital engineering can support better program outcomes and accelerate modernization.
11.17.2021
By: Dr. Mark Lewis and Hon. Alan Shaffer
The Modernization Quandary
ETI hosted a workshop focused on how DoD can accelerate the delivery of emerging technologies while balancing against budget pressures elsewhere in its portfolio.
07.26.2021
