Theresa Maher
Emerging Technologies Reporter at Inside Defense
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insidedefense.com | Theresa Maher
The Senate voted 54-43 today to confirm former Uber executive Emil Michael as under secretary of defense for research and engineering. The move comes more than a month after the Senate Armed Services Committee advanced Michael’s nomination to the full chamber for confirmation. Michael -- who most recently held the position of CEO for special purpose acquisition company DPCM Capital -- also served in President Trump’s first administration as special assistant to the defense secretary.
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2 days ago |
insidedefense.com | Theresa Maher
The Defense Innovation Unit awarded 12 new contracts for its project aimed at combining government and commercial space-related capabilities into one connected network, the agency announced yesterday. The Hybrid Space Architecture(HSA) initiative, according to DIU, will build the technical and programmatic foundation to pilot an operational commercial and government space network by 2026. The latest awardees include Capella Space Corp., EdgeCortix, Eutelsat America Corp.
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1 week ago |
insidedefense.com | Theresa Maher
The Defense Innovation Unit, Joint Counter-small Uncrewed Aerial Systems Office and U.S. Northern Command are seeking low-collateral defeat options to integrate into existing programs of record to counter small drones, in line with the Pentagon's Replicator-2 initiative.
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1 week ago |
insidedefense.com | Theresa Maher
The Defense Innovation Unit’s program to pre-approve dual-use drones for military use is set to undergo a complete revamp over the next few weeks in light of a growing ecosystem, Doug Beck, DIU director, told a panel of House lawmakers during a hearing on small uncrewed aerial systems and counter-sUAS capabilities Thursday. “To meet the need for dramatically greater scale, DIU is now overhauling Blue UAS from the ground up to rapidly vet a much broader set of UAS platforms...
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2 weeks ago |
insidedefense.com | Theresa Maher
The nominee tapped to lead the Pentagon’s industrial base policy has pledged to provide lawmakers with a plan for increasing the staff of his office and an analysis of how the Trump administration’s new tariffs could impact the U.S. defense supply chain. The commitments from Michael Cadenazzi, President Trump’s pick for Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy, came yesterday at his confirmation hearing in response to requests from Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen.
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Free to read from @abbyshep13 and @NickWWilson42 -- keeping the "Joint" in thought-provoking, thorough and engaging defense policy reporting
FREE TO READ: Trump's restoration of 'America's Maritime Dominance' will require Congress' help, experts say https://t.co/aR6zVEUYYa
My latest for Inside Defense -- tackling the intersection of top Pentagon appointees with backgrounds in the private sector, the defense industrial base and private capital investment:
New DOD officials increasingly focused on drawing private capital investments https://t.co/wvcdkDSF6T
RT @vanessamontzz: Boeing has won a multibillion-dollar bid for the Air Force’s next-generation fighter, President Trump announced today. I…
