Class
Article
College
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Faculty Mentor
Jeannie Johnson
Presentation Type
Poster Presentation
Abstract
The DoD's acquisition-implementation pipeline is a critical piece of defense infrastructure whose struggle to adapt to the shift of technological innovation from the defense sector to the private sector continues to erode the Pentagon's technological edge. Without efforts to build resiliency into the three primary areas of this system: industry relationships, defense acquisition, and talent retention, the DoD risks being outpaced by its near-peer competition in emergent technologies, including artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, robotics, and cloud computing. Building resilience throughout the defense technology pipeline will pay dividends, but focused efforts to build a robust talent acquisition and retention system within the department may be the key to maintaining the US's technological advantage over its primary near-peer competition—China. Presentation Time: Thursday, 10-11 a.m.
Location
Logan, UT
Start Date
4-11-2021 12:00 AM
Included in
Contentious Industry Relationships, Complex Acquisitions, Poor Talent Retention Choke DoD Technology Pipeline
Logan, UT
The DoD's acquisition-implementation pipeline is a critical piece of defense infrastructure whose struggle to adapt to the shift of technological innovation from the defense sector to the private sector continues to erode the Pentagon's technological edge. Without efforts to build resiliency into the three primary areas of this system: industry relationships, defense acquisition, and talent retention, the DoD risks being outpaced by its near-peer competition in emergent technologies, including artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, robotics, and cloud computing. Building resilience throughout the defense technology pipeline will pay dividends, but focused efforts to build a robust talent acquisition and retention system within the department may be the key to maintaining the US's technological advantage over its primary near-peer competition—China. Presentation Time: Thursday, 10-11 a.m.