Panel highlight | Join us for The Power of Prototyping Symposium on Friday, February 28, at George Mason University’s Mason Square Campus in Arlington, VA. The second panel will feature: - Ben Harris, Executive Director, National Armaments Consortium - Dr. Chris Powell, Lead for Next-Generation Computing and Quantum Science in the Office of the CTO and Fellow, SAIC - Eileen Wrubel, Technical Director & Principal Engineer, Software Engineering Institute at Carnegie Mellon University - Moderator: Dr. Suzette Johnson, Fellow for Lean Agile and Digital Integration, Northrop Grumman Corp and Chair, NDIA Systems Engineering Division Register today at https://bit.ly/4h3sKmG ETI | Emerging Technologies Institute Greg and Camille Baroni Center for Government Contracting #thepowerofprototyping
ETI | Emerging Technologies Institute
Defense and Space Manufacturing
Arlington, VA 992 followers
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NDIA's Emerging Technologies Institute (ETI) is a non-partisan institute focused on technologies that are critical to the future of national defense. ETI provides research and analyses to inform the development and integration of emerging technologies into the defense industrial base.
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At Govini's 2025 Defense Software & Data Summit. Prototyping keeps coming up. A couple recommendations to improve prototyping offered by the speakers include alignment of stakeholders and use of MOSA. Both alignment of stakeholders and MOSA are included as best practices in the paper, From Breakthroughs to the Battlefield, Best Practices for Tapping into The Power of Prototyping, Dr. Arun Seraphin and I published last week by Greg and Camille Baroni Center for Government Contracting and National Defense Industrial Association - (NDIA) ETI | Emerging Technologies Institute. Here's a link to the report: https://lnkd.in/e-Q_aFNt Want to know more, join us for The Power of Prototyping Symposium this Friday, February 28 from 7:30 am - 12:30 pm at Mason Square. Register today at https://bit.ly/4h3sKmG Anna Kim #thepowerorprototyping #MOSA
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We have our chief, The Hon. David Norquist, testifying today in a Congressional Hearing on Strengthening America’s Defense Industrial Base, Workforce, & Production Lines to Deter War at 10 AM EST. Watch it here: https://bit.ly/4kiRCsI
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New Panel Members! Join us for The Power of Prototyping Symposium on Friday, February 28, at George Mason University’s Mason Square Campus in Arlington, VA. The final panel will feature: - James Chew, Senior Global group Director, Aerospace and Defense, Cadence - Dr. Scott Philips, Chief Technology Officer, Vannevar Labs - Thomas Moore, Director of Special Operation Programs, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Prototyping and Experimentation (OUSD R&E) - Moderator: Stephanie Halcrow, Senior Fellow, Greg and Camille Baroni Center for Government Contracting, George Mason University Register today at https://bit.ly/4h3sKmG ETI | Emerging Technologies Institute Technologies Institute Greg and Camille Baroni Center for Government Contracting #thepowerofprototyping
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ETI Podcast | Join Stephanie Halcrow, Senior Fellow at the Greg and Camille Baroni Center for Government Contracting, and Anna Kim, Associate Research Fellow at ETI, as they discuss their recently published report, "From Breakthroughs to the Battlefield: Best Practices for Tapping into the Power of Prototyping." The podcast covers why prototyping is so valuable for defense innovation, what obstacles often hold government and industry back when directing prototyping activities, and recommendations for how DoD and the DIB can most effectively capture and leverage the knowledge created through prototyping. The report is available here: https://lnkd.in/dKp3j3rU Power of Prototyping event this Friday, February 28 at the Mason Square, George Mason University in Arlington, VA https://lnkd.in/gXBU_dzs https://lnkd.in/gZ6qsu4w
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🚀 From Breakthroughs to the Battlefield: Unlocking the Power of Prototyping 🚀 Hey defense innovators, acquisition pros, and industry leaders—want to know how to turn ideas into battlefield-ready solutions FAST? The latest report from the Emerging Technologies Institute (NDIA) and George Mason University’s Baroni Center for Government Contracting just dropped, and it’s a game-changer! 🔑 Key Takeaways: Prototyping isn’t just about “failing fast”—it’s about transitioning to production, upgrading systems, building the next-gen workforce, and boosting the defense industrial base. Best Practices That Work: Commit resources, nail the real problem, go digital, keep designs simple/open, use global standards, and iterate like crazy. The Catch? DoD, Congress, and industry can’t agree on what “success” looks like—time to fix that! 💡 Big Ideas for DoD, Congress, & Industry: Define prototyping with a purpose (hint: production matters). Measure success and share the wins—publicly! Use ALL readiness levels (tech, manufacturing, sustainment) to get it right. Align efforts with the warfighter’s needs. 🔗 Dive into the full report: https://lnkd.in/eJKt6bfY 📅 Released Feb 21, 2025—timely insights for today’s challenges! An event discussing this paper will be held Friday, February 28, at Mason Square in Arlington, VA. Here's a link to register: https://lnkd.in/eKKB2S54 Let’s stop prototyping in silos and start delivering for the mission. Share this with your network—because the future of defense innovation starts here! #DefenseInnovation #Prototyping #AcquisitionReform #NationalSecurity #Innovation #DefenseIndustry #MilitaryTech #FutureOfDefense #startup #Startups #opportunity #Pitch National Defense Industrial Association - (NDIA) ETI | Emerging Technologies Institute George Mason University George Mason University – Costello College of Business Greg and Camille Baroni Center for Government Contracting Source: https://lnkd.in/e2TtTA2T
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Some excellent insights into the continuing challenge of adopting innovation within the Department of Defense. These insights come from experienced Capitol Hill and Pentagon leaders. I think one key takeaway is that Capitol Hill has given the Department tremendous flexibility and a range of contracting tools. One continuing issue is how to bridge the "valley of death". Getting some of these innovation cells to better coordinate and understand the needs of PEOs and program offices will be key to connecting new technology with existing programs as well as eliminating the fear that somehow connecting these entities violates contracting laws. Give this report a read:
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Thanks to POLITICO Morning Defense for their feature article on a report co-authored with Arun Seraphin, Executive Director, ETI | Emerging Technologies Institute. Here's a snippet of the article: THE BIG NEWS: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is making clear that speeding up defense innovation is a top priority — but overcoming the bureaucratic inertia that keeps cutting-edge prototypes from becoming real-world weapons is easier said than done. First in Morning D: A new report — based on a survey of more than 200 defense industry leaders, military officials and researchers — is urging the Pentagon to make major reforms. The message is to move beyond endless experimentation and put tech in the hands of troops or fall behind China and Russia. Morning D obtained the 34-page report before its planned release today. The analysis from the National Defense Industrial Association - (NDIA) ETI | Emerging Technologies Institute and George Mason University’s Greg and Camille Baroni Center for Government Contracting outlines the biggest obstacles — and best solutions — for getting technology from the lab to the battlefield. Former SASC staffer Arun Seraphin and former HASC staffer Stephanie Halcrow authored it. Here's a link to the report: https://lnkd.in/e-Q_aFNt
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New report available | NDIA ETI and the Greg and Camille Baroni Center for Government Contracting are excited to release a joint report, "From Breakthroughs to the Battlefield: Best Practices for Tapping into the Power of Prototyping," which discusses the benefits of prototyping, best practices, and current pain points. The report offers seven recommendations to fully unlock the power of prototyping for DoD: - Increased collaboration between DoD, Congress, and industry to align objectives and streamline efforts. - Standardizing the definition of prototyping with a clear path to production is essential. - Clear success criteria should be established. The DoD should also mandate reporting and work with Congress to expand public requirements under Sec. 217 of the FY21 NDAA. - DoD should leverage all readiness levels with Technology Readiness Levels (TRLs) in policy for better program management, with Congress directing GAO to assess their use in prototyping. - DoD should focus on alignment, ensuring acquisition leaders and stakeholders are aware of prototyping efforts and synchronize them with service priorities to meet customer needs. - DoD and industry should develop a modern system to capture and share knowledge efficiently. - DoD should update its Prototyping Guidebook with the best practices identified by this report. The report can be found here: https://lnkd.in/dKp3j3rU On February 28, National Defense Industrial Association - (NDIA) will host an in-person symposium in partnership with Greg and Camille Baroni Center for Government Contracting at George Mason’s Mason Square Campus in Arlington, VA, from 7:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m. EST. Registration can be found here: https://lnkd.in/gXBU_dzs https://lnkd.in/dYE2ETZ3
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Join Emerging Technologies Institute at the Power of Prototyping Symposium on Feb. 28 at the George Mason Square to explore how prototyping can accelerate defense innovation within our nation & the world. Register today at https://bit.ly/4h3sKmG
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