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The Threat Moves Fast. Your Strategy Has to Move Faster. The counter-unmanned aerial system (C-UAS) threat landscape shifts monthly, if not weekly. Tactics and the technology to support them evolve in unforeseen ways, driven by battlefield necessity. What worked six months ago might not work tomorrow. Cheap, adaptable drone systems are rewriting the rules of […]
As cybersecurity threats to modern warfare systems increase, managing risk across the Department of Defense (DoD) is non-negotiable, yet critical compliance measures often stall innovation and rapid response to a complex cyber landscape. Meeting this inflection point with outcomes-based technology and strategy will require rethinking DoD’s approach to managing cyber risk by modernizing and streamlining […]
Alan Thomas, former Commissioner of the Federal Acquisition Service and founder of Alpha Tango Strategies, joined Dcode to share practical insights on navigating federal procurement amid political transitions. Drawing on experience across government and industry, Alan outlined how shifting priorities under a second Trump administration could reshape the contracting environment, impact GSA schedules, and change […]
/ Introducing CTRL + ALT + DEFENSE We’re excited to announce a new podcast in collaboration with DefenseScoop, CTRL + ALT + DEFENSE, hosted by Dcode CEO Meagan Metzger and DS Executive Editor Billy Mitchell. No spin. No fluff. Just real talk about defense, tech, and venture with the best minds in the business. […]
In the ongoing race to equip government with the best technologies available, “commercial-first” has become the new catchphrase. From new administration priorities to revamped acquisition pathways, the message is clear: the federal government wants to buy commercial technology in the door faster and at scale. But while policy has evolved, the experience for startups trying […]
Startups trying to serve the U.S. military often encounter an invisible but very real force: the structural budget constraints of the Department of Defense. In this candid conversation, Lt. Gen. Clint Hinote breaks down why—even in an era of enthusiasm for innovation—so few non-traditional technologies make it across the so-called “valley of death.” Spoiler: It’s […]
