From Tanks to Teleportation

Technology is constantly evolving and when you are in charge of protecting the US against threats, it is critical to stay ahead. Leveraging new technology when you’ve worked with the same system for so long can be a challenge, and that’s why the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and U.S. Northern Command partnered with DIU to design and implement a commercial technology to transform how they analyze and use data to make critically important decisions to keep the U.S. safe. Major General Angela Cadwell and Colonel Ross Morrell join hosts Dan Dilllard and Zach Walker to discuss NORAD, US Northern Command, and what it is like working with DIU to innovate new technologies for our Nation’s defense.  Guests: Major General Angela Cadwell and Colonel Ross Morrel Hosts: Dan Dillard and Zach Walker Producer: Kathryn Hudack Audio Engineer: Jake Wallace Learn more about the Defense Innovation Unit: https://www.diu.mil/about founding_media YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlc0lfwr6IBWgGl0hm8HGXOAu8jwy_vy_ Defense Innovation Podcast: https://shows.acast.com/defense-innovation-from-tanks-to-teleportation/ A founding_media Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Acquisition reform was put in motion to meet the pace of technological change and the pace in which threats to the nation have been evolving. Doing business at commercial speeds makes the Department of Defense more friendly for non-traditional and commercial companies and this streamlining has received bipartisan support. Former Congressman Mac Thornberry of Texas’ 13th congressional district was the chair of the House Armed Services Committee from 2015-2019 and spearheaded much of the defense reform that enables DIU to accelerate commercial technology and methodologies into the DoD today. Former Congressman Thornberry joins hosts Dan Dillard and Zach Walker to discuss policies that help attract businesses from the commercial world to work with the DoD to meet the changing threats to the nation's security. Guest: Former Rep. William "Mac" Thornberry Hosts: Dan Dillard and Zach Walker Producer: Kathryn Hudack Audio Engineer: Jake Wallace Learn more about the Defense Innovation Unit: https://www.diu.mil/about founding_media YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlc0lfwr6IBWgGl0hm8HGXOAu8jwy_vy_ Defense Innovation Podcast: https://shows.acast.com/defense-innovation-from-tanks-to-teleportation/ A founding_media Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How does being a survival expert, a previous pet store owner, a special effects artist, and a famous television show host all lead to working with DIU on technologies for our Nation’s defense? Just ask Jamie Hyneman. In this episode, the expert craftsman and previous host of the well-known TV show “Mythbusters” join hosts Dan Dillard and Zach Walker to discuss his history and how it ended up allowing him to blow things up in the name of defense. Guest: Jamie Hyneman Hosts: Dan Dillard and Zach Walker Producer: Kathryn Hudack Audio Engineer: Jake Wallace Learn more about the Defense Innovation Unit: https://www.diu.mil/about founding_media YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlc0lfwr6IBWgGl0hm8HGXOAu8jwy_vy_ Defense Innovation Podcast: https://shows.acast.com/defense-innovation-from-tanks-to-teleportation/ A founding_media Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The private and public sectors are two completely different worlds that often speak different languages. That’s why people such as Erringer Helbling and Doug Beck, who have worked in both, are vital in building bridges between the sectors allowing the best innovation possible for our nation’s security. Helbling is the Director of Operations for HawkEye 360 and a Captain in the U.S. Army Reserve for DIU, and Beck is the Vice President of the Americas and Northeast Asia at Apple and a Captain in the U.S. Navy, who helped start DIU. The two embody the sentiment “executive by day and superhero by night” perfectly. In this episode, they join hosts Dan Dillard and Zach Walker to discuss how they ended up with a foot in both public and private sectors, and why this interaction is so critical. Guests: Erringer Helbling and Doug Beck Hosts: Dan Dillard and Zach Walker Producer: Kathryn Hudack Audio Engineer: Jake Wallace Learn more about the Defense Innovation Unit: https://www.diu.mil/about founding_media YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlc0lfwr6IBWgGl0hm8HGXOAu8jwy_vy_ Defense Innovation Podcast: https://shows.acast.com/defense-innovation-from-tanks-to-teleportation/ A founding_media Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.