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As the Department restores America’s fighting force, the newly established Science, Technology and Innovation Board (STIB) is charged with solving complex national security problems for the Secretary of War, the Deputy Secretary of War, the Under Secretaries of War, the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and other senior Department officials. The new board, established by the Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering (USW(R&E)) merges the Defense Science Board (DSB) and its deep expertise in addressing complex scientific and technical issues with the Defense Innovation Board (DIB) and its commitment to streamlining and enhancing departmentwide processes and best practices. The STIB consolidates the DSB and DIB missions to amplify their strategic value to meet critical national security challenges and ensure new technology innovations are rapidly and efficiently delivered to the warfighter.
The name, Science, Technology and Innovation Board integrates “Science” to honor the DSB’s foundational expertise in tackling complex technical challenges and driving warfighter success through adopted recommendations on policies, architectures, and deterrence; “Technology” to underscore both boards’ emphasis on emerging tools, rapid prototyping and commercial opportunities; and “Innovation” to spotlight the DIB’s infusion of agile, disruptive private-sector best-practices. The new Board creates a more holistic enterprise that synergizes the more siloed efforts of its predecessors. In a rapidly developing threat landscape, it signals a forward-looking evolution and a call for integrated excellence in national security.
The Charter of the STIB establishes it as a discretionary board managed in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C., Appendix). The strength of the Board lies in the expertise of the members, selected in accordance with the Membership Balance Plan, who bring their expertise to studies and assessments that yield actionable recommendations for DoW and Administration priorities.
Each year, the Board is tasked to study a breadth of cutting-edge S&T and related policy issues critical to national security. Topics are directed by the USW(R&E) in the Terms of Reference (ToR) specific to each study. At the conclusion of studies, the Board produces briefings and written reports to assist senior leaders in achieving the Department’s missions and top priorities. Most recently, these issues have included advanced capabilities for potential future conflict, use of generative artificial intelligence, revitalization of the defense industrial base, integration of commercial space systems, use of digital engineering tools, the future of cyber warfare and the emergence of novel biotechnologies.
Throughout their history, both the DSB and DIB have anticipated pivotal technological and doctrinal trends in competition and conflict, and the new Board will continue to play a recognized role in helping to solve the Department’s most vexing challenges through science, technology and innovation.
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