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Building the Base episode 2: Tina Dolph, CEO Siemens Government Technologies
Tina Dolph is an accomplished executive leader with more than two decades of government industry experience. She is widely known as a collaborative leader. Prior to leading Siemens Government Technologies, Ms.…
Gina Raimondo’s Vision for Corporate America
In the world according to Gina Raimondo, corporate America is most successful when every household has health insurance, day care, early child education, broadband, job training and access to a…
DoD Announces $117 Million Defense Production Act Title III Agreement With GlobalFoundries to Strengthen the Domestic Microelectronics Industrial Base
As part of the nation’s effort to sustain the microelectronics manufacturing capability necessary for national and economic security, and in support of Executive Order 14017, America’s Supply Chains, the Department of…
US Credibility in ASEAN in the Shadow of the Ukraine Conflict
On March 29, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong visited the Biden White House for the first time as the war in Ukraine raged on. Their conversations focused on Russia’s invasion of…
Episode 14: Ryan Millsap, Chairman and CEO, Blackhall Americana
General Joseph Votel speaks with BENS Southeast member, Ryan Millsap. Ryan is the Chairman & CEO at Blackhall Americana (and formerly Blackhall Studios), an Atlanta-based streaming service which seeks to…
NATO Considers Buying Commercial Imagery, Irking US Spy Sat Agencies
NATO is mulling a new, and somewhat surprising, effort to directly buy imagery from commercial providers in a move that industry sources say appears to have irked the US spy…
US Efforts to Arm Ukraine Shine Light on Limited Production Lines
More than two months into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the U.S., the world’s largest arms maker and exporter, is running short of some weapons and has yet to boost production…
As Satellite Images Reshape Conflict, Worries Mount About Keeping Them Safe
If Russia is defeated in its war against Ukraine, it will be thanks in no small part to publicly available satellite images. Pictures of Russian military movements and actions have…
Start with the Political: Explaining Russia’s Bungled Invasion of Ukraine
Many who analyze the Russian military for a living have been shocked to see Russian forces fumble the way they have in Ukraine. There are already some heated calls for analytical accountability,…