From Tanks to Teleportation
13 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago -From Tanks to Teleportation is a new podcast the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) and produced by founding_media in Austin, Texas. On the show, we explore the intersection of technology, business, and national security with the DIU, part of the U.S. Department of Defense and their efforts to grow the national security innovation base. Hosts Dan Dillard, with founding_media, and Zach Walker, head of the DIU in Texas, sit down with experts to get a better understanding of how the DIU is facilitating private/public partnerships and improvements for national security.
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Episodes
Smashing (Data) Silos
December 18, 2020 15:23 - 33 minutes - 76.2 MBTechnology 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. Maj...
The Innovation Policy Perspective
December 18, 2020 15:18 - 23 minutes - 53.5 MBAcquisition 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 defen...
Blowing Stuff up for Defense Innovation
December 18, 2020 14:45 - 29 minutes - 66.8 MBHow 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...
Executives by Day, Superheros by Night
December 18, 2020 14:40 - 42 minutes - 98.4 MBThe 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 ...
Executives by Day, Superheroes by Night
December 18, 2020 14:40 - 42 minutes - 98.4 MBThe 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 ...
Investing in Projects with the Department of Defense
August 19, 2020 13:00 - 44 minutes - 81.8 MBIn order to get the newest and best technology to America’s servicemen and women, there needs to be a connective tissue between startups and the Department of Defense. This, of course, is where the Defense Innovation Unit comes in to connect the private, commercial world to large, public entities like the DoD. It’s also where firms like Lux Capital come in to invest in the creation of new defense technologies. Bilal Zuberi is a partner at Lux and has been investing in companies that directly...
Perspectives From the Department of Defense
August 11, 2020 15:58 - 36 minutes - 50.1 MBIn the Department of Defense, the consensus is clear that American servicemen and women deserve access to the best technology, tools and devices the world has to offer. But, acquiring those new technologies and replacing old ones is much easier said than done. The whole reason the Defense Innovation Unit was created was to accelerate public/ private partnerships and acquisition, but that takes cooperation on the DoD’s side as well. Steve Wert is a Program Executive Officer for the Air Force ...
Episode 3: Managing Cyber Threats and Intelligence
June 25, 2020 18:40 - 37 minutes - 68.1 MBIn the age of information, there’s only one thing that can be certain: everything will eventually end up on the internet. There will always be bad guys trying to compromise U.S. national security. That’s where Dr. Christopher Ahlberg and his company Recorded Future come in. Recorded Future works with clients like the DIU and Department of Defense collecting cyber threat intelligence, organizing and analyzing threat data in an entirely new and different way for better, faster security. In tod...
Managing Cyber Threats and Intelligence
June 25, 2020 18:40 - 37 minutes - 68.1 MBIn the age of information, there’s only one thing that can be certain: everything will eventually end up on the internet. There will always be bad guys trying to compromise U.S. national security. That’s where Dr. Christopher Ahlberg and his company Recorded Future come in. Recorded Future works with clients like the DIU and Department of Defense collecting cyber threat intelligence, organizing and analyzing threat data in an entirely new and different way for better, faster security. In tod...
Approachable Solutions
June 25, 2020 17:12 - 32 minutes - 59.6 MBThere are newer computer parts in museums than in some of the Department of Defense's most important systems. Rachel Kolesnikov-Lindsey, an active-duty U.S. Air Force Major working for the Defense Innovation Unit, was able to get some 1970s radar tech upgraded in about 3 months. The Defense Innovation Unit is a fast-moving Department of Defense organization that solves national security problems using commercial technology. Join Rachel, along with hosts Dan Dillard and Zach Walker, to learn ...
Episode 2: Approachable Solutions
June 25, 2020 17:12 - 32 minutes - 59.6 MBWhen you think about the Department of Defense, it has to be just like the movies, right? Well, in reality, the DoD is stuck using technology that’s decades behind. Host Zach Walker, Defense Innovation Unit Texas Lead, shares an anecdote about going in for his first day of work at the NSA and seeing technology from the ‘80s still being used. The DIU aims to solve this problem by accelerating the adoption of commercial technology in the Department of Defense. In this episode, hosts Dan Dillar...
Robotic Revolution
June 24, 2020 18:00 - 45 minutes - 83.7 MBCommercial technology is advancing so rapidly that “the future” we see in science fiction is, for the most part, already here. Hosts Dan Dillard and Zach Walker sit down with August Cole, author of the best-selling futuristic warfare novels Ghost Fleet and Burn-In. What’s most impressive about his books is that all the technology he features either already exists or is in development. Through the lens of his latest book, Burn-In, Cole shows how the robotic revolution is happening as we speak...
Episode 1: Robotic Revolution
June 24, 2020 18:00 - 45 minutes - 83.7 MBCommercial technology is advancing so rapidly that “the future” we see in science fiction is, for the most part, already here. Hosts Dan Dillard and Zach Walker sit down with August Cole, author of the best-selling futuristic warfare novels Ghost Fleet and Burn-In. What’s most impressive about his books is that all the technology he features either already exists or is in development. Through the lens of his latest book, Burn-In, Cole shows how the robotic revolution is happening as we speak...