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A definitive archive of strategic analysis, defense policy insights, and guides to navigating the DoD ecosystem.
PBSAI Governance Ecosystem
February 22, 2026
Solving The Periodicity Predicament: Enhancing ISR in the Face of China's A2/AD Capabilities
February 26, 2025
Orbital Ascendance: The Space-Based ISR Revolution and Its Impact on U.S.-China Relations
February 25, 2025
The Education Imperative: Equipping Minds for the U.S.-China AI Race
February 24, 2025
AI Supremacy or Bust: Why the U.S. Must Confront China Head-On in the Tech Race
February 21, 2025
Reclaiming America’s Edge: A Persuasive Call to Innovate and Compete in the U.S.–China Technological and Military Race
February 20, 2025
Exoskeletons, Neural Interfaces, and the Future Soldier: A Comprehensive Inquiry into Feasibility, Ethics, and Strategic Implications
February 19, 2025
Sanctions, Innovation, and the Global AI Race: Validating “DeepSeek,” Weighing Openness vs. Closedness, and Forecasting Future Dynamics
February 18, 2025
A Multifaceted Inquiry into U.S. Defense Policy
February 17, 2025
Which Innovation Hub should I go to? Is a constant source of confusion for many new defense companies...
August 27, 2024
How do you think it's going to go? That's the worst question to have to wonder before you pitch anything in the military...
August 21, 2024
Do you have a treasure map? That's effectively what you need in the DoD to navigate the tricky world of funding requests...
August 14, 2024
Often misunderstood, under educated, and a most troublesome topic for far too many Defense Businesses and Military Innovation Managers...
August 12, 2024
Meta's new SAM 2 GenAI Video Model presents MAJOR opportunities for the Defense Industry and militaries all around the world...
August 02, 2024
Updated AGI prediction chart with all the latest info…
July 22, 2024
Valuable information for any DevTech VC’s, if you own a full capability stack, you might not need to bring it inside the wire…
July 16, 2024
What capabilities are coming in GenAI’s near future…
July 15, 2024
Lots of thoughts about all this, but overall I think it’s just as right as it is wrong…
July 10, 2024
“How do you do that”, is the common question I often get on my AI projects…
July 09, 2024
Revisiting an old problem with a new solution for AI-based Test Question Generation, but this time reverse engineering styles...
July 04, 2024
The DoD killer app with GenAI is….training!
June 24, 2024
AGI by October 2025, that’s the trendline…
June 21, 2024
Claude 3.5 Sonnet beats Claude 3 Opus in some interesting ways...
June 20, 2024
There are two ways to find the highest value integration points for AI in your business…
June 19, 2024
Who has the training…?
June 19, 2024
Most people are lucky to know one, but precious few understand all three…
June 17, 2024
The key is backward planning your modular approach to DoD GenAI capability development…
June 12, 2024
A fun experiment with GenAI and Mobile devices for the DoD…
June 11, 2024
The big impact of NIPRGPT on the DoD is in risk tolerance not capability…
June 10, 2024
This is the type of exciting breakthrough that can move a lot of needles…
June 05, 2024
About damn time…great way for the government to start boiling the frog of nuclear regulation change by starting with a military customer instead of a civilian one.
June 04, 2024
Solving the word count problem with LLMs, a continuation of the sub-token solution…
June 03, 2024
In DefTech your best bet for hiring top talent comes from enabling remote work, so learn to manage it effectively…
May 31, 2024
Solving for “R” with lower quality models, the challenge and the solution…
May 31, 2024
This kind of ignorance just annoys the crap out of me. Here’s the simple prompt engineering fix to these type of problems with GPT4o. It’s literally one extra prompt. 🙄
May 30, 2024
If I was Google and I wanted to make a big dent in the defense space with a ground breaking research project, this is what I would do...
May 29, 2024
GPT4o does a hell of a job with audio narration, and really DESTROYS the whole business of ElvenLabs and other similar companies...
May 20, 2024
Has anyone thought to try using GPT4o to observe, direct, or hypothesize on lab experiments?…
May 20, 2024
I really look forward to doing more cool experiments with GPT4o…
May 17, 2024
When you get a new toy, why not go all out and test the limits, and that exactly what I did with GPT4o...
May 16, 2024
I have spent way too many hours messing with getting this working, and now it's time for sleep...
May 15, 2024
Here's for the folks who asked for the version of my workflow for fiction editing...
May 14, 2024
It’s quite the impressive result when you finally solve a complex prompt engineering workflow, but it’s also generated a ton more work for me…
May 13, 2024
In honor of SOF Week, “like an e-bike for your legs”…
May 06, 2024
Are you using the right analytical framework for your tasks in your GenAI prompts?…
May 03, 2024
Lessons to learn from the sUAS market for the growing GenAI market in the defense sector…
May 02, 2024
The core limitation with current GenAI systems is they mandate human curation of complex formatted data production…
April 30, 2024
Think I might write another book, but this time with more GenAI assistance…
April 29, 2024
Why did my SBIR/STTR submission get “Not Selected?…
April 26, 2024
PROTIP for DoD GenAI system approval: Isolate your prompts to buttons instead of using free text fields…
April 25, 2024
With the release yesterday of the new Llama 3 LLMs from Meta, we are right on track with my predictions from last year’s GenAI study for the DAF…
April 24, 2024
Probably unpopular hot takes on the defense industry overall…
April 18, 2024
Where are purchases for your product typically made within the DoD command structure?
April 16, 2024
One of the most important long-term outcomes of the rapid growth of Generative AI, isn’t AGI or ASI, it’s regulatory changes to allow small modular nuclear power…
April 15, 2024
A word to the wise, it is only going to get worse before it is ever going to get any better…
April 11, 2024
With no big deployments of GenAI capabilities coming soon in the DoD, one of the best efforts that could be done in the meantime is prompt engineering…
April 10, 2024
Capturing the efficiency gains of LLM’s starts with and is centered on your ability to build and implement prompt based workflows…
April 09, 2024
Probably an obvious statement to most, but for those who haven’t yet, make sure to go and participate through the associated military innovation hub for your target customer…
April 05, 2024
A common question for many small defense businesses, but one that is far more complex than it seems, “should we go after a SBIR or OTA contract?”
April 04, 2024
Specific Topics and Open Topics are VERY different things within the SBIR/STTR program, and understanding the core differences is vitally important to your success with either…
April 03, 2024
The seemingly obvious but often overlooked point is that there is no path to a military contract that doesn’t require a military customer to use their own money…
April 02, 2024
Have you jumped on the Generative AI train with your business yet, or are you just letting your competitors leave you behind?
March 28, 2024
The difference between Solicited & Unsolicited Proposals…
March 27, 2024
The senior leaders of the DoD have been fond of pointedly asking, “How are LLMs going to help us do warfighting?”…
March 25, 2024
The release of Grok-1 marks the next watershed moment for GenAI for the DoD, with better than GPT 3.5 level of performance, but most importantly with an unrestricted license and model…
March 21, 2024
Always remember that a want is not a need, and a need is not a requirement, so you understand the type of conversation that you are having…
March 20, 2024
The fastest way to make a sale in the defense industry is not to the government or military, but to another defense business…
March 19, 2024
The trick to succeeding at SBIR/STTR awards is to use the long game to help win the short game, while also guaranteeing future success…
March 18, 2024
This is EXACTLY the kind of thing I hated facilitating while in service, but I have to admit it works…
March 15, 2024
"I don’t know where to start my outreach,…who do you think we should talk to first?"
March 14, 2024
The strategy for efficient foundational business development practices for small defense focused businesses.
March 13, 2024
Other than for style points, why play the game on the most difficult level?
March 12, 2024
The uncomfortable truth facing most VC-backed start-ups in the defense industry…
March 11, 2024
If I was you…and I had to go find funding for my project…where would I go?
March 08, 2024
Here’s the cheat code for business development with military customers for new and small businesses…
March 07, 2024
The inability to translate saved time to increased funding is the single most limiting factor for the DoD in acquisition…
March 06, 2024
Class leading performance in math, even larger context windows, improved accuracy across all metrics, and multiple model sizes solidifies Anthropic's role as a leader in GenAI...
March 05, 2024
Time to hang up my spurs, as the final ride of this military innovation cowboy comes to an end…
February 29, 2024
Final thoughts to my military innovation folks in the field from an innovation battlefield survivor…
February 28, 2024
Remember you are also competing against all the other hunters first…
February 27, 2024
Brand can matter just as much, if not more than function for many defense products…
February 26, 2024
The Defense Innovation version of this amazingly insightful “not to do” list…
February 25, 2024
Why is there no significant investment in GenAI in the DoD to date? This panel was a masterclass in the answer…
February 22, 2024
Guess where only brute force and blind tenacity to only have things your way gets you?
February 19, 2024
Big things are coming soon, but it is because of the annoying squeaky wheels…
February 12, 2024
How to beat the system…because our need is worth your result.
February 12, 2024
Some unsung people moving the needle for GenAI in the Department of the Air Force that deserve your attention…
February 09, 2024
Fear is the story we tell ourselves,…but fortune always favors the bold.
February 08, 2024
Learn to wear your uniform,…it tells the story you want told.
February 06, 2024
This is the most valuable thing I have,…and I want to share it to you.
February 05, 2024
How to beat the system…because our need is worth your result.
February 02, 2024
The secret knowledge hiding in plain sight,…and it’s as easy to find as a belt buckle.
February 02, 2024
You keep asking me for it...so here's the answer & opportunity .
February 01, 2024
Help me stop this pain!…Two painkillers coming right up
January 31, 2024
Let me just go ahead and upset everyone, everywhere, all at once…
January 29, 2024
Generative AI is starting to piss me off…
January 10, 2024
Just a beautiful video on the history of Large Language Model development…
January 04, 2024
The hard work is finding the collaborative edge in the battle of confrontation…
December 04, 2023
An interesting perspective on the core motivations of roles we find in the DoD.
November 03, 2023
What could a LLM-based data refinery look like?
November 01, 2023
GPT-4V image analysis use case…that’s VERY controversial…
October 09, 2023
Handwriting analysis test with GPT-4V…
October 04, 2023
Setting up the dominos…how Generative AI can enable the streamlining of reporting.
October 02, 2023
The most abundant and yet untapped trove of valuable data is in your mind.
September 08, 2023
Lessons learned from LLM based Chatbot study and assessment…#4
September 06, 2023
Some random notes that didn’t really fit neatly into the study findings…
September 06, 2023
Lessons learned from LLM based Chatbot study and assessment…#3
September 04, 2023
Lessons learned from LLM based Chatbot study and assessment…#2
September 01, 2023
Lessons learned from LLM based Chatbot study and assessment…#1
August 31, 2023
How Do We Get a Lot of Money???
August 02, 2023
Understanding the sweet spots for LLM use cases across all domains…
August 02, 2023
This is not a honey pot…this is inception.
May 09, 2023
An Innovation Contracting Roadmap for Developing AI Systems in Defense Applications
April 25, 2023
Contracts for Innovation: What, Which, and Why?
April 17, 2023
Let me try and help shed some light on the “why” of funding…
April 04, 2023
The Solicitation Tool of Choice for Government R&D Needs...Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)
March 27, 2023
The MTA Tool for Accelerating Government R&D Projects...Rapid Acquisition Authority (RAA)
March 25, 2023
Speeding, Shortcuts, and Slugging…a look inside the playbook of Innovation Moneyball…
March 24, 2023
Understanding Other Transaction Authority..."Don't FAR on my OTA"
March 23, 2023
How things really get done most of the time...Alternate Acquisition Pathways
March 22, 2023
How to cross the bridge to nowhere…creating the missing pieces.
March 22, 2023
Teaching the Old Dog New Tricks...DoD Acquisition can evolve
March 21, 2023
The "Oh S@#$ Handle" in Military Acquisition...UON's, JOUN's, JEON's oh my!
March 20, 2023
The most used and least known RDT&E tool...(drum roll) JCTD!
March 17, 2023
The DoD buys Spaceships not Warp Drives...sell products not technology
March 16, 2023
Herding cats with the biggest carrots...incentives for teamwork
March 15, 2023
"Selectable - Not Funded"...the real Joint SBIR Opportunity
March 13, 2023
Knowing who to talk to is about knowing who does what...
March 10, 2023
Adventures in Military Acquisition... mapping the maze to Capability
March 09, 2023
SBIR/STTR Program...solving mysteries, clearing misconceptions, and avoiding missteps
March 08, 2023
Organization and Storytelling...the critical skills for innovation project management
March 07, 2023
Colors of Money and the implicit implications of the DoD Budget on Innovation Acquisition…
March 06, 2023
Turning only one resource into a winning formula…making the most of Money, People, or Contracts
March 06, 2023
The Rosetta Stone for Acquisition…TRL, Colors of Money, and the Contract Spectrum
March 03, 2023