Notice2025-01204
Defense Innovation Board; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting
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Published
January 17, 2025
Issuing agencies
Defense Department
Abstract
The DoD is publishing this notice to announce that the following Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the Defense Innovation Board (DIB) will take place.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 11 (Friday, January 17, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5836-5837]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-01204]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Defense Innovation Board; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee
Meeting
AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD).
ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee meeting.
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SUMMARY: The DoD is publishing this notice to announce that the
following Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the Defense Innovation
Board (DIB) will take place.
DATES: January 13, 2025, 3:00 p.m.-3:45 p.m. Eastern Standard Time
(EST); open to the public, 4:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m. EST; closed to the
public.
ADDRESSES: The open and closed portions of the DIB public meeting on
January 13, 2025 will take place at the Pentagon, in Washington, DC The
open portion of the meeting will be accessible to the public virtually,
via the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Marina Theodotou, Designated
Federal Officer (DFO) at (703) 945-5652 (voice) or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6d021e0943040303021b0c190402032d000c040143000401"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="49263a2d67202727263f283d202627092428202567242025">[email protected]</span></a>. Mailing address is Defense Innovation Board,
4800 Mark Center Drive, Suite 15D08, Alexandria, VA 22350-3600. The
most up-to-date changes to the meeting agenda and link to the virtual
meeting can be found on the website at <a href="https://innovation.defense.gov">https://innovation.defense.gov</a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This meeting is being held under the
provisions of chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code (U.S.C.)
(commonly known as the ``Federal Advisory Committee Act'' or ``FACA'');
5 U.S.C. 552b; and 41 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 102-3.140 and
102-3.150.
Due to circumstances beyond the control of the DFO and the DoD, the
DIB was unable to provide public notification required by 41 CFR 102-
3.150(a) concerning its January 13, 2025 meeting. The circumstances
included the DIB's calendar availability related to when to hold the
meeting due to the new administration transition timeline and an
internal transition of the DIB to a new DoD Sponsor, the Director of
the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU). Accordingly, the Advisory Committee
Management Officer for the DoD, pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.150(b), waives
the 15-calendar day notification requirement.
Purpose of Meeting: The mission of the DIB is to provide the
Secretary of Defense (SecDef), the Deputy Secretary of Defense
(DepSecDef), and the Director of the DIU independent advice and
strategic insights on emerging and disruptive technologies and their
impact on national security, adoption of commercial sector innovation
best practices, and ways to leverage the United States innovation
ecosystem to align structures, processes, and human capital practices
to accelerate and scale innovation adoption, foster a culture of
innovation and an experimentation mindset, and enable the DoD to build
enduring advantages. The DIB focuses on innovation-related issues and
topics raised by the SecDef, the DepSecDef, or the DIU. The objective
of this DIB meeting is to present its key recommendations resulting
from its two current studies: ``A Pathway to Scaling Unmanned Weapon
Systems'' and ``Scaling Nontraditional Defense Innovation'', and vote
on the advice and recommendations for the Department to adopt.
Agenda: The DIB's open portion of the meeting will take place on
January 13, 2025, 3:00 p.m.-3:45 p.m. EST. The DIB DFO, Dr. Marina
Theodotou, will open the meeting and introduce the DIB Chair, Michael
Bloomberg for his welcome and opening remarks. The DIB Chair and
members will discuss relevant innovation topics through open
discussions, present their findings and recommendations to the DIB for
deliberation, and vote on its two current studies: ``A Pathway to
Scaling Unmanned Weapon Systems'' and ``Scaling Nontraditional Defense
Innovation''. Additionally, the DepSecDef will speak on the overall
work of the DIB and the value of the recommendations it has provided to
the Department. Next, the DFO will read written public comments into
the meeting record, followed by closing remarks from the DIB's Chair,
and
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adjournment of the open portion of the meeting by the DFO.
The DIB will continue in a closed session from 4:00 p.m. to 4:30
p.m. during which the DIB members will brief the SecDef on the findings
and recommendations of their two current studies, and discuss
classified matters relating to unmanned systems, scaling innovative
processes and procedures, and approaches to strengthen how the
Department engages with Industry to drive faster tech adoption.
Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to 1009(a)(1) of the FACA and 41
CFR 102-3.140 and 102-3.150, the open meeting will be accessible to the
public virtually on January 13, 2025, 3:00 p.m.-3:45 p.m. EST. Members
of the public wishing to attend the meeting virtually will be able to
access a link published on the DIB website the morning of the meeting.
In accordance with 1009(d) of the FACA and 41 CFR 102-3.155, the
DoD has determined that part of the DIB meeting will be closed to the
public on January 13th, from 4:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Specifically, the
DDIU as the DIB Sponsor, in consultation with the DoD Office of General
Counsel, has determined in writing that this portion of the meeting
will be closed to the public because the DIB will consider matters
covered by 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1). The determination is based on the
classified nature of discussions related to national security. Such
classified material is so intertwined with the unclassified material
that it cannot reasonably be segregated into separate discussions
without defeating the effectiveness and meaning of the overall meeting.
To permit this portion of the meeting to be open to the public would
preclude discussion of such matters and would greatly diminish the
ultimate utility of the DIB's findings and recommendations to the
SecDef.
Written Statements: Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.150(6) and 102-3.140
and 1009(a)(3) of the FACA, the public or interested organizations may
submit written comments or statements to the DIB in response to the
stated agenda of the meeting or regarding the DIB's mission in general.
Written comments or statements should be submitted to Dr. Marina
Theodotou, the DFO, via email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#701f03145e191e1e1f061104191f1e301d11191c5e1d191c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1c736f7832757272736a7d687573725c717d757032717570">[email protected]</span></a>. Comments or
statements must include the author's name, title or affiliation,
address, and daytime phone number. The DFO must receive written
comments or statements being submitted in response to the agenda set
forth in this notice by 12:00 p.m. on January 12, 2025, to be
considered by the DIB. The DFO will review all timely submitted written
comments or statements with the DIB Chair and ensure the comments are
provided to all members before the meeting. Written comments or
statements received after January 12th may not be provided to the DIB
until its next scheduled meeting. Please note that all submitted
comments and statements will be treated as public documents and will be
made available for public inspection, including, but not limited to,
being posted on the DIB's website.
Dated: January 14, 2025.
Stephanie J. Bost,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2025-01204 Filed 1-16-25; 8:45 am]
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