The Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) and the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), in partnership with the Office of Under Secretary of Defense Research and Engineering (OUSD R&E) hosted the GIDE Industry Insights Forum on July 16, 2024. The Forum focused on the upcoming twelfth iteration of the Global Information Dominance Experiment (GIDE).

The purpose of GIDE is to accelerate the development and fielding of Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control (CJADC2) capabilities and concepts for the Department of Defense to deliver information to warfighters and senior leaders at the speed of relevance and enable decision-making. Since its inception, nine iterations of experiments have been conducted via GIDE; experiments have been sponsored by leaders from the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands, all service branches and international allies and partners. CDAO, in partnership with DIU and OUSD R&E, will continue to lead future iterations of GIDE.

Download PDF of the GIDE Industry Insights Forum

The objectives of the inaugural GIDE Industry Insights Forum were:

1. Introduce industry to the learning from CY 23/24 GIDE

2. Enable industry partners to support GIDE experimentation teams for the purpose of generating faster and more comprehensive outcomes

3. Outline the acquisitions opportunities to join GIDE and CJADC2 ecosystem

4. Increase industry knowledge of the CDAO data marketplace concept

5. Present JFN 2.0 requirements and way ahead and GIDE as a nomination venue for JFN capabilities

Forum Web Journal

This web journal is a high level, chronological capture of the forum. Graphic Facilitators captured key ideas throughout the day.

Press Briefing

Dr. Radha Plumb held a press briefing providing additional context on the GIDE Industry Insights Forums.

“Part of what we are trying to do in the CDAO is add clarity to the complexity of the digital AI space, both in how we are going out and finding solutions and in the bureaucratic processes we are creating so that both companies and the broader defense community can understand what we're doing.”

Dr. Plumb also expressed the importance of the press in helping to promote the intent and processes of these forums.

Morning Insights

“It is incumbent upon us to engage more deeply with industry to show what we do internally in order for you to point out what capabilities you could provide.” - Margaret Palmieri

Key themes coming out of the morning’s presentations include agility, experimentation, and the need for joint perspectives on solutions for our heterogeneous environment. Harnessing both industry and academia is a competitive advantage of the United States.

OUSD R&E Brief

The Joint Fires Network (JFN) delivers decision superiority by connecting sensors and weapon systems via a resilient network of enterprise and edge information systems to remove latency from data.

CDAO Brief

This section explained the Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace - what it is, how it works, and the Challenge schedule overview.

Closing Remarks

“Hopefully, today you have seen some of what we are putting in place. Models that are going to combine developers and operators to experiment with and accelerate delivery to our warfighters. We want to keep the entire development, test, evaluation, and integration chain together in a software and data-driven way. Seating developers and operators side by side will create more agility and acceleration. We're super excited about this journey and the potential that it has for the department.” - Margaret Palmieri