Preventing Technology Surprise: The Army's Leading Edge Research Programs and the Subject Matter Expertise that Fuels Them

Meeting

Preventing Technology Surprise Study (PTSS) Data Gathering_Meeting #4

May 7 - 9, 2025

Past

About

This was the fourth data-gathering meeting of the committee, where they met, talked about the statement of task, and spoke to experts. Additionally, they spent time writing the report.

Getting the right equipment into soldiers’ hands requires the research community to provide a steady, forward-thinking stream of technologies to upgrade or create weapons systems for 2035 and beyond. To develop and mature those technologies, the U.S. Army needs subject matter expertise to invent those new technologies and integrate them into mission capability. The U.S. Army has two programs that generate useful technologies and ensure a basis of expertise to create and integrate them. This study will review and evaluate how well those programs enable the Army to develop the next generation of capabilities necessary to avoid technological surprise.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Partially Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Committee Members:
Grace Bocheneck
Gregory Quarles
Karen O'Brien
Katherine Graef
Margaret Kosal
Maria-Kristina Hayden
Vikram Mittal
Alexander Slocum
John Koszewnik
Peter Chung
Joan Bienvenue
Scott Lenaghan
Staff:
Willian (Bruno) Millonig
Steven Darbes
Micaela (Mica) Pacheco
Debrah Adedeji
Tina Latimer

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Committee members and staff discussed the report, possible findings and conclusions. They also worked on identifying key speakers for the next data gathering session.

data gathering planning, discussed and developed parameters for writing vignettes, and worked on identifying key speakers and materials for future meetings and to conduct the study.

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

Committee members looked at their report.

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

May 14, 2025

Contact

William Millonig

wmillonig@nas.edu

Location

National Academy of Sciences Building

2101 Constitution Ave NW

Washington DC 20418, USA

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting

Preventing Technology Surprise Study (PTSS) Data Gathering_Meeting #3

March 5 - 6, 2025

Past

Agenda

Download the Agenda

About

Getting the right equipment into soldiers’ hands requires the research community to provide a steady, forward-thinking stream of technologies to upgrade or create weapons systems for 2035 and beyond. To develop and mature those technologies, the U.S. Army needs subject matter expertise to invent those new technologies and integrate them into mission capability. The U.S. Army has two programs that generate useful technologies and ensure a basis of expertise to create and integrate them. This study will review and evaluate how well those programs enable the Army to develop the next generation of capabilities necessary to avoid technological surprise.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Partially Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Committee Members:
Grace Bocheneck
Gregory Quarles
Karen O'Brien
Katherine Graef
Margaret Kosal
Maria-Kristina Hayden
Vikram Mittal
Alexander Slocum
John Koszewnik
Peter Chung
Joan Bienvenue
Scott Lenaghan
Staff:
Willian (Bruno) Millonig
Steven Darbes
Tina Latimer
Micaela (Mica) Pacheco
Debrah Adedeji

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Committee member and staff discussed the next data gathering session, assigned writing tasks to committee members, and discussed possible findings for the report.

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

Committee members looked at the draft report outline.

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

March 07, 2025

Contact

William Millonig

wmillonig@nas.edu

Location

National Academy of Sciences Building

2101 Constitution Ave NW

Washington DC 20418, USA

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting

Preventing Technology Surprise Study (PTSS) Data Gathering_Meeting #2

January 8 - 9, 2025

Past

Agenda

Download the Agenda

About

This was the second data-gathering meeting of the committee, where they met, talked about the statement of task, and spoke to experts. Additionally, they planned future data-gathering sessions.

Getting the right equipment into soldiers’ hands requires the research community to provide a steady, forward-thinking stream of technologies to upgrade or create weapons systems for 2035 and beyond. To develop and mature those technologies, the U.S. Army needs subject matter expertise to invent those new technologies and integrate them into mission capability. The U.S. Army has two programs that generate useful technologies and ensure a basis of expertise to create and integrate them. This study will review and evaluate how well those programs enable the Army to develop the next generation of capabilities necessary to avoid technological surprise.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Partially Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Committee Members:
Grace Bocheneck
Gregory Quarles
Karen O'Brien
Katherine Graef
Margaret Kosal
Maria-Kristina Hayden
Vikram Mittal
Alexander Slocum
John Koszewnik
Peter Chung
Joan Bienvenue
Scott Lenaghan
Staff:
Willian (Bruno) Millonig
Steven Darbes
Micaela (Mica) Pacheco
Debrah Adedeji
Tina Latimer

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Committee members and staff discussed data gathering planning, discussed and developed parameters for writing vignettes, and worked on identifying key speakers and materials for future meetings and to conduct the study.

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

Committee members looked at a document outlining vignette content parameters and style.

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

January 10, 2025

Contact

William Millonig

wmillonig@nas.edu

Location

National Academy of Sciences Building

2101 Constitution Ave NW

Washington DC 20418, USA

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting Closed

Preventing Technology Surprise Study (PTSS)__Kickoff Meeting

November 7 - 8, 2024

Past

About

This was the first kickoff meeting of the commitee where they met, talked about the statement of task, and spoke to experts. They also planned future data gathering sessions.

Getting the right equipment into soldiers’ hands requires the research community to provide a steady, forward-thinking stream of technologies to upgrade or create weapons systems for 2035 and beyond. To develop and mature those technologies, the U.S. Army needs subject matter expertise to invent those new technologies and integrate them into mission capability. The U.S. Army has two programs that generate useful technologies and ensure a basis of expertise to create and integrate them. This study will review and evaluate how well those programs enable the Army to develop the next generation of capabilities necessary to avoid technological surprise.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Committee Members:
Grace Bocheneck
Gregory Quarles
Karen O'Brien
Katherine Graef
Margaret Kosal
Maria-Kristina Hayden
Vikram Mittal
Alexander Slocum
John Koszewnik
Peter Chung
Joan Bienvenue
Scott Lenaghan
Staff:
Willian (Bruno) Millonig
Steven Darbes
Sudhir Shenoy
Tina Latimer
Micaela (Mica) Pacheco

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Committee member and staff discussed data gathering planning, developed and edited the draft report outline, and worked on identifying key speakers and materials for future meetings and to conduct the study.

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

Committee members looked at the draft report outline and an overview of the Academies and the data gathering process.

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

November 14, 2024

Contact

William Millonig

wmillonig@nas.edu

Location

National Academy of Sciences Building

2101 Constitution Ave NW

Washington DC 20418, USA

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

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