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Feb. 3, 2025
Converging Allies and Partner Data into the DAF Data Fabric

How can data/information from our Allies and Partners be woven into the Department of the Air Force's data fabric? (16 AF)
Feb. 3, 2025
Irregular and Unconventional Warfare Campaigning

The SOE has renewed its focus on irregular and unconventional warfare. How can SOF better understand, articulate, and operationalize irregular and unconventional warfare campaigns? What is the relationship between irregular warfare, unconventional warfare, foreign internal defense, security force
Feb. 3, 2025
How Do We Make Intelligence Support to Operations More Efficient?

In the context of Agile Combat Employment (ACE), What strategies and modifications can be implemented in the Combat Information Network (CIN) and Mission Planning Team (MPT) workflows to increase efficiency, resilience, agility, and decrease waste in intelligence support operations? Is there a
Feb. 3, 2025
Weapon system vulnerabilities introduced by cloud environment

Does the dependence on cloud environments (commercial or organic) introduce risk to cyber security? If so, what unique risks does this pose to the military and its weapon systems? (16 AF/A4)
Feb. 3, 2025
Secure and Accessible Collaboration on Personally Owned Devices

Given the current reliance of Air Force personnel on insecure commercial communication apps (such as GroupMe, Discord, Slack, WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, and Signal) for operational and tactical coordination, can the Air Force provide a collaboration application to surpass these existing tools in
Feb. 3, 2025
Measuring LLM Compliance with Analytic Tradecraft Standards

How can the compliance of large language models (LLMs) with Intelligence Community Directive (ICD) 203's analytic tradecraft standards of objectivity, independence of political consideration, and traceability to underlying sources be verified when LLMs are used for intelligence purposes? Can we
Feb. 3, 2025
Multi-level Security for Mobile Platforms versus Static Ground-Based Systems

With EMSO and IO intertwining with almost every DOD mobile asset, the sharing of data aggregated from systems of different levels of security is becoming more of a requirement for any operation. The ability for data of lower classification to flow from systems of higher classification (i.e.,
Feb. 3, 2025
Safeguarding AFCYBER's Critical Infrastructure

Analyze NIST-evaluated PQC algorithms in an AFCYBER operational context, with an emphasis on critical digital infrastructure. (688 CW)
Feb. 3, 2025
Forecasting Unintended Consequences

Given the current focus on strategic competition and competitive statecraft, SOF’s operations around the globe have an important role to play. However, activities in one country or on one continent may have far-reaching effects in neighboring countries or across the globe. The scale of
Feb. 3, 2025
Scientific and Technical Implications of DOTMLPF-P Challenges for Conventional-Nuclear Integration

A key element of the current national military priorities is to be prepared for a fight against China and Russia, which are nuclear-capable powers. This pacing threat highlights the importance for the Department of the Air Force (DAF) to have the ability to integrate nuclear and non-nuclear

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Converging Allies and Partner Data into the DAF Data Fabric

Irregular and Unconventional Warfare Campaigning

How Do We Make Intelligence Support to Operations More Efficient?

Weapon system vulnerabilities introduced by cloud environment

Secure and Accessible Collaboration on Personally Owned Devices

Measuring LLM Compliance with Analytic Tradecraft Standards

Multi-level Security for Mobile Platforms versus Static Ground-Based Systems

Safeguarding AFCYBER's Critical Infrastructure

Forecasting Unintended Consequences

Scientific and Technical Implications of DOTMLPF-P Challenges for Conventional-Nuclear Integration