At the 2022 GMU-DAU annual conference, the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (USD R&E) Heidi Shyu joined us to discuss her priorities, approaches, and challenges. The audio has been republished on the Acquisition Talk podcast for your listening convenience. GMU senior fellow Shay Assad was the special interviewer, the former Director of Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy.

0:50 - Remembering Ash Carter
3:45 - Making an impact in national security
4:30 - Integrating wargaming and physics simulation
6:10 - Rapid Defense Experimentation Reserve (RDER)
10:45 - Defining tech transition
15:30 - Creating a SAP umbrella with allies/partners
20:10 - USD R&E collaboration with A&S
23:50 - Budgeting challenges, hurry up and wait
28:30 - Digital engineering for all new ACAT Is
32:20 - Venture capital and the APFIT program
36:20 - R&E's impact on the JROC (requirements)
41:30 - Industry dialogues, 14 priority areas
46:30 - Workforce and Smart Scholar program
49:20 - Impact of continuing resolutions

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