Update 1 -- 27 July 2017

I officially reported in to Dr. Amy Zegart (Caution-https://cisac.fsi.stanford.edu/people/amy_zegart < Caution-https://cisac.fsi.stanford.edu/people/amy_zegart > ) on Tuesday.  She is simply exciting to work with and stressed her desire to maintain a cyberspace operations officer as a NSAF each year.  She is working on her fifth book right now.  This book is on using drones [her word] as a strategic deterrent.  She asked me to review that book for strategic context and UAV operational approach. She co-wrote her last book with Secretary (Dr.) Rice.

Upcoming Events:

30 Jul - 4 Aug:  Air Force Fellows Orientation in DC (tab 1)
8 Aug: Lunch with Dr. Bob Oster, formed VP of Finance at Oracle
14-16 Aug: Congressional Cyber Boot Camp.  I will serve as a facilitator, but more likely as a huge sponge.  Agenda attached (tab 2).
TBD: Cyber Planning Retreat
---Participants:  Dr. Zegart, Andy Grotto (just arrived after serving as the Senior Director for Cyber on the NSC), 3x Security Fellows at Stanford's CISAC (Caution-https://cisac.fsi.stanford.edu < Caution-https://cisac.fsi.stanford.edu > ) and myself.  Purpose: Get a better idea of the group's individual and collective interests in order to chart a two year plan for research, classes, and policy engagement.

Written work:
There is a research requirement tied for Hoover while I am here as well as one for the Air Force Fellows program.  I might try tying those documents together, depending on my topics, and might use those items for my Doctoral requirements at St. Thomas.