Update 2 -- 18 Aug 2017

Events
1) Meeting with Dr. Bob Oster (former VP Finance at Oracle). 
--Discussed the benefits of the NSAF program and upcoming opportunities

2) Meeting with Dr. Herb Lin (senior cyber research fellow at Hoover and Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC))
--Discussed his goal to develop cross talk between USSOCOM and USCYBERCOM IOT share notes on mission planning. I explained the concept of Warfighter Talks and how that is a good forum to use as a baseline. Critical timing based on the Presidential Directive released today elevating UCC to a Functional COCOM. MTF

3) Meeting with AF/A1 Talent Management Team IOT discuss the results of the OPR Crowdsourcing event. Results from that work will support the upcoming SecAF/CSAF Workforce Summit. Next crowdsourcing event will be tied to filling Institutional Requirements (AU, AETC, etc) with the best Airmen possible. I will start that o/a 1 Sept.

4) Congressional Staffer Cyber Boot Camp: 3-day camp with over 20 PSMs from across both parties, multiple committees. Used to develop a baseline of cyber knowledge. Phenomenal three days. DCG ARCYBER (form NSAF) BG JP McGee attended day https://campustechnology.com/articles/2017/08/15/stanford-hosts-cyber-bootcamp-for-congressional-staffers.aspx?m=1

5) Meeting to discuss current 3 year project on the "Hidden (and not so hidden) Dynamics of Cyber Conflict with Mr. Jay Healey (former USAF officer and now professor at Columbia). In early stages of research and development but focusing on tactical and technical, then operational and strategic dynamics.

6) DoD CIO Roundtable discussion on Policy and Cyberspace.  Dr. Zangardi led the panel discussion which include Dr. William Perry on International Policy. Attendees were senior CIO leaders from DoD and three other nations. DISA CDR was in attendance.  Great discussion centered on highlighting defensive successes vice only highlighting offensive successes.

Upcoming
- Meeting to discuss Cyber National Policy with Mr. Grotto (former Cyber at NSC) and Stanford Cyber Initiative Leaders at Hoover and CISAC.

- Discussion on Cyber Coercion with Dr. Brandon Valeriano (Marine Corps University) at the Center for Global Security Research, Lawrence Livermore National Lab.

Readings from this period:

Wired For War, Dr. P.W. Singer. http://wiredwar.pwsinger.com/   Spent over four years looking at efforts to move from direct battlefield engagement to the use of unmanned platforms and AI. 

The Future of Violence: Robots and Germs, Hackers and Drones-Confronting a New Age of Threat,  Benjamin Wittes and Gabriella Blum. https://www.amazon.com/Future-Violence-Robots-Hackers-Confronting/dp/0465089747  Excellent book that assesses our current approach to defend against the last war or attack (i.e. TSA activities at airports) instead of what is next. Are we getting close to the singularity?

Writing from this period:

Authentic Leadership is Hard to Measure (Doctoral requirement)

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