1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:00,000 2 00:00:08,720 --> 00:00:12,550 to you for a few opening comments , I'm 3 00:00:12,550 --> 00:00:14,606 gonna kick this off and then have to 4 00:00:14,606 --> 00:00:16,661 depart for another engagement . Um , 5 00:00:16,661 --> 00:00:18,550 what you're gonna hear about this 6 00:00:18,550 --> 00:00:21,720 afternoon is to first one I'm almost 7 00:00:21,720 --> 00:00:23,664 embarrassed to use . First you are 8 00:00:23,664 --> 00:00:25,609 sponsored by the Department of Air 9 00:00:25,609 --> 00:00:27,887 Force and the second is the first york , 10 00:00:27,887 --> 00:00:30,470 which will be led by historically black 11 00:00:30,470 --> 00:00:32,460 college and University University 12 00:00:32,460 --> 00:00:34,627 Applied Research centers provide a lot 13 00:00:34,627 --> 00:00:36,849 of great services to the department and 14 00:00:36,849 --> 00:00:39,016 moving advanced technology forward and 15 00:00:39,016 --> 00:00:41,130 helping us tap into sources of 16 00:00:41,140 --> 00:00:43,251 expertise and engineering and science 17 00:00:43,251 --> 00:00:45,307 that we wouldn't have otherwise . So 18 00:00:45,307 --> 00:00:48,040 we've committed to have 12 year , five 19 00:00:48,040 --> 00:00:50,262 years of funding at $12 million dollars 20 00:00:50,262 --> 00:00:52,430 per year to start with a competitive 21 00:00:52,430 --> 00:00:54,940 process . A new university applied 22 00:00:54,940 --> 00:00:57,760 research center led by historically 23 00:00:57,760 --> 00:00:59,649 black college , black college and 24 00:00:59,649 --> 00:01:01,700 university that will be focused on 25 00:01:01,700 --> 00:01:05,170 autonomy . Uh , it's it's also a gap in 26 00:01:05,170 --> 00:01:08,220 our suite of uh research institutes 27 00:01:08,220 --> 00:01:10,270 right now that we don't have one 28 00:01:10,270 --> 00:01:12,460 focused on this area . If any of you 29 00:01:12,460 --> 00:01:14,627 have heard me talk at any time I think 30 00:01:14,627 --> 00:01:16,850 in the past year or even before , that 31 00:01:17,240 --> 00:01:19,810 very focused on the threat of Chinese 32 00:01:19,810 --> 00:01:21,866 military modernization and what that 33 00:01:21,866 --> 00:01:24,270 means in terms of our viability of our 34 00:01:24,270 --> 00:01:26,381 forces , you know , for the , for the 35 00:01:26,381 --> 00:01:29,960 future and part of the future of the 36 00:01:29,970 --> 00:01:31,914 military is going to be autonomy . 37 00:01:31,914 --> 00:01:33,914 There's no doubt in my mind to that 38 00:01:33,914 --> 00:01:35,748 we're seeing increasing evidence 39 00:01:35,748 --> 00:01:37,581 evidence of that almost in every 40 00:01:37,581 --> 00:01:39,581 conflict that occurs . You saw that 41 00:01:39,581 --> 00:01:41,470 they're going to carbon and we're 42 00:01:41,470 --> 00:01:43,581 seeing it in Ukraine now it's here to 43 00:01:43,581 --> 00:01:45,581 stay and we need to be at the front 44 00:01:45,581 --> 00:01:47,803 edge of that And this is an opportunity 45 00:01:47,803 --> 00:01:50,940 to tap into universities that have 46 00:01:50,940 --> 00:01:52,773 enormous amount of capability in 47 00:01:52,773 --> 00:01:56,260 science and technology . The HBCUS put 48 00:01:56,260 --> 00:01:59,420 out about 30% of the the scientists and 49 00:01:59,420 --> 00:02:01,642 engineers that are that are produced by 50 00:02:01,642 --> 00:02:03,640 that community . So we're looking 51 00:02:03,640 --> 00:02:05,529 forward to this . It's gonna be a 52 00:02:05,529 --> 00:02:07,529 competitive process . It's gonna go 53 00:02:07,529 --> 00:02:09,696 reasonably quickly . We want to get on 54 00:02:09,696 --> 00:02:09,380 with this and hopefully by the end of 55 00:02:09,380 --> 00:02:11,380 the calendar year we'll have a lead 56 00:02:11,380 --> 00:02:13,491 selected and we'll be off and running 57 00:02:13,491 --> 00:02:15,658 and with that I'm going to leave it to 58 00:02:15,658 --> 00:02:17,769 I want to say thank you , I thank the 59 00:02:17,769 --> 00:02:20,400 team here Heidi she was going to seek 60 00:02:20,400 --> 00:02:23,510 next but victoria Coleman and wander 61 00:02:23,510 --> 00:02:26,630 down there have been tremendous leaders 62 00:02:26,630 --> 00:02:28,686 in putting this together and I see a 63 00:02:28,686 --> 00:02:30,880 few other Marianne uh Maynard and 64 00:02:30,880 --> 00:02:33,213 others here that have been part of this . 65 00:02:33,213 --> 00:02:35,324 It's been a journey of several months 66 00:02:35,324 --> 00:02:37,491 now to get this all together and a lot 67 00:02:37,491 --> 00:02:37,210 of work has gone into it And I just 68 00:02:37,210 --> 00:02:39,210 want to thank this team for all the 69 00:02:39,210 --> 00:02:41,432 great work they've done with that . I'm 70 00:02:41,432 --> 00:02:43,599 gonna turn over to Heidi . Thank you . 71 00:02:43,599 --> 00:02:45,730 Thank you . Thank you . Well , as the 72 00:02:45,740 --> 00:02:47,907 undersecretary of Defense for research 73 00:02:47,907 --> 00:02:49,900 and engineering . I am absolutely 74 00:02:49,900 --> 00:02:51,860 delighted that the Air Force is 75 00:02:51,860 --> 00:02:54,950 launching a new university affiliated 76 00:02:54,950 --> 00:02:58,560 research center or you are to be led 77 00:02:59,040 --> 00:03:02,700 by H . B C . U . The department 78 00:03:02,700 --> 00:03:06,400 defense currently have 14 Urs 79 00:03:06,470 --> 00:03:10,220 in 12 states and they are an 80 00:03:10,230 --> 00:03:13,920 incredible pull of talent that 81 00:03:13,920 --> 00:03:17,520 we depend on . Okay 82 00:03:17,530 --> 00:03:21,470 the UR collaborate very closely 83 00:03:21,470 --> 00:03:24,640 with the D . O . D . Laboratories , the 84 00:03:24,640 --> 00:03:28,620 program offices with industry as well 85 00:03:28,630 --> 00:03:31,530 as with the federally funded research 86 00:03:31,530 --> 00:03:33,697 and development centers or F . F . R . 87 00:03:33,697 --> 00:03:36,400 D . C . S . Okay to develop innovative 88 00:03:36,400 --> 00:03:40,200 solutions to solve some of our toughest 89 00:03:40,200 --> 00:03:44,170 challenges . This nation must 90 00:03:44,170 --> 00:03:47,470 have a strong national stem 91 00:03:47,480 --> 00:03:50,050 workforce since the future of our 92 00:03:50,050 --> 00:03:53,400 national security is dependent on our 93 00:03:53,400 --> 00:03:56,740 ability to grow our same talent . Okay . 94 00:03:56,750 --> 00:03:59,590 We will only accomplish this through 95 00:03:59,590 --> 00:04:02,420 the cultivation of a highly diverse 96 00:04:02,430 --> 00:04:05,650 workforce . Diversity of background 97 00:04:05,660 --> 00:04:09,290 with a diversity of ideas has always 98 00:04:09,290 --> 00:04:11,560 been the strength of this country . 99 00:04:12,040 --> 00:04:14,540 Okay so the United States have a long 100 00:04:14,550 --> 00:04:18,080 history and a strong reputation of 101 00:04:18,090 --> 00:04:21,290 being a haven for diversity and 102 00:04:21,300 --> 00:04:25,160 innovation . We must tap into the 103 00:04:25,170 --> 00:04:28,570 hBc use to grow a well educated and 104 00:04:28,570 --> 00:04:30,780 well trained workforce for the 105 00:04:30,780 --> 00:04:32,960 department Defense and this nation . 106 00:04:33,540 --> 00:04:36,760 I'm happy to announce that my office , 107 00:04:36,770 --> 00:04:38,603 the undersecretary of Defense of 108 00:04:38,603 --> 00:04:41,740 Research and Engineering As well as the 109 00:04:41,750 --> 00:04:43,510 undersecretary of defense for 110 00:04:43,520 --> 00:04:46,910 acquisition sustainment um will both be 111 00:04:46,910 --> 00:04:48,620 contributing $2 million 112 00:04:48,620 --> 00:04:53,180 12 113 00:04:53,190 --> 00:04:55,300 million that the air force will be 114 00:04:55,300 --> 00:04:58,460 contributing . So I'm absolutely 115 00:04:58,460 --> 00:05:01,050 thrilled to be here with my counterpart . 116 00:05:01,140 --> 00:05:03,307 I'm gonna turn it over to dr Coleman . 117 00:05:03,540 --> 00:05:07,500 Thank you ma'am . Um I just want to 118 00:05:07,510 --> 00:05:10,550 start by by acknowledging the amazing 119 00:05:10,560 --> 00:05:14,180 team that brought this to us today . I 120 00:05:14,180 --> 00:05:17,080 see many of my colleagues here . Um It 121 00:05:17,080 --> 00:05:19,191 was a long road is as honorable , she 122 00:05:19,191 --> 00:05:21,490 just just mentioned , but I gotta tell 123 00:05:21,490 --> 00:05:23,450 you today is a good day . We have 124 00:05:23,460 --> 00:05:25,738 challenging days . Today is a good day . 125 00:05:26,240 --> 00:05:29,850 Um Thank you ma'am for your support of 126 00:05:29,850 --> 00:05:32,330 the of this . I think it's a historic 127 00:05:32,330 --> 00:05:35,390 opportunity and it's one that is long 128 00:05:35,390 --> 00:05:38,380 overdue . Um in many ways it's 129 00:05:39,230 --> 00:05:40,841 the secretary said it's it's 130 00:05:40,841 --> 00:05:43,063 embarrassing to say that we waited this 131 00:05:43,063 --> 00:05:45,840 long but we're here now um over the 132 00:05:45,840 --> 00:05:48,062 next few months , I just wanted to tell 133 00:05:48,062 --> 00:05:50,062 you a little bit about what's gonna 134 00:05:50,062 --> 00:05:52,007 happen next over the next next few 135 00:05:52,007 --> 00:05:54,229 months . The department , the Air Force 136 00:05:54,229 --> 00:05:57,130 team will continue working with dr 137 00:05:57,130 --> 00:06:00,960 LaPlante and misuse teams to first of 138 00:06:00,960 --> 00:06:03,140 all get the york approval . This is a 139 00:06:03,140 --> 00:06:05,720 designation that is , that is 140 00:06:05,720 --> 00:06:09,610 determined by us . So we're 141 00:06:09,610 --> 00:06:12,850 working with misuse team to make this a 142 00:06:12,860 --> 00:06:16,380 reality . Um We will then 143 00:06:16,390 --> 00:06:18,334 continue on to lead the university 144 00:06:18,334 --> 00:06:21,590 selection uh that will host the york 145 00:06:21,600 --> 00:06:23,600 and of course we will be looking to 146 00:06:23,600 --> 00:06:25,378 establish the IOC , the initial 147 00:06:25,378 --> 00:06:28,010 operating capability . So how we gonna 148 00:06:28,010 --> 00:06:31,230 get there . Um We will , 149 00:06:31,240 --> 00:06:34,510 first of all we will select a lead 150 00:06:34,520 --> 00:06:38,210 institution , a lead HBCU that will um 151 00:06:38,220 --> 00:06:40,990 cooperate with other HPC US to form a 152 00:06:40,990 --> 00:06:43,760 consortium that will 153 00:06:44,540 --> 00:06:48,420 leverage and bring to the fore the 154 00:06:48,420 --> 00:06:50,160 expertise of the individual 155 00:06:50,170 --> 00:06:54,140 institutions . Um As the secretary said , 156 00:06:54,140 --> 00:06:56,029 the focus of new york is tactical 157 00:06:56,029 --> 00:06:58,440 autonomy and what we mean by that is 158 00:06:58,450 --> 00:07:00,780 systems that act with the delegated but 159 00:07:00,780 --> 00:07:02,558 bounded authority in support of 160 00:07:02,558 --> 00:07:04,930 tactical short term actions that are 161 00:07:04,930 --> 00:07:06,763 associated of course with a more 162 00:07:06,763 --> 00:07:09,097 strategic long term vision that we have . 163 00:07:09,097 --> 00:07:11,290 There are three main areas that we 164 00:07:11,290 --> 00:07:13,500 expect . The work in new york will 165 00:07:13,500 --> 00:07:16,220 focus in . And the first the first one 166 00:07:16,220 --> 00:07:19,030 of them I think is absolutely critical 167 00:07:19,030 --> 00:07:21,310 and that is trust , you know , you get 168 00:07:21,320 --> 00:07:23,950 as much autonomy as we as we have trust . 169 00:07:23,960 --> 00:07:26,590 So that's gonna be 11 of the key areas 170 00:07:26,590 --> 00:07:30,170 of interest that we have . Um is the 171 00:07:30,170 --> 00:07:32,120 department , the second one is 172 00:07:32,120 --> 00:07:35,320 collaboration between platforms and the 173 00:07:35,320 --> 00:07:38,180 third one is human machine teaming . So 174 00:07:38,180 --> 00:07:40,650 these are the three pillars if you like 175 00:07:40,650 --> 00:07:44,560 that um are um uh the work 176 00:07:44,560 --> 00:07:47,320 that the research that the consortium 177 00:07:47,330 --> 00:07:49,550 will execute will be focused on . 178 00:07:50,840 --> 00:07:53,450 Uh One of the things that is different 179 00:07:53,450 --> 00:07:55,672 about if you are and trust me this this 180 00:07:55,672 --> 00:07:58,870 model is something that evolved over a 181 00:07:58,870 --> 00:08:00,981 number of months through a great deal 182 00:08:00,981 --> 00:08:04,040 of conversations and learning about the 183 00:08:04,040 --> 00:08:06,920 institutions and what is possible . Um 184 00:08:06,930 --> 00:08:09,030 One of the things that is unusual is 185 00:08:09,030 --> 00:08:10,919 that we're not only expecting the 186 00:08:10,919 --> 00:08:12,752 institutions to produce research 187 00:08:12,752 --> 00:08:14,919 results , we understand that there are 188 00:08:14,919 --> 00:08:17,360 historical inequities and we want to 189 00:08:17,360 --> 00:08:19,810 help them build capacity as well as 190 00:08:19,810 --> 00:08:22,520 deliver results to us as part of that , 191 00:08:22,530 --> 00:08:25,600 we want to advance their efforts to 192 00:08:25,600 --> 00:08:28,040 move at least one , hopefully more than 193 00:08:28,040 --> 00:08:30,420 one institutions from the Carnegie 194 00:08:30,420 --> 00:08:32,642 Foundation Research classification from 195 00:08:32,642 --> 00:08:34,864 our two , which means the high research 196 00:08:34,864 --> 00:08:37,830 institution to an R . R . One which is 197 00:08:37,830 --> 00:08:41,320 very high research today . There are 11 198 00:08:41,330 --> 00:08:44,160 I HPC use that are are two , there are 199 00:08:44,160 --> 00:08:47,050 none that are ones through this effort . 200 00:08:47,240 --> 00:08:49,520 We're hoping to ensure that at least 201 00:08:49,520 --> 00:08:51,880 one , if not more institutions become 202 00:08:51,890 --> 00:08:54,840 our ones . There's another piece to 203 00:08:54,840 --> 00:08:57,720 that and and that is where our 204 00:08:57,720 --> 00:08:59,970 collaboration with acquisition 205 00:08:59,970 --> 00:09:02,530 sustainment comes in . In addition to 206 00:09:02,530 --> 00:09:04,720 advancing autonomy within the 207 00:09:04,720 --> 00:09:06,790 Department of the Air Force , we 208 00:09:06,790 --> 00:09:08,901 anticipate that we will increase stem 209 00:09:08,901 --> 00:09:12,240 education and economic activity in the 210 00:09:12,240 --> 00:09:14,460 local proximity of the consortium 211 00:09:14,460 --> 00:09:18,450 members . So a a partner um 212 00:09:20,140 --> 00:09:22,990 a significant partner in the endeavor 213 00:09:22,990 --> 00:09:26,700 is the MPP program in U S . T I N . S . 214 00:09:26,710 --> 00:09:29,830 Uh the MPP stands for Mental Protection 215 00:09:29,840 --> 00:09:33,290 Program and the notion is that we can 216 00:09:33,290 --> 00:09:35,580 help a number of small businesses to 217 00:09:35,580 --> 00:09:38,400 establish themselves in and around the 218 00:09:38,400 --> 00:09:40,540 consortium members . So there's 219 00:09:40,540 --> 00:09:42,762 robotics , road Pittsburgh , you know , 220 00:09:42,762 --> 00:09:45,790 our um ambition aspiration is that 221 00:09:45,790 --> 00:09:47,846 there will be lots of robotics rolls 222 00:09:47,846 --> 00:09:49,900 built up as ecosystems around the 223 00:09:49,900 --> 00:09:52,122 schools . And that's what I think makes 224 00:09:52,122 --> 00:09:54,690 this such a unique collaboration . That 225 00:09:54,700 --> 00:09:56,940 uh you know , you have a service , you 226 00:09:56,940 --> 00:09:59,730 have the C . T . O . Of the Department 227 00:09:59,740 --> 00:10:02,390 of Defense and you have the folks that 228 00:10:02,390 --> 00:10:05,270 care about building a sustainable 229 00:10:05,280 --> 00:10:07,490 enterprise coming together to build 230 00:10:07,490 --> 00:10:09,650 this . And I should also say I see 231 00:10:09,660 --> 00:10:13,560 Cyrus sellers are there um personnel 232 00:10:13,560 --> 00:10:15,880 and readiness um you know , everybody 233 00:10:15,880 --> 00:10:18,213 is pulling together to make this happen . 234 00:10:18,213 --> 00:10:20,400 So what what happens next over the 235 00:10:20,410 --> 00:10:22,960 coming months ? Um we will be first of 236 00:10:22,960 --> 00:10:24,904 all submitting the york package to 237 00:10:24,904 --> 00:10:27,110 approval to use the R N . E . We will 238 00:10:27,110 --> 00:10:29,277 be reaching out to the institutions to 239 00:10:29,277 --> 00:10:31,443 HPC us to to tell them what it is that 240 00:10:31,443 --> 00:10:33,554 we're looking for and how we're going 241 00:10:33,554 --> 00:10:35,721 to go about the selection process . We 242 00:10:35,721 --> 00:10:37,499 anticipate that we will have an 243 00:10:37,499 --> 00:10:40,150 industry day during the week of August 244 00:10:40,160 --> 00:10:43,950 8th . Um by august 15th we will 245 00:10:43,950 --> 00:10:46,830 release a broad agency announcement , 246 00:10:46,840 --> 00:10:49,550 the competitive vehicle . Um and then 247 00:10:49,550 --> 00:10:51,750 our hope as the Secretary mentioned is 248 00:10:51,750 --> 00:10:54,290 to have a selection and have a public 249 00:10:54,290 --> 00:10:57,630 announcement by mid december uh and 250 00:10:57,630 --> 00:10:59,760 falling on from today . Um you know , 251 00:10:59,770 --> 00:11:01,992 there will be a website that goes lives 252 00:11:01,992 --> 00:11:04,159 that will give everybody access to the 253 00:11:04,159 --> 00:11:06,270 information that we have now and that 254 00:11:06,270 --> 00:11:08,360 will be producing . So I wanted to 255 00:11:08,740 --> 00:11:11,350 again , thank everybody in the team , 256 00:11:11,360 --> 00:11:15,340 but I wanted um us , I don't think 257 00:11:15,340 --> 00:11:18,510 we can have this event today uh without 258 00:11:18,520 --> 00:11:22,480 having somebody who actually is an hbcu 259 00:11:22,490 --> 00:11:26,330 allowed to tell us what this means . So 260 00:11:26,330 --> 00:11:28,274 I'm pleased to close my remarks by 261 00:11:28,274 --> 00:11:30,500 passing it on to my colleague Towanda 262 00:11:30,500 --> 00:11:33,950 Rooney , um who alongside 263 00:11:33,960 --> 00:11:37,900 Bishop Garrison hiding down there , A 264 00:11:37,910 --> 00:11:40,100 bishop served in the office of 265 00:11:40,110 --> 00:11:42,320 Secretary Austin until very recently . 266 00:11:43,120 --> 00:11:46,310 These two here have been our partners 267 00:11:46,310 --> 00:11:48,477 in crime without them , we wouldn't be 268 00:11:48,477 --> 00:11:50,643 where we are today . I think it's only 269 00:11:50,643 --> 00:11:53,440 fitting that Towanda will tell us how 270 00:11:53,450 --> 00:11:56,390 what this means to her because she 271 00:11:56,390 --> 00:11:58,334 embodies our ambition to bring the 272 00:11:58,334 --> 00:12:00,890 brilliance of the talent in this course 273 00:12:00,900 --> 00:12:03,190 into our service . But I want over to 274 00:12:03,190 --> 00:12:05,700 you . Thanks dr Coleman , I first want 275 00:12:05,700 --> 00:12:07,978 to just this is such a historic moment . 276 00:12:07,978 --> 00:12:10,290 I first want to give thanks to mr 277 00:12:10,290 --> 00:12:12,850 Kendall Secretary Kendall dr Le plan 278 00:12:12,850 --> 00:12:14,850 and his absence . And certainly you 279 00:12:14,850 --> 00:12:17,100 honorable shoe for being here for your 280 00:12:17,100 --> 00:12:19,170 leadership and your commitment to 281 00:12:19,170 --> 00:12:21,620 seeking diverse talent um for research 282 00:12:21,620 --> 00:12:24,120 for hbcu historically black colleges 283 00:12:24,130 --> 00:12:26,019 and universities for our national 284 00:12:26,019 --> 00:12:29,190 security . Um as a senior executive in 285 00:12:29,190 --> 00:12:31,301 the Department of the Air Force and a 286 00:12:31,301 --> 00:12:33,357 proud historically black college and 287 00:12:33,357 --> 00:12:35,579 university graduate from Virginia State 288 00:12:35,579 --> 00:12:37,801 University . It's my honor to be a part 289 00:12:37,801 --> 00:12:39,980 of this historic moment today . See I 290 00:12:39,980 --> 00:12:42,202 joined the Air Force in the summer hire 291 00:12:42,202 --> 00:12:45,480 program back in 1988 while 292 00:12:45,480 --> 00:12:47,258 matriculating at Virginia State 293 00:12:47,258 --> 00:12:49,900 University and over those four years , 294 00:12:49,910 --> 00:12:52,132 the Air Force made a significant impact 295 00:12:52,132 --> 00:12:54,160 in my life , allowing me to see 296 00:12:54,160 --> 00:12:57,960 firsthand how my skills , how my talent 297 00:12:58,840 --> 00:13:01,110 could contribute to this mission . And 298 00:13:01,110 --> 00:13:03,443 this started my career in the Air Force . 299 00:13:03,443 --> 00:13:06,360 Now , 38 years later , I am pleased to 300 00:13:06,360 --> 00:13:08,304 see that the Department of the Air 301 00:13:08,304 --> 00:13:10,490 Force is making a commitment to 302 00:13:10,490 --> 00:13:12,410 bringing the research talent from 303 00:13:12,410 --> 00:13:14,188 historically black colleges and 304 00:13:14,188 --> 00:13:16,354 universities to meet the Department of 305 00:13:16,354 --> 00:13:18,466 the Air Force operational imperatives 306 00:13:18,466 --> 00:13:21,040 this research and investment will also 307 00:13:21,040 --> 00:13:23,410 attract talented stem professionals 308 00:13:23,410 --> 00:13:25,466 from historically black colleges and 309 00:13:25,466 --> 00:13:27,970 universities and like myself 38 years 310 00:13:27,970 --> 00:13:29,970 ago as the summer higher employee . 311 00:13:29,970 --> 00:13:32,400 They'll see themselves as a valuable 312 00:13:32,400 --> 00:13:34,233 contributor to the Department of 313 00:13:34,233 --> 00:13:36,750 Defense research needs . I also want to 314 00:13:36,760 --> 00:13:40,440 thank you dr Coleman um , Mr Bishop 315 00:13:40,450 --> 00:13:42,210 and the entire team for this 316 00:13:42,210 --> 00:13:44,432 partnership and getting us here today . 317 00:13:44,432 --> 00:13:47,580 Thank you so much . So we'll take some 318 00:13:47,580 --> 00:13:49,890 questions now . Abraham , 319 00:13:51,340 --> 00:13:54,120 Thanks for doing this . I've got 320 00:13:54,120 --> 00:13:56,231 several questions and I just hope the 321 00:13:56,231 --> 00:13:59,580 appropriate person will jump in . How 322 00:13:59,810 --> 00:14:03,780 much money is currently in those 14 Urs 323 00:14:04,240 --> 00:14:07,150 Because I read that just .05 currently 324 00:14:07,150 --> 00:14:09,240 goes to HBCu . So I just wonder the 325 00:14:09,480 --> 00:14:13,270 comparison and then why what was the 326 00:14:13,270 --> 00:14:15,750 rationale for limiting this selection 327 00:14:15,750 --> 00:14:17,861 to H . B . C . U . S and there's only 328 00:14:17,861 --> 00:14:20,780 11 . So instead of going nationwide the 329 00:14:20,790 --> 00:14:22,790 rationale for that and then can you 330 00:14:22,790 --> 00:14:25,012 talk a little bit about does this , how 331 00:14:25,012 --> 00:14:27,210 will this impact diversity in the Air 332 00:14:27,210 --> 00:14:29,900 Force ? Will it sort of expose Air 333 00:14:29,900 --> 00:14:32,390 force to potential civilians and 334 00:14:32,390 --> 00:14:34,223 service members ? Future service 335 00:14:34,223 --> 00:14:36,460 members . Huh ? Thank you so much . 336 00:14:37,940 --> 00:14:40,850 So I'll talk about the 337 00:14:41,500 --> 00:14:44,980 Newark's . Okay . Oh you are different . 338 00:14:44,980 --> 00:14:47,110 Quite a bit incisive . You have 339 00:14:47,110 --> 00:14:50,090 probably the biggest you arc is johNS 340 00:14:50,090 --> 00:14:53,770 Hopkins University Applied physics lab . 341 00:14:53,780 --> 00:14:55,947 They're by far the biggest they have , 342 00:14:55,947 --> 00:14:58,780 you know , thousands of employees uh 343 00:14:58,790 --> 00:15:01,300 covering a very wide range of different 344 00:15:01,300 --> 00:15:04,820 topic areas . Okay , so the U . R . R . 345 00:15:04,820 --> 00:15:08,020 Really selected uh and supported by the 346 00:15:08,020 --> 00:15:11,310 services Army has four . Navy has five . 347 00:15:11,320 --> 00:15:14,080 Okay this is the very first one by the 348 00:15:14,080 --> 00:15:17,450 Air Force um Missile Defense Agency has 349 00:15:17,450 --> 00:15:21,000 one R . And D . Has one . Uh I . N . S . 350 00:15:21,010 --> 00:15:24,170 Uh Intelligence and security has one . 351 00:15:24,170 --> 00:15:25,670 So there's there different 352 00:15:25,670 --> 00:15:27,740 organizations that sponsored you and 353 00:15:27,740 --> 00:15:29,910 they're different sizes focus on 354 00:15:29,920 --> 00:15:33,270 different uh critical skill areas that 355 00:15:33,270 --> 00:15:35,950 they desire . So I don't have the 356 00:15:35,950 --> 00:15:38,460 actual top line for you but I can 357 00:15:38,460 --> 00:15:42,190 certainly get that . Okay so maybe if I 358 00:15:42,190 --> 00:15:44,079 can speak to your second question 359 00:15:44,079 --> 00:15:46,360 diversity piece in the department of 360 00:15:46,360 --> 00:15:50,050 the Air Force we we will strive for 361 00:15:50,050 --> 00:15:53,150 diversity . We also strive frankly for 362 00:15:53,150 --> 00:15:56,070 more scientists and engineers . One of 363 00:15:56,070 --> 00:15:58,470 the one of the key messages that the 364 00:15:58,470 --> 00:16:00,800 secretary um you know brought with him 365 00:16:00,800 --> 00:16:03,640 when he when he uh when he came to the 366 00:16:03,640 --> 00:16:06,570 Air Force is that we need to grow our 367 00:16:06,570 --> 00:16:08,570 organic technical competence in the 368 00:16:08,570 --> 00:16:12,430 department . So a this this york will 369 00:16:12,430 --> 00:16:16,430 help us ah on both scores both on our 370 00:16:16,440 --> 00:16:19,440 diversity goals as well as science and 371 00:16:19,440 --> 00:16:22,170 engineer kind of hiring goals . And you 372 00:16:22,170 --> 00:16:24,281 know while we can't hold institutions 373 00:16:24,281 --> 00:16:27,300 accountable from whom we hire . We can 374 00:16:27,300 --> 00:16:29,356 hold them accountable from whom they 375 00:16:29,356 --> 00:16:31,467 articulate so that we can hire from . 376 00:16:31,467 --> 00:16:34,890 So the pool of scientists and engineers 377 00:16:34,890 --> 00:16:37,112 that will be creating will be available 378 00:16:37,112 --> 00:16:39,460 to us to bring into the department . Um 379 00:16:41,010 --> 00:16:43,177 I can talk a little bit about why it's 380 00:16:43,177 --> 00:16:45,177 pc use question as well and I think 381 00:16:45,177 --> 00:16:48,930 honestly your question perhaps answers 382 00:16:48,930 --> 00:16:51,200 itself . So today , you know , as the 383 00:16:51,200 --> 00:16:53,520 secretary said , if you if you look 384 00:16:53,530 --> 00:16:57,120 across the board , HBCu graduates , 30% 385 00:16:57,120 --> 00:16:59,287 of all African American scientists and 386 00:16:59,287 --> 00:17:02,880 engineers . Of those , 88% proceed to 387 00:17:02,880 --> 00:17:06,770 gate phds from our wan , whitey white 388 00:17:06,780 --> 00:17:10,500 um , majority schools . They are not 389 00:17:10,500 --> 00:17:13,930 able to get those phds in the HPC . Us . 390 00:17:13,940 --> 00:17:15,829 Why is that because of historical 391 00:17:15,829 --> 00:17:19,420 inequities ? So our purpose here is to 392 00:17:19,420 --> 00:17:21,950 get access to that talent directly by 393 00:17:21,950 --> 00:17:23,839 going to the H . B C U . S versus 394 00:17:23,839 --> 00:17:26,730 waiting for that migrate was via A and 395 00:17:26,730 --> 00:17:29,310 R . One majority institutions . So 396 00:17:29,320 --> 00:17:31,620 we've been very deliberate in trying to 397 00:17:31,620 --> 00:17:33,620 get access to that talent , which I 398 00:17:33,620 --> 00:17:35,676 believe is is kind of trapped if you 399 00:17:35,676 --> 00:17:38,130 like in some sense , inside of those 400 00:17:38,130 --> 00:17:40,074 institutions because of historical 401 00:17:40,074 --> 00:17:44,060 inequities . What's 402 00:17:44,060 --> 00:17:46,227 the battlefield imperative ? What does 403 00:17:46,227 --> 00:17:48,450 diversity do from a tactical 404 00:17:48,450 --> 00:17:51,140 perspective with diversity of ideas ? I 405 00:17:51,140 --> 00:17:52,918 can tell you back when I was an 406 00:17:52,918 --> 00:17:56,000 engineer . Okay , we look for people 407 00:17:56,000 --> 00:17:58,111 with different background , different 408 00:17:58,111 --> 00:18:00,056 disciplines . Because you come you 409 00:18:00,056 --> 00:18:02,111 tackle a problem from very different 410 00:18:02,300 --> 00:18:04,210 experience and very different 411 00:18:04,210 --> 00:18:07,090 perspective . It's a diversity of 412 00:18:07,090 --> 00:18:09,930 different ideas coming from a diversity 413 00:18:09,930 --> 00:18:12,780 of backgrounds that helps you to solve 414 00:18:12,780 --> 00:18:15,010 the most challenging problem with 415 00:18:15,020 --> 00:18:17,820 innovative ideas that you may be within 416 00:18:17,820 --> 00:18:19,840 your own perspective wouldn't have 417 00:18:19,840 --> 00:18:22,000 thought of . Okay , that's why 418 00:18:22,000 --> 00:18:24,111 diversity is important and that's why 419 00:18:24,111 --> 00:18:27,880 enriches uh , this country , this 420 00:18:27,880 --> 00:18:31,690 country is incredible in terms of the 421 00:18:31,690 --> 00:18:33,870 diversity of talent that we have in 422 00:18:33,870 --> 00:18:35,870 this nation . We're one of the most 423 00:18:35,870 --> 00:18:37,926 innovative countries in this world , 424 00:18:37,926 --> 00:18:40,960 right ? Uh because of diversity , so 425 00:18:42,040 --> 00:18:45,600 thanks . Okay . We'll go to the phone 426 00:18:45,600 --> 00:18:47,767 lines now . Christina . Did you have a 427 00:18:47,767 --> 00:18:51,100 question ? Thank you for taking my 428 00:18:51,100 --> 00:18:53,400 question . Um Yes , I'm interested in 429 00:18:53,400 --> 00:18:55,240 the piece . Uh that might be 430 00:18:55,240 --> 00:18:58,320 sustainability more um over the longer 431 00:18:58,320 --> 00:19:01,180 term as that meets with community , as 432 00:19:01,190 --> 00:19:03,370 the work in the university area meets 433 00:19:03,370 --> 00:19:05,680 with communities and small businesses . 434 00:19:05,690 --> 00:19:08,710 And I wonder if there is also a 435 00:19:08,720 --> 00:19:10,609 connection there with the FBI our 436 00:19:10,609 --> 00:19:14,090 program . Um I'm a little uncertain 437 00:19:14,090 --> 00:19:16,460 about how that might fit together . So 438 00:19:17,240 --> 00:19:19,960 that's that's where I Yeah , thank you . 439 00:19:21,390 --> 00:19:23,920 So , so maybe I'll take that because 440 00:19:23,930 --> 00:19:27,930 Total Plant isn't here . So the mental 441 00:19:27,930 --> 00:19:31,460 product program is is 442 00:19:31,470 --> 00:19:33,750 adjacent to the small business 443 00:19:33,760 --> 00:19:36,940 innovation uh research program 444 00:19:36,950 --> 00:19:40,500 that that its goal is to help small 445 00:19:40,500 --> 00:19:42,980 businesses who don't currently have 446 00:19:42,990 --> 00:19:45,670 access or expertise in connecting with 447 00:19:45,670 --> 00:19:49,470 us in the department to be um I 448 00:19:49,470 --> 00:19:51,550 guess to give me the opportunity to 449 00:19:51,550 --> 00:19:53,772 learn how to work with us . And the way 450 00:19:53,772 --> 00:19:55,883 it works is that large companies that 451 00:19:55,883 --> 00:19:57,883 already have a ton of experience in 452 00:19:57,883 --> 00:20:00,106 working with us and none of the ropes , 453 00:20:00,106 --> 00:20:02,217 they help the smaller businesses also 454 00:20:02,217 --> 00:20:04,580 become connected with us , um and 455 00:20:04,580 --> 00:20:07,200 therefore more able to participate in 456 00:20:07,460 --> 00:20:09,349 the pool of technology that we're 457 00:20:09,349 --> 00:20:11,960 bringing in . Our hope here is that by 458 00:20:11,970 --> 00:20:14,250 co locating these clusters , This MPP 459 00:20:14,250 --> 00:20:16,420 clusters around the schools . We will 460 00:20:16,420 --> 00:20:18,930 be certainly supporting the creation 461 00:20:18,930 --> 00:20:21,152 and growth and smaller businesses , but 462 00:20:21,152 --> 00:20:23,600 also we will be building a direct link 463 00:20:23,610 --> 00:20:25,721 with us in the department because you 464 00:20:25,721 --> 00:20:27,610 know , we love the fact that they 465 00:20:27,610 --> 00:20:29,666 create prosperity locally , but also 466 00:20:29,666 --> 00:20:31,777 we're going to benefit our mission in 467 00:20:31,777 --> 00:20:31,180 the department and making that 468 00:20:31,180 --> 00:20:33,347 connection with the MPP is fundamental 469 00:20:33,347 --> 00:20:36,900 to that . Okay , 470 00:20:37,580 --> 00:20:39,747 thank you . I have a few questions for 471 00:20:39,747 --> 00:20:42,700 whoever wants to take them . Um when is 472 00:20:42,700 --> 00:20:46,330 this center expected to reach IOC um 473 00:20:46,340 --> 00:20:48,451 and then also I know it's kind of Air 474 00:20:48,451 --> 00:20:51,230 force focused but um could the rest of 475 00:20:51,240 --> 00:20:53,250 duty like other components leverage 476 00:20:53,250 --> 00:20:55,306 some of the work that's done at this 477 00:20:55,306 --> 00:20:57,700 new center and also from an industry 478 00:20:57,700 --> 00:21:00,970 perspective um Will the focus beyond 479 00:21:00,980 --> 00:21:03,410 minority owned businesses participating 480 00:21:03,410 --> 00:21:05,600 in this project or is it open to any 481 00:21:05,610 --> 00:21:08,470 contractor who I'll answer one aspect , 482 00:21:08,470 --> 00:21:10,637 victrola probably answered the other , 483 00:21:10,637 --> 00:21:12,692 the Air force related one . Okay . I 484 00:21:12,692 --> 00:21:14,914 would say one of the things that that I 485 00:21:14,914 --> 00:21:17,670 do at my levels , I tap into the U R 486 00:21:17,690 --> 00:21:20,830 and F F R D C s , they are an extension 487 00:21:20,840 --> 00:21:24,190 of my technical arm . Right , I would , 488 00:21:24,200 --> 00:21:26,840 I would ask them for specific projects 489 00:21:26,840 --> 00:21:29,800 and literally I would ask the F F R D S 490 00:21:29,800 --> 00:21:31,950 A U R . So they pulled together a 491 00:21:31,950 --> 00:21:34,430 collaborative team with the right 492 00:21:34,430 --> 00:21:36,350 domain expertise from each of the 493 00:21:36,350 --> 00:21:38,461 different areas . I want you guys all 494 00:21:38,461 --> 00:21:40,720 thrown together to think about how to 495 00:21:40,720 --> 00:21:43,450 tackle this particular problem for me . 496 00:21:43,840 --> 00:21:46,062 So they're literally our tests and this 497 00:21:46,062 --> 00:21:48,340 is why they're working together . Okay , 498 00:21:50,140 --> 00:21:53,780 so so um , one of the , one of the 499 00:21:53,790 --> 00:21:55,790 central pillars of the work that we 500 00:21:55,790 --> 00:21:59,600 expect the the the thing to do is trust 501 00:21:59,600 --> 00:22:01,822 and autonomy and of course , you know , 502 00:22:01,822 --> 00:22:03,878 you're right in pointing out that it 503 00:22:03,878 --> 00:22:05,989 doesn't matter if the Air Force , the 504 00:22:05,989 --> 00:22:05,780 Navy and the army , you know , any , 505 00:22:05,780 --> 00:22:07,891 any form of autonomy that is deployed 506 00:22:07,891 --> 00:22:10,190 requires trust . So we think that while 507 00:22:10,190 --> 00:22:13,100 the results , you know , we'll try and 508 00:22:13,110 --> 00:22:15,388 grab as much of that for the Air Force . 509 00:22:15,388 --> 00:22:17,810 I think part of the partnership here 510 00:22:17,810 --> 00:22:21,010 with uh mysteries offices that we we 511 00:22:21,010 --> 00:22:23,720 recognize that they are applicable in 512 00:22:23,720 --> 00:22:26,190 much broader areas and through this 513 00:22:26,190 --> 00:22:28,670 partnership actually we enable the flow 514 00:22:28,670 --> 00:22:30,559 of those results into these other 515 00:22:30,559 --> 00:22:33,150 communities . Um you asked a question 516 00:22:33,150 --> 00:22:37,040 about the MPP and and the , I'm not an 517 00:22:37,040 --> 00:22:39,040 expert but my understanding is that 518 00:22:39,430 --> 00:22:42,170 they are not restricted to minority on 519 00:22:42,180 --> 00:22:44,347 businesses , small businesses , that's 520 00:22:44,347 --> 00:22:48,270 a designation . I understand Yes . 521 00:22:48,270 --> 00:22:51,750 About IOC IOC is expected to be in 522 00:22:51,750 --> 00:22:52,750 december . 523 00:22:56,540 --> 00:22:59,160 Okay . Eric on the phone , did you have 524 00:22:59,160 --> 00:23:03,140 a question ? Um I do not 525 00:23:03,140 --> 00:23:05,251 currently have a question . Thank you 526 00:23:05,251 --> 00:23:08,560 though , anybody else in the room 527 00:23:10,140 --> 00:23:13,090 abraham question . I just , I 528 00:23:13,090 --> 00:23:15,150 understand that 30% of the black 529 00:23:15,150 --> 00:23:17,372 engineers come from HPC us , but what I 530 00:23:17,372 --> 00:23:19,594 don't understand is the rationale again 531 00:23:19,594 --> 00:23:23,200 for not opening it up uh nationwide . I 532 00:23:23,200 --> 00:23:25,311 think people are gonna be asking that 533 00:23:25,311 --> 00:23:27,478 so I just want to have a good answer . 534 00:23:27,478 --> 00:23:30,560 So again , you know , we are , 535 00:23:31,240 --> 00:23:33,850 the department has access to a very 536 00:23:33,850 --> 00:23:36,970 diverse , diverse to a large 537 00:23:36,980 --> 00:23:40,880 pool of um um of 538 00:23:40,880 --> 00:23:43,410 work and people that are executed 539 00:23:43,410 --> 00:23:45,632 through the 14 or so New York's that we 540 00:23:45,632 --> 00:23:47,570 already have , what we don't have 541 00:23:47,570 --> 00:23:51,300 access to is the talent that is 542 00:23:51,310 --> 00:23:54,050 sitting inside H B C U S . So this is a 543 00:23:54,060 --> 00:23:57,030 very deliberate effort to allow us to 544 00:23:57,030 --> 00:23:59,140 have much better access in those 545 00:23:59,140 --> 00:24:02,750 schools . So it's , it's um , If this 546 00:24:02,750 --> 00:24:05,240 is the focus of one of the focus areas , 547 00:24:05,250 --> 00:24:07,150 but also I have to say that it is 548 00:24:07,150 --> 00:24:10,310 consistent with the NBA from 22 that 549 00:24:10,310 --> 00:24:12,477 actually directed the department to do 550 00:24:12,477 --> 00:24:14,699 more on this and perhaps you can add to 551 00:24:14,699 --> 00:24:16,866 that . Yeah , I would also chime in if 552 00:24:16,866 --> 00:24:19,550 you think about across the nation with 553 00:24:19,550 --> 00:24:22,650 a problem in terms of stem right ? Uh , 554 00:24:22,660 --> 00:24:25,200 students graduating through 555 00:24:25,210 --> 00:24:28,560 universities . So 556 00:24:28,940 --> 00:24:31,160 one thing we ought to be doing is tap 557 00:24:31,170 --> 00:24:34,220 into and growing our stem 558 00:24:34,230 --> 00:24:36,970 education through university . That's 559 00:24:36,980 --> 00:24:40,530 in the US , that's US citizens , 560 00:24:40,540 --> 00:24:43,430 right ? Rather than looking only 561 00:24:43,430 --> 00:24:46,640 externally for for immigrants . Right ? 562 00:24:46,640 --> 00:24:49,350 So one way for us to grow the number of 563 00:24:49,350 --> 00:24:51,950 stem students literally to cultivate 564 00:24:51,960 --> 00:24:55,820 hBc US , right ? You have us citizens , 565 00:24:55,820 --> 00:24:58,460 why not get them interested in stem 566 00:25:00,140 --> 00:25:02,920 What my office does is reaching all the 567 00:25:02,920 --> 00:25:06,030 way down . We have stem scholarships . 568 00:25:07,140 --> 00:25:11,020 416 Stem scholars were awarded 569 00:25:11,020 --> 00:25:13,730 undergraduate graduate degrees and it's 570 00:25:13,730 --> 00:25:17,000 a fee for service , namely paid four 571 00:25:17,000 --> 00:25:19,990 years of year uh undergraduate degree 572 00:25:20,000 --> 00:25:22,222 after you graduate , you work in one of 573 00:25:22,222 --> 00:25:24,222 our labs for four years , you got a 574 00:25:24,222 --> 00:25:26,389 guaranteed job for four years . What's 575 00:25:26,389 --> 00:25:28,611 better than that ? Right ? And we reach 576 00:25:28,611 --> 00:25:31,220 down even lower into junior high 577 00:25:31,220 --> 00:25:34,440 schools and uh , all the way down to 578 00:25:34,440 --> 00:25:36,690 grade school to really to cultivate the 579 00:25:36,690 --> 00:25:39,930 stem talent . Right ? So what one of 580 00:25:39,930 --> 00:25:42,170 the key things that we want to do is 581 00:25:42,170 --> 00:25:44,340 cultivate the stem talent . Therefore 582 00:25:44,340 --> 00:25:48,230 we have a greater pool a stem uh folks 583 00:25:48,240 --> 00:25:50,570 right to tap into the work , not just 584 00:25:50,570 --> 00:25:52,580 in the D . O . D . But perhaps in 585 00:25:52,580 --> 00:25:54,524 defense industry as well . We also 586 00:25:54,524 --> 00:25:57,190 benefit from that right . Abraham , if 587 00:25:57,190 --> 00:25:59,357 I can pull on that , one of the things 588 00:25:59,357 --> 00:26:01,412 we talked about early on was in that 589 00:26:01,412 --> 00:26:04,560 brief . And so while the Urs have 590 00:26:04,560 --> 00:26:07,210 historically been available to H . B . 591 00:26:07,210 --> 00:26:09,099 C . U . S but they're not able to 592 00:26:09,099 --> 00:26:11,154 compete . And one of the things that 593 00:26:11,154 --> 00:26:13,210 we're talking about is building that 594 00:26:13,210 --> 00:26:15,321 capacity and you heard the numbers of 595 00:26:15,321 --> 00:26:17,488 about 11 of them are are two . None of 596 00:26:17,488 --> 00:26:19,321 them are ones . And so when they 597 00:26:19,321 --> 00:26:21,377 compete , when you said open it up , 598 00:26:21,377 --> 00:26:23,266 when they compete with our ones , 599 00:26:23,266 --> 00:26:25,377 they're not able to compete . And one 600 00:26:25,377 --> 00:26:27,543 of the things under the N . D . A . Is 601 00:26:27,543 --> 00:26:29,766 to fix that inequities and to do that , 602 00:26:29,766 --> 00:26:31,877 we have to give them that lift , like 603 00:26:31,877 --> 00:26:33,821 we've done with other universities 604 00:26:33,821 --> 00:26:33,600 through the U . R . So that's our 605 00:26:33,600 --> 00:26:37,010 primary goal to do that . So 11 other 606 00:26:37,010 --> 00:26:39,177 thing I'd like to add to that to chime 607 00:26:39,177 --> 00:26:42,620 into that one of the things that my 608 00:26:42,620 --> 00:26:45,050 office have done last year is really 609 00:26:45,050 --> 00:26:48,420 helping the HBCU to team up with a 610 00:26:48,420 --> 00:26:51,570 major university to be able to compete 611 00:26:51,580 --> 00:26:55,080 for a center of excellence . Right ? So 612 00:26:55,080 --> 00:26:57,080 that has happened . So last year we 613 00:26:57,080 --> 00:27:00,420 granted to more hbcu additional funding 614 00:27:00,540 --> 00:27:03,110 because they've teamed up uh with 615 00:27:03,110 --> 00:27:05,400 another university , a major university 616 00:27:05,400 --> 00:27:09,200 to compete on all of these uh research 617 00:27:09,200 --> 00:27:13,170 projects . Right ? So yeah , I 618 00:27:13,180 --> 00:27:15,236 just like to echo what the panel has 619 00:27:15,236 --> 00:27:17,740 said and introduce myself . So I'm Miss 620 00:27:17,740 --> 00:27:20,730 Shoes Deputy CTO for Critical 621 00:27:20,730 --> 00:27:23,050 Technologies . And then so I'm one 622 00:27:23,050 --> 00:27:26,180 generation removed from hbcu . Both my 623 00:27:26,180 --> 00:27:29,910 parents were hbcu grads and for me to 624 00:27:29,910 --> 00:27:32,730 achieve the , you know , my career 625 00:27:32,730 --> 00:27:35,400 goals that was not an option for me . 626 00:27:35,410 --> 00:27:38,670 So I have an elite pedigree but 627 00:27:39,240 --> 00:27:42,160 I want the next me to be able to come 628 00:27:42,160 --> 00:27:45,860 from an HbCU um and uh 629 00:27:46,240 --> 00:27:49,290 um and that's as you know , Towanda 630 00:27:49,290 --> 00:27:52,430 said , we want to build capacity and as 631 00:27:52,440 --> 00:27:54,860 miss you just said , we want to be able 632 00:27:54,860 --> 00:27:58,840 to have H . 633 00:27:58,840 --> 00:28:02,440 B . C . U . S Transition from R . 2 to 634 00:28:02,440 --> 00:28:05,900 R 1 to compete for funds to 635 00:28:05,910 --> 00:28:08,021 help the department into submission . 636 00:28:09,340 --> 00:28:11,200 You know , we do understand that 637 00:28:11,210 --> 00:28:15,130 competition , you need access to 638 00:28:15,130 --> 00:28:17,408 labs , you need to have final reliance , 639 00:28:17,408 --> 00:28:19,630 you need to have reduced teaching loads 640 00:28:19,640 --> 00:28:23,370 in order to be able to be competitive 641 00:28:23,380 --> 00:28:27,170 in a research environment um 642 00:28:28,040 --> 00:28:31,090 without that and because this course 643 00:28:31,090 --> 00:28:34,930 have been squished into the the art of 644 00:28:34,940 --> 00:28:37,340 uh space for the most part , because of 645 00:28:37,340 --> 00:28:39,507 lack of funding in the past , just not 646 00:28:39,507 --> 00:28:41,673 being able to develop in the ways that 647 00:28:41,673 --> 00:28:43,840 you know , we know they are capable of 648 00:28:43,840 --> 00:28:45,729 and we really want to unlock that 649 00:28:45,729 --> 00:28:47,951 potential for us . This is like the key 650 00:28:48,400 --> 00:28:50,567 to the little this goodness come out . 651 00:28:50,567 --> 00:28:54,050 Um I I gotta tell you , I get very 652 00:28:54,050 --> 00:28:56,670 emotional when I hear stories um 653 00:28:59,340 --> 00:29:03,160 like this . Um Today is a good day . 654 00:29:03,740 --> 00:29:07,730 Today is a good day john I think 655 00:29:08,030 --> 00:29:10,920 that you're talking about you know , 656 00:29:10,920 --> 00:29:12,809 the advantage of being an R . One 657 00:29:12,809 --> 00:29:14,531 school versus an R . Two . And 658 00:29:14,531 --> 00:29:16,420 competing , are you talking about 659 00:29:16,420 --> 00:29:18,309 competing for funding for federal 660 00:29:18,309 --> 00:29:20,476 contracts or D . O . D . Contract ? So 661 00:29:20,476 --> 00:29:22,698 can you kind of clarify what you mean ? 662 00:29:22,698 --> 00:29:24,864 I was referring to the U . Arcs and so 663 00:29:24,864 --> 00:29:24,530 the other you are , there's a camp a 664 00:29:24,530 --> 00:29:26,920 competition as well . And in order for 665 00:29:26,920 --> 00:29:29,031 those historically black colleges and 666 00:29:29,031 --> 00:29:31,198 universities to compete , they have to 667 00:29:31,198 --> 00:29:33,253 be able to have as dr Coleman talked 668 00:29:33,253 --> 00:29:35,420 about the labs , they have to have the 669 00:29:35,420 --> 00:29:37,309 faculties and there's 100 and one 670 00:29:37,309 --> 00:29:39,087 historically black colleges and 671 00:29:39,087 --> 00:29:41,031 universities , only 11 of them are 672 00:29:41,031 --> 00:29:44,050 considered in R . Two . That means that 673 00:29:44,050 --> 00:29:46,460 they have a high degree of research to 674 00:29:46,460 --> 00:29:48,350 get to the are ones which are 675 00:29:48,540 --> 00:29:51,180 predominantly white colleges that's 676 00:29:51,180 --> 00:29:53,180 very high . And so when they try to 677 00:29:53,180 --> 00:29:55,330 compete for other UR opportunities . 678 00:29:55,340 --> 00:29:57,550 They don't compete competitively 679 00:29:57,560 --> 00:29:59,116 because they don't have the 680 00:29:59,116 --> 00:30:01,282 underpinning that's necessary . That's 681 00:30:01,282 --> 00:30:03,449 what I was referring to . And our hope 682 00:30:03,449 --> 00:30:06,130 is by the way that by doing this , not 683 00:30:06,130 --> 00:30:08,300 only they will benefit from the , you 684 00:30:08,300 --> 00:30:10,522 know , the funding that we will provide 685 00:30:10,522 --> 00:30:12,633 to new york , but that will make them 686 00:30:12,633 --> 00:30:14,856 much more competitive when they compete 687 00:30:14,856 --> 00:30:16,911 in other in other service stations . 688 00:30:16,911 --> 00:30:19,078 Right , So so we we think that this is 689 00:30:19,078 --> 00:30:22,690 the accelerant . Absolutely , it's a 690 00:30:22,690 --> 00:30:25,410 catalyst , Right , Lauren , did you 691 00:30:25,410 --> 00:30:29,410 have a question ? Yes , 692 00:30:29,420 --> 00:30:31,710 thank you so much for doing this and 693 00:30:31,710 --> 00:30:33,710 you guys have kind of touched on it 694 00:30:33,710 --> 00:30:35,821 already , but I'm hoping to get a bit 695 00:30:35,821 --> 00:30:37,560 of a foot stomp . So the biden 696 00:30:37,560 --> 00:30:39,800 administration released its equity plan 697 00:30:39,800 --> 00:30:41,578 earlier this year , the Defense 698 00:30:41,578 --> 00:30:44,070 Department and other federal agencies 699 00:30:44,070 --> 00:30:48,040 and departments noted that uh the H . B . 700 00:30:48,040 --> 00:30:50,207 C . U . S . And other minority serving 701 00:30:50,207 --> 00:30:52,560 institutions were kind of key to , you 702 00:30:52,560 --> 00:30:54,504 know , pushing forward these these 703 00:30:54,504 --> 00:30:56,800 these research efforts . You mentioned 704 00:30:56,810 --> 00:30:59,400 at the top that this was gonna be a 3 705 00:30:59,400 --> 00:31:03,330 to 5 year effort , but how how is the 706 00:31:03,330 --> 00:31:06,250 Defense Department um looking to make 707 00:31:06,250 --> 00:31:09,450 this kind of a mainstay and not just , 708 00:31:09,460 --> 00:31:13,190 you know , an effort that kind of gets 709 00:31:13,200 --> 00:31:15,480 lost . And we forget that these 710 00:31:15,480 --> 00:31:17,702 partnerships are even happening when we 711 00:31:17,702 --> 00:31:21,440 look up in five years . So 712 00:31:21,450 --> 00:31:23,740 uh the U . R . R . Really review at 713 00:31:23,740 --> 00:31:26,630 five year cycles . So within five years 714 00:31:26,630 --> 00:31:29,440 time will be time to take a look at how 715 00:31:29,440 --> 00:31:32,770 well the you are doing . And usually uh 716 00:31:32,780 --> 00:31:35,010 the department takes a look at in 717 00:31:35,010 --> 00:31:38,060 conjunction with the Air Force and so 718 00:31:38,060 --> 00:31:41,220 there's a comprehensive look and what 719 00:31:41,220 --> 00:31:43,520 they have contributed and usually their 720 00:31:43,520 --> 00:31:45,631 renewal within five years for another 721 00:31:45,631 --> 00:31:49,090 five years . Okay . Plus you know again 722 00:31:49,090 --> 00:31:51,312 we have been very thoughtful about this 723 00:31:51,312 --> 00:31:53,534 and we want to develop the institutions 724 00:31:53,534 --> 00:31:55,870 so that even if in the unlikely event 725 00:31:55,870 --> 00:31:58,037 that the funding doesn't continue past 726 00:31:58,037 --> 00:32:00,148 five years or even 10 years they have 727 00:32:00,148 --> 00:32:02,314 built up enough capacity internally to 728 00:32:02,314 --> 00:32:04,537 be able to compete and bring in funding 729 00:32:04,537 --> 00:32:06,860 from from other from other sources . 730 00:32:09,440 --> 00:32:11,329 Shelly , do you have a question ? 731 00:32:14,440 --> 00:32:16,384 I don't have this time . Thank you 732 00:32:16,384 --> 00:32:18,570 though . Are there any other questions 733 00:32:18,570 --> 00:32:22,350 in the room ? Okay 734 00:32:22,360 --> 00:32:24,870 Abraham . Just just because Secretary 735 00:32:24,870 --> 00:32:27,680 Kendall talked about china , do our 736 00:32:27,690 --> 00:32:29,801 adversaries do this does this provide 737 00:32:29,801 --> 00:32:30,857 any kind of edge ? 738 00:32:33,640 --> 00:32:36,050 I actually don't know what china is in 739 00:32:36,050 --> 00:32:39,270 terms of you are not looked into that . 740 00:32:39,280 --> 00:32:42,850 I will say our competitors are using 741 00:32:42,850 --> 00:32:44,683 their talent and their and their 742 00:32:44,683 --> 00:32:47,330 students for competitive advantage . 743 00:32:47,340 --> 00:32:50,470 And so using that engineering and that 744 00:32:50,470 --> 00:32:52,581 talent we have to do the same thing . 745 00:32:52,581 --> 00:32:54,803 And so applying this kind of capability 746 00:32:55,340 --> 00:32:58,570 um and using every arsenal meaning the 747 00:32:58,580 --> 00:33:01,330 background , the culture um everything 748 00:33:01,330 --> 00:33:03,730 that you bring I bring to the fight 749 00:33:03,740 --> 00:33:05,740 that's what they're doing and so we 750 00:33:05,740 --> 00:33:07,740 have to do the same thing . I think 751 00:33:07,740 --> 00:33:09,796 there's civil and military blurs the 752 00:33:09,796 --> 00:33:11,740 line . So it's kind of hard to say 753 00:33:11,740 --> 00:33:13,851 where the line divides ours is pretty 754 00:33:13,851 --> 00:33:17,840 clear okay . If um 755 00:33:17,960 --> 00:33:21,220 no other questions will um say thank 756 00:33:21,220 --> 00:33:23,110 you to our panelists and uh we 757 00:33:23,110 --> 00:33:25,221 appreciate everybody showing up today 758 00:33:25,221 --> 00:33:27,330 and celebrating this great um this 759 00:33:27,330 --> 00:33:28,770 great occasion . Thank you .