Digital Transformation in the Department of the Air Force

Meeting Closed

Digital Transformation in the Department of the Air Force - Meeting #13

August 1, 2025

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM (EDT)

Past

About

The committee met to discuss peer reviewer comments.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Ted Bowlds
Paul Nielsen
Jill Crisman
Dan DeLaurentis
Vijay Gadepally
Priscilla Guthrie
Azad Madni
Brian Maue
Laura McGill
Olivia Pinon Fischer
William Scherlis

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

The committee members discussed report changes and writing assignments in response to peer reviewer comments.

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

N/A

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

August 11, 2025

Contact

Ryan Murphy

rmurphy@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting

Digital Transformation in the Department of the Air Force Meeting #10

April 8 - 9, 2025

Past

About

Meeting #10

Digital Transformation in the Department of the Air Force Committee members will dedicate their focus to writing tasks.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Partially Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Jill Crisman
Olivia Pinon-Fischer
Brian Maue
Ted Bowlds
Priscilla Guthrie
Tommer Ender
Azad Madni
William Scherlis
Vijay Gadepally

Contact

Ryan Murphy

rmurphy@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting Closed

Digital Transformation in the Department of the Air Force Meeting #8

March 14, 2025

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM (EDT)

Past

About

This will be the eighth meeting of the committee on Digital Transformation in the Department of the Air Force. The committee will continue to accumulate relevant data.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Paul Nielsen
Ted Bowlds
Jill Crisman
Dan DeLaurentis
Tommer Ender
Priscilla Guthrie
Brian Maue
Laura McGill
Olivia Pinon Fischer
William Scherlis

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

The committee held a detailed discussion of the report's draft chapters, followed by the distribution of specific assignments.

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

March 20, 2025

Contact

Ryan Murphy

rmurphy@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting

Digital Transformation in the Department of the Air Force Meeting #7

February 4 - 5, 2025

Past

About

This will be the seventh meeting of the committee on Digital Transformation in the Department of the Air Force. The committee will focus on data gathering and report writing.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Partially Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Ted Bowlds, Paul Nielsen, Jill Crisman, Dan DeLaurentis, Tommer Ender, Vijay Gadepally, Priscilla Guthrie, Brian Maue, Laura McGill, Azad Madni, Olivia Pinon Fischer, Bill Scherlis

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

The committee discussed the report draft and preliminary findings, conclusions, and recommendations.

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

N/A

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

February 12, 2025

Contact

Ryan Murphy

(202) 334-3276
rmurphy@nas.edu

Location

Keck Center

500 5th St NW

Washington DC 20001, USA

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting

Digital Transformation in the Department of the Air Force Meeting #6

November 20 - 21, 2024

Past

About

This will be the sixth meeting of the committee on Digital Transformation in the Department of the Air Force. The committee will continue the data gathering process.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Partially Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Ted Bowlds, Paul Nielsen, Jill Crisman, Dan DeLaurentis, Tommer Ender, Vijay Gadepally, Priscilla Guthrie, Azad Madni, Brian Maue, Olivia Pinon Fischer, and Bill Scherlis

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

The committee discussed a hypothesis framework for the evaluation of selected use case examples, revised the report outline, and determined writing assignments for report chapter drafts.

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

December 05, 2024

Contact

Ryan Murphy

rmurphy@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting

Digital Transformation in the Department of the Air Force Meeting #5

November 1, 2024

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM (EDT)

Past

About

This will be the fifth meeting of the committee on Digital Transformation in the Department of the Air Force. The committee will continue the data gathering process.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Partially Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Ted Bowlds, Paul Nielsen, McGill, Beam, Jill Crisman, Dan DeLaurentis, Tommer Ender, Priscilla Guthrie, Vijay Gadepally, Azad Madni, Brian Maue, Laura McGill, and Bill Scherlis

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

The committee selected use case examples per the study's statement of task and planned a "hypothesis scorecard" framework to evaluate these use cases and factors for successful digital engineering.

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

N/A

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

November 12, 2024

Contact

Ryan Murphy

rmurphy@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting

Digital Transformation in the Department of the Air Force Meeting #4

October 23, 2024

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EDT)

Past

About

This will be the fourth meeting of the committee on Digital Transformation in the Department of the Air Force. The committee will continue the data gathering process.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Partially Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Crisman, Ender, Gadepally, Guthrie, Madni, Maue, Nielsen, Pinon-Fischer, Scherlis

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

The committee members discussed the presented information from the Defense Science Board and plans for the report draft

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

July 09, 2025

Contact

Ryan Murphy

rmurphy@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting

Digital Transformation in the Department of the Air Force Meeting #3

September 24 - 25, 2024

Past

Agenda

Download the Agenda

About

This was the third meeting of the committee on Digital Transformation in the Department of the Air Force. The committee continued the data gathering process.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Partially Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Ted Bowlds, Paul Nielsen, Jill Crisman, Dan DeLaurentis, Tommer Ender, Vijay Gadepally, Priscilla Guthrie, Azad Madni, Laura McGill, Olivia Pinon Fischer, and Bill Scherlis

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

The committee members had a follow-up conflict of interest and bias discussion. The committee discussed the report outline, chapters, use-cases, and possible future speakers.

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

N/A

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

October 01, 2024

Contact

Ryan Murphy

rmurphy@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting

Digital Transformation in the Department of the Air Force Meeting #2

August 23, 2024

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EDT)

Past

Agenda

Download the Agenda

About

This will be the second meeting of the committee on Digital Transformation in the Department of the Air Force. The committee will continue data gathering and the study scoping process.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Partially Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Ted Bowlds
Paul Nielsen
Jill Crisman
Dan DeLaurentis
Tommer Ender
Priscilla Guthrie
Azad Madni
Brian Maue
Laura McGill
Olivia Pinon Fischer
Bill Scherlis

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

The committee members discussed plans for upcoming speakers and data collection, as well as possible site visits.

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

September 05, 2024

Contact

Ryan Murphy

rmurphy@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting

Digital Transformation in the Department of the Air Force Meeting #1

July 9 - 10, 2024

Past

Agenda

Download the Agenda

About

This will be the first meeting of the committee on Digital Transformation in the Department of the Air Force. The committee will begin the data gathering process and complete required project start-up discussions.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Partially Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Ted Bowlds
Jill Crisman
Dan DeLaurentis
Tommer Ender
Vijay Gadepally
Priscilla Guthrie
Azad Madni
Brian Maue
Laura McGill
Olivia Pinon Fischer
William Scherlis

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

DEPS Director Tina Bahadori conducted a conflict of interest and bias discussion with the committee members. Later, the committee members discussed the day's presentations, the study statement of task, and the plan for the study process.

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

N/A

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

August 08, 2024

Contact

Ryan Murphy

rmurphy@nas.edu

Location

National Academy of Sciences Building

2101 Constitution Ave NW

Washington DC 20418, USA

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

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A new National Academies’ report explores ways the DAF can strengthen digital leadership and resourcing, expand on successes, support technical workforce development, and build agile and secure digital enterprise infrastructure. Learn more about the new report by joining us for a public briefing webinar on Wednesday, December 10, 2025 from 2-3pm ET. During the webinar, members of the committee will discuss key findings and recommendations from the report and take questions from the audience.

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Is it a Closed Session event?

Not Closed

Contact

Ryan Murphy

rmurphy@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

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