Knowmadics Welcomes Department of War’s New Focused Critical Technology Areas

by Jayna Kliner | Nov 20, 2025 | Industry Trends

By Paul Maguire, CEO & Co-Founder, Knowmadics Accelerating Innovation in AI, Quantum, and Battlefield Information Dominance The Department of War’s decision to streamline Critical Technology Areas (CTAs) from 14 to six sends a clear message: sharpen priorities,...

Time-to-Field: The Metric That Will Define the Next Era of Defense Innovation

by Jayna Kliner | Nov 10, 2025 | Industry Trends

By Paul Maguire, CEO & Co-Founder, Knowmadics It’s still a draft, not law yet, but the direction is unmistakable. The Department’s Warfighting Acquisition System (WAS) memorandum formalizes what many have anticipated: time to field is now the critical measure of...

Knowmadics: Cybersecurity Must Be Built Into Space Systems

by dev | Aug 25, 2025 | Industry Trends, News Coverage

Space assets are under silent siege. Cybersecurity can’t be an afterthought. Paul Maguire, Knowmadics Co-founder and CEO, was recently featured in a SpaceNews Op-Ed highlighting the rising threats facing U.S. space assets. The recent Viasat breach, linked to the Salt...

Beyond “Butts in Seats” – Why Outcomes-Based Contracting Is the Future

by dev | Jul 1, 2025 | Industry Trends

The recent announcement by Army CIO Leonel Garciga at the 2025 Army Summit marks an important and welcome change in Department of Defense contracting—one that aligns closely with our company’s philosophy and operating model. His intent to “kill ‘butts in seats’...

The Spectrum Fight is Now: Regaining U.S. Dominance in Electronic Warfare

by dev | Apr 28, 2025 | Industry Trends

For over two decades, U.S. forces operated in permissive environments where the electromagnetic spectrum (EMS) was uncontested. That era is over. As Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) Gen. Dan Caine recently stated in testimony to the Senate Armed Services...

Unlocking Innovation in National Security: The Power of OTAs

by dev | Apr 10, 2025 | Industry Trends

[vc_row pix_particles_check=””][vc_column][vc_column_text]At Knowmadics, we applaud the recent efforts of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to improve and expedite the integration of commercial technologies to help the U.S. address threats to national...