Emil Michael, undersecretary of defense for research and engineering and Defense Department chief technology officer (right) speaks with David Norquist, president of the National Defense Industrial Association, at the Emerging Technologies for Defense 2025 conference in Washington, D.C. Credit: NDIA

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is moving to overhaul how it works with the private sector as it looks to field next-generation technologies more quickly, Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Emil Michael said Aug. 27.

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Sandra Erwin writes about military space programs, policy, technology and the industry that supports this sector. She has covered the military, the Pentagon, Congress and the defense industry for nearly two decades as editor of NDIA’s National Defense...