"The role of the service acquisition executive is now different," says the departing assistant Air Force secretary of acquisition, technology and logistics.

"There are a lot of data sources that need to go away," Lauren Knausenberger says.

The Air Force is moving quickly to Zero Trust.

The Department of Defense leads the rest of government but often finds itself creating specific programs to work down tech debt for analyzing weapon systems.

The Air Force awarded 17 contracts totaling more than a million dollars in new funding for the emerging technology.

The Agility Prime program, which pulls in private investment, is ready for another test of flying cars for military and commercial markets.