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Through the course of this series we’ll bring in some of IDA's top experts to share their perspectives on cutting-edge research and issues of importance to the U.S national security and science policy community.

  1. 11/24/2025

    Alternative Approaches in Military Compensation Benchmarking

    IDA Ideas guests Jackie Burhmann and Mikhail Smirnov joined host Rhett Moeller to discuss IDA’s evaluation of the military compensation benchmark for the Quadrennial Review of Military Compensation. In this podcast, they explain how factors that dual-income military households face play a role in service members’ decisions to stay in the military or leave to join the civilian labor market. The U.S. military is an all-volunteer force, so it’s essential that service members are compensated at level that promotes retention decisions. Transcript

    26 min

  2. 04/21/2025

    Defense Applications for Behavioral Neuroscience

    IDA Ideas guest Sujeeta Bhatt joins host Rhett Moeller to discuss behavioral neuroscience and how this field applies to Department of Defense interests such as interviews and interrogations, human-machine teaming and non-lethal weapons. Transcript

    26 min

  3. 01/14/2025

    Challenges in Critical Mineral Tradeoffs

    IDA Ideas guest Ashley Nunes joins host Rhett Moeller to discuss the complexities that critical minerals present, including the global tradeoffs and policy goals relating to these rare, yet essential, resources. Ashley is a researcher at the Science and Technology Policy Institute, an IDA-operated federally funded research and development center. Transcript

    17 min

  4. 12/05/2024

    New Challenges in Nuclear Deterrence and Posture

    IDA Ideas guest James "Jim" Platte joins host Rhett Moeller to explain nuclear deterrence and the geopolitical and technological factors that affect U.S. nuclear strategy. Jim is a researcher within the Strategy, Forces and Resources Division of the Systems and Analyses Center, an IDA-operated federally funded research and development center. Transcript

    32 min

  5. 06/18/2024

    Exploring AI and Machine Learning Capabilities

    IDA Ideas guest Arun Maiya joins host Rhett Moeller to discuss artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning: what they are, their capabilities and limitations, ongoing developments in the AI field and applicability in the defense industry. Transcript

    32 min

  6. 04/30/2024

    Insights on Federally Funded Research and Development Centers

    IDA Ideas host Rhett Moeller speaks with IDA President Norty Schwartz about the nature of federally funded research and development centers and what makes IDA a standout organization. Transcript

    16 min

  7. 04/26/2024

    Addressing Challenges in Weapons Sustainment

    In this transcript of an episode of the podcast IDA Ideas, host Rhett Moeller speaks to V. Bram Lillard and Benjamin Ashwell about weapons system readiness and sustainment. Bram is the Director of the Operational Evaluation Division (OED) in the Systems and Analyses Center, an IDA-operated federally funded research and development center. Benjamin is a researcher in OED. Transcript

    31 min

  8. 02/06/2024

    Understanding Defense Supply Chain Risk

    IDA Ideas host Rhett A. Moeller spoke to James S. Thomason and Julie C. Kelly, researchers at the IDA Systems and Analyses Center, about how they estimate the risks to critical supply chains. Transcript

    29 min
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Through the course of this series we’ll bring in some of IDA's top experts to share their perspectives on cutting-edge research and issues of importance to the U.S national security and science policy community.

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  • Creator
    IDA
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2025
  • Episodes
    19
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