Insights from TTI

The SDVOSB Advantage: Why Veteran-Owned Businesses Excel at Solving the Nation’s Toughest Problems

In government contracting, plenty of labels get treated like paperwork, but the Service‑Disabled Veteran‑Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) designation...

Clarity at Mission Speed: The North Star Process for Complex, Technical Organizations

Clarity at Mission Speed: The North Star Process for Complex, High‑Tempo Technical OrganizationsOrganizations working at the intersection of...

Strengthening Counterterrorism Strategy With SDA Approaches

Counterterrorism (CT) organizations must navigate complexity across environments, often with incomplete information and competing priorities. it is...

Advanced Small Modular Reactors: Cybersecurity and Operational Resilience

Advanced and Small Modular Reactors (A/SMRs) are critical to meeting the world’s...

Strategic Recommendations for a Unified Critical Materials National Strategy | Part 5

Building a unified national strategy means getting federal, state, industry, community, and international partners aligned around a central goal:...

Critical Minerals Supply Chains: Close the Processing Gap, Score Risk Better, and Prioritize What Matters | Part 4

Throughout this series, we’ve explored how the United States can sharpen its strategic approach to critical minerals. In this post we will shift our...

Critical Minerals Supply Chains: Campaigning vs. Declaring | Part 3

Adversaries are running coordinated campaigns to control critical mineral supply chains, while the US is still talking about...

Rare Earth Supply Chains: A Mission-Critical Risk | Part 2

Rare earth magnets are essential components in systems like the F‑35, wind turbines, drones, and missiles. The U.S. Department of War (DoW) recently...

Critical Minerals and National Security: Time for a Smarter Framework | Part 1

First in a series examining how the United States manages- and could better manage- its critical minerals strategy The US sits at a...

Ellen: Turning Materials Intelligence Into Decisions

National security rests on secure, reliable access to the materials that build our platforms, weapons, and infrastructure. The National Security...