Security & Defense

Science, Technology and Innovation Board Meeting Notice

🇺🇸United States··Notice·Low Impact·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

This notice announces a closed meeting of the Science, Technology, and Innovation Board under the Department of Defense. The board will discuss classified national security issues and evaluate facilities' potential roles in defense testing. Public access is restricted due to the sensitivity of the material.

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Key Changes

  • Announcement of a closed federal advisory committee meeting
  • Discussion of classified national security challenges
  • Evaluation of testing facilities' roles in defense

Obligations

What this law requires

high

The Department of Defense must close the Science, Technology, and Innovation Board meeting to the public on June 23-25, 2026, because discussions involve classified national security matters that cannot be reasonably segregated from unclassified material.

Department of Defense
prohibition
high

The Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering, in consultation with the DoW Office of General Counsel, must provide written determination that the STIB meeting closure is authorized under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1) based on classified national security concerns.

Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering and DoW Office of General Counsel
disclosure
medium

The Department of Defense must accept written statements from interested persons and ensure submission to the STIB DFO at the designated email address (osd.pentagon.ousd-r-e.mbx.stib-office@mail.mil).

Department of Defense / Science, Technology, and Innovation Board
operational
medium

Written statements intended for consideration at the June 23-25, 2026 meeting must be received at least three calendar days prior to the meeting (by June 20, 2026) or they will not be considered until a later date.

Interested persons submitting written statements
operational
medium

All submitted comments and written statements must be treated as public documents and made available for public inspection.

Department of Defense / Science, Technology, and Innovation Board
disclosure

Affected Parties

Department of DefenseScience, Technology, and Innovation Board

Tags

defense,advisory committee,closed meeting