Government Matters takes a closer look at U.S. Arctic policy, and how agencies and industry are working together on building next-generation polar vehicles.

Col. Peter Newell (USA Ret.), former director of the US Army Rapid Equipping Force and Managing Partner at BMNT, discusses the Navy’s new program to foster innovation, and how to identify problems that need solving.

Robert Work, former Deputy Secretary of Defense, and senior counselor for defense at the Center for a New American Security, discusses the need for the U.S to develop an overarching AI strategy, and how a dedicated agency could take charge.

Defense Reporter Tony Capaccio from Bloomberg News and Tony Bertuca, chief editor at Inside the Pentagon, discuss the latest news from the Department of Defense. Topics in this edition include collaboration between DoD and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to defend classified data, the $1.1 trillion cost of the F-35 program, the projected $3.3 trillion cost of the DoD over the next five years and the Army Futures Command’s plans for a small HQ.