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Military & Defense Executives
Overview & Introduction
Overview & Introduction
Hitherto Flux Hall Military & Defense Executive Track equips senior leaders, federal engineers, and acquisition professionals to navigate artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, and data strategy with precision and integrity. Tailored for GS-level professionals in engineering, contracting, and acquisition, this track supports mission-aligned, secure AI adoption in complex federal ecosystems.
Aligned with VA Ethical Principles, NIST AI RMF, and OMB Memos M-25-21 and M-25-22
Hitherto Flux Hall Military & Defense Executive Track equips senior leaders, federal engineers, and acquisition professionals to navigate artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, and data strategy with precision and integrity. Tailored for GS-level professionals in engineering, contracting, and acquisition, this track supports mission-aligned, secure AI adoption in complex federal ecosystems.
Aligned with VA Ethical Principles, NIST AI RMF, and OMB Memos M-25-21 and M-25-22
Outcomes You Can Expect
Outcomes You Can Expect
You will learn to:
You will learn to:
- Understand and articulate AI system design choices for federal-scale environments
- Apply ethical, legal, and regulatory AI principles including NIST, HIPAA, and FISMA compliance
- Identify and mitigate adversarial risks and security vulnerabilities in AI systems
- Navigate AI integration in the federal acquisition process (e.g., RFP analysis, procurement ethics)
- Leverage predictive modeling for contract analysis and supply chain risk
- Monitor and maintain deployed AI systems using federal MLOps principles
- Leverage AI to analyze past performance, forecast trends, and inform strategic direction
- Interpret AI-driven models to generate insight
- Assess ML techniques and align them with innovation goals
- Identify opportunities and avoid common pitfalls in AI integration
- Navigate legal, ethical, and regulatory dimensions of AI and digital transformation
- Create a practical, organization-specific AI adoption strategy
- Decode hype and headlines: read between the lines of Enterprise AI news and marketing
- Speak credibly about AI ethics, beyond compliance checklists
Outcomes You Can Expect
Outcomes You Can Expect
You will learn to:
You will learn to:
- Understand and articulate AI system design choices for federal-scale environments
- Apply ethical, legal, and regulatory AI principles including NIST, HIPAA, and FISMA compliance
- Identify and mitigate adversarial risks and security vulnerabilities in AI systems
- Navigate AI integration in the federal acquisition process (e.g., RFP analysis, procurement ethics)
- Leverage predictive modeling for contract analysis and supply chain risk
- Monitor and maintain deployed AI systems using federal MLOps principles
- Leverage AI to analyze past performance, forecast trends, and inform strategic direction
- Interpret AI-driven models to generate insight
- Assess ML techniques and align them with innovation goals
- Identify opportunities and avoid common pitfalls in AI integration
- Navigate legal, ethical, and regulatory dimensions of AI and digital transformation
- Create a practical, organization-specific AI adoption strategy
- Decode hype and headlines: read between the lines of Enterprise AI news and marketing
- Speak credibly about AI ethics, beyond compliance checklists
Instruction Modes Available
Instruction Modes Available
Self-Paced - Learn Independently with model + human support
Live Intensive - Instructor-led sessions for team or group tracks
Enterprise Custom - Full Design = White Label curriculum for orgs
Train the Trainer - Appoint an internal lead, we do the rest
On-Site / Private Workshop - We come to you. Tailored and Immersive
Self-Paced - Learn Independently with model + human support
Live Intensive - Instructor-led sessions for team or group tracks
Enterprise Custom - Full Design = White Label curriculum for orgs
Train the Trainer - Appoint an internal lead, we do the rest
On-Site / Private Workshop - We come to you. Tailored and Immersive
Core Curriculum Modules
Core Curriculum Modules
Foundation & Orientation
Ground leaders in AI fluency across civilian and defense contexts.
🟤The AI Landscape: Federal Evolution to Present
Foundation & Orientation
Ground leaders in AI fluency across civilian and defense contexts.
🟤The AI Landscape: Federal Evolution to Present
🟤GenAI and LLMs: What They Are and Why They Matter
🟤GenAI and LLMs: What They Are and Why They Matter
🟤How LLMs Work (and How to Recognize Their Outputs)
🟤How LLMs Work (and How to Recognize Their Outputs)
🟤Use Cases in DoD, VA, and Civilian Agencies
🟤Use Cases in DoD, VA, and Civilian Agencies
Prompting & Tool Literacy for Leaders
Confidence in tool use, without micromanagement.
Prompting & Tool Literacy for Leaders
Confidence in tool use, without micromanagement.
🟤Using and Prompting LLMs Effectively
🟤Using and Prompting LLMs Effectively
🟤Prompt Engineering for Procurement and Engineering Impact
🟤Prompt Engineering for Procurement and Engineering Impact
🟤Workflow Adaptation with GenAI
🟤Workflow Adaptation with GenAI
🟤How to Talk to the Tools, and Know When Not To
🟤How to Talk to the Tools, and Know When Not To
Strategic Data-Driven Leadership
Empower decisions based on forecasting, risk modeling, and mission data.
🟤AI for performance and Mission Alignment
Strategic Data-Driven Leadership
Empower decisions based on forecasting, risk modeling, and mission data.
🟤AI for performance and Mission Alignment
🟤Markey Insights to Action: Translating Observations into Readiness
🟤Markey Insights to Action: Translating Observations into Readiness
🟤Data-Driven Experimentation: Testing Scenarios
🟤Data-Driven Experimentation: Testing Scenarios
🟤Structured vs. Unstructured Federal Data
🟤Predictive Analytics for Acquisition and Supply Chain
🟤Driving the Analytic Mindset in Public Service
🟤Structured vs. Unstructured Federal Data
🟤Predictive Analytics for Acquisition and Supply Chain
🟤Driving the Analytic Mindset in Public Service
Federal AI Systems: Design, Deployment & Security
Design systems fit for federal use, secure, compliant, and operational.
Federal AI Systems: Design, Deployment & Security
Design systems fit for federal use, secure, compliant, and operational.
🟤Scalable AI Systems for Federal Infrastructure
🟤Scalable AI Systems for Federal Infrastructure
🟤Integration with Federal IT & Cloud (AWS GovCloud, Azure Gov)
🟤Integration with Federal IT & Cloud (AWS GovCloud, Azure Gov)
🟤AI Hardware & Edge Computing in Defense Environments
🟤AI Hardware & Edge Computing in Defense Environments
🟤AI Security: Adversarial Risk, Breaches, and MLOps
🟤AI Security: Adversarial Risk, Breaches, and MLOps
🟤Zero-Trust Architecture and AI Integration
🟤Zero-Trust Architecture and AI Integration
🟤Hands-on: Building a Model in TensorFlow or PyTorch (Optional Lab)
🟤Hands-on: Building a Model in TensorFlow or PyTorch (Optional Lab)
Legal, Ethical & Regulatory Landscape
Operate within federal standards for responsible AI.
🟤NIST AI RMF, HIPAA, FISMA: What Every Leader Needs to Know
Legal, Ethical & Regulatory Landscape
Operate within federal standards for responsible AI.
🟤NIST AI RMF, HIPAA, FISMA: What Every Leader Needs to Know
🟤VA AI Ethical Principles & Policy Compliance
🟤VA AI Ethical Principles & Policy Compliance
🟤Navigating FAR/DFARS in AI Procurement
🟤Navigating FAR/DFARS in AI Procurement
🟤Intellectual Property in the Age of LLMs
🟤Intellectual Property in the Age of LLMs
🟤AI Ethics: Going Beyond Checklists
🟤AI Ethics: Going Beyond Checklists
🟤OMB Memos M-25-21 and M-25-22
🟤OMB Memos M-25-21 and M-25-22
Acquisition-Ready AI Practices
Equip GS-0801, 0854, and 1102 professionals to prepare AI-aware acquisition packages.
🟤NLP for RFPs: Parsing, Prompting, and Safeguarding Procurement
Acquisition-Ready AI Practices
Equip GS-0801, 0854, and 1102 professionals to prepare AI-aware acquisition packages.
🟤NLP for RFPs: Parsing, Prompting, and Safeguarding Procurement
🟤AI for Cost Estimation & Contract Evaluation
🟤AI for Cost Estimation & Contract Evaluation
🟤Generative AI Use Without Data Leakage (e.g. prompt framing that avoids IP compromise)
🟤Generative AI Use Without Data Leakage (e.g. prompt framing that avoids IP compromise)
🟤Drafting Technical Requirements with GenAI Support
🟤Drafting Technical Requirements with GenAI Support
🟤Vendor Assessment with AI Risk Insight
🟤Vendor Assessment with AI Risk Insight
Workforce Transformation & Culture
Lead through disruption with clarity, empathy, and structure.
🟤Leading Technical & Acquisition Teams in the AI Era
Workforce Transformation & Culture
Lead through disruption with clarity, empathy, and structure.
🟤Leading Technical & Acquisition Teams in the AI Era
🟤Cultural Direction in Times of Rapid Tech Shift
🟤Cultural Direction in Times of Rapid Tech Shift
🟤Retaining Human Value in AI-augmented Roles
🟤Retaining Human Value in AI-augmented Roles
🟤Reskilling the Federal Workforce
🟤Reskilling the Federal Workforce
🟤Change Management Across Civilian + Military Lines
🟤Change Management Across Civilian + Military Lines
Capstone: Mission-Aligned AI Playbook
A final project tailored to VA and defense goals. .
Six checkpoints guide a complete mission-driven strategy:
1. Opportunity Identification
2. Risk Assessment
3. Tool Selection
4. Legal + Ethical Framing
5. Workforce Readiness
6. Executive Rollout Strategy
Capstone: Mission-Aligned AI Playbook
A final project tailored to VA and defense goals. .
Six checkpoints guide a complete mission-driven strategy:
1. Opportunity Identification
2. Risk Assessment
3. Tool Selection
4. Legal + Ethical Framing
5. Workforce Readiness
6. Executive Rollout Strategy
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