U.S. Marine Gen. Eric M. Smith, the Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, speaks to Marines from Marine Corps Recruiting Station Montgomery and Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion 23rd Marines at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama, Feb. 10, 2023. The purpose of this visit was to communicate with the Marines to address questions and concerns about improving the force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Shannon Doherty) Nominee for Marine Corps commandant commits to securing data rights, intellectual property Gen. Eric Smith told lawmakers that the rights to technical data and IP are crucial to some of his plans to improve how the Corps conducts logistics… Jun 13, 2023 By Mikayla Easley
Chairman Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) speaks during a House Armed Services Committee hearing on September 29, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Rod Lamkey-Pool/Getty Images) New legislation includes Pentagon pilot program for negotiating software data rights Data rights have long been a point of contention between the DOD and industry. Jun 20, 2022 By Jon Harper