SOFWERX Small Business Bootcamp Day 1 morning sessions covered a @USSOCOM 101 led by the USSOCOM Acquisition Executive, Ms. Melissa Johnson, a panel with the Office of Small Business Programs and eSOF/Vulcan team covering engagement pathways, and a session on the basics of government contracting.
Afternoon sessions include facility clearances, a breakdown of different types of government contracts, SOFWERX 101, and small business success stories.
One-on-one sessions with the SOFWERX team at SOF Week. Booths 2402, Tampa Convention Center, May 18-21. Limited spots, first come first serve. https://t.co/m7NZShbAxx
Tune in tomorrow at 3:30 p.m. EDT for live testimony to the House Armed Services Committee.
Mr. Derrick Anderson, Assistant Secretary of War for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict, and Admiral Frank Bradley, Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command, will testify to members of the House Armed Services Committee during its Intelligence and Special Operations Subcommittee Hearing: U.S. Special Operations Forces and Command – Challenges and Resource Priorities for Fiscal Year 2027.
The hearing will be streamed live Wednesday, March 18, 2026, at 3:30 p.m. EDT on U.S. SOCOM’s official X and Facebook accounts, or https://t.co/9fPs7eX01J.
Hearing information, video feed, and statement for record will also be published on the event website https://t.co/jSRTA4NaBV
3 types of innovation. All welcome.
📌 Incremental -> better products for existing missions
📌 Adjacent -> dual-use tech applied in new ways
📌 Transformational -> brand new capabilities for new markets
If it could help the Warfighter, we want to see it.
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SOFWERX internships are open.
Juniors & Seniors across 16+ disciplines. U.S. Security Clearance eligibility required.
Spring evaluation window: submit before the end of March
https://t.co/7lalfHk7nV
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SOFWERX at SOF Week 2026. Booths 2401 & 2402, Tampa Convention Center, May 18-21.
One-on-ones at the booth. Facility tours at SOFWERX HQ.
Get involved: https://t.co/m7NZShb2HZ
SOFWERX internships open March 6.
Juniors & Seniors - engineering, CS, design, data science, social media & more.
Work that supports @USSOCOM. Real mission. Tampa, FL.
Apply: https://t.co/7lalfHk7nV
#SOFWERX #Internships #STEM
SOFWERX will be at @eMergeAmericas on 23 and 24 April. Find us at Booth #464 in the National Security Pavilion.
Building tech, developing solutions, or bringing SME knowledge that could support SOF? Come find us.
Be part of the mission: https://t.co/4TwZKwQWyb
Speed. Innovation. Solutions.
Got game changing tech?
SOFWERX Tech Tuesday gives innovators a 20-min virtual slot to brief their capabilities directly to USSOCOM government stakeholders.
No intermediaries. No red tape. TRL 4+.
Apply ↓
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What is SOFWERX?
SOFWERX is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that serves as an innovation platform for USSOCOM - connecting Government, Industry, Academia & National Labs to solve the hardest problems facing Special Operations Forces.
Speed. Innovation. Solutions.
Join our Ecosystem today: https://t.co/4TwZKwQWyb
Is your technology at TRL 4 or greater?
Tech Tuesday gives you a direct briefing opportunity with a Government only audience. 10 minute pitch. 5 minute Q&A.
SOFWERX retains no IP. Your capability stays yours.
Submit your technology at https://t.co/h93ClECqrx
Speed. Innovation. Solutions.
SOFWERX internships open March 6th. 📋
Juniors & Seniors — engineering, CS, design, data science, social media & more.
Work that supports USSOCOM. Real mission. Tampa, FL.
Apply: https://t.co/OKL44z2mAa
#SOFWERX#Internships#STEM
People remain our advantage, and leadership keeps that advantage sharp.
SOCEUR leaders recently met with U.S. and NATO Allied special operations forces across Europe to strengthen relationships, understand the operational environment, and sustain readiness. 🤝🌍
#SOFinEurope
SOFWERX will participate in DGI 2026 in London, 23–25 February 2026, joining the Dragons’ Den on Day 2 at 4:55 PM, centered on startups driving innovation in E/O, SatCom, and AI for GEOINT.
The Private Capital Investor Cohort (PCIC) Assessment Event (AE) is now live! This event is for U.S. Citizens only.
SOFWERX, in collaboration with @USSOCOM, will host an Assessment Event to identify private capital organizations with novel technology companies that align with the Special Operations Forces Acquisition Technology and Logistics (SOF AT&L) portfolio.
Background/Synopsis
USSOCOM requires a private capital cohort to help accelerate capability development across all USSOCOM Program Executive Offices. Private capital organizations must understand markets and technologies aligned with SOF interests and have expertise in academic and accelerator services. Understanding that awardee maturity can happen through commercial revenue, Prime partnerships, Phase III contracts, private investment, and other government opportunities, a solution provider must have expertise on all means to actualize the capability.
Objective
The objective is to provide a purpose-driven community around accelerating SOF capability to solve operational problems. This program will host in-person and virtual events focused on best practices to deliver new capabilities at speed and scale to the SOF warfighter.
Submit NLT 27 February 2026 11:59 PM ET here: https://t.co/ZrbWsxLIX9…
For more information, visit the event webpage: https://t.co/KvexKoOIYp
Want to stay up to date on upcoming events? Join our ecosystem: https://t.co/Qz6gW8H4RC
SOFWERX and ICWERX, in collaboration with @USSOCOM's Directorate of Science and Technology (S&T) and the Central Intelligence Agency’s (CIA) Directorate of Science & Technology (DS&T), will host the seventeenth Rapid Capability Assessment event (RCA17) in Chantilly, VA, with the theme “Field-Forward Operations – Future Challenges for SOF and the IC in Data Dense Environments”. This event is U.S. Citizens only.
Participants at RCA17 will develop, describe, and assess capabilities for the future needs of SOF and CIA operators and analysts in the 2035 timeframe for global forward, potentially austere, areas.
Background/Synopsis
A predecessor event, Innovation Foundry 17 (IF17), was the first phase of the Innovation Cycle and was focused on idea generation. RCA17 will build upon this foundation by bringing together experts from industry, academia, and national laboratories to collaborate with Special Operations Forces (SOF) and CIA personnel to decompose the IF17 outputs through facilitated exercises using systems engineering frameworks.
Focus Areas
Five areas of focus have been identified by the stakeholders for the RCA17 event. Participants will be assigned to teams, each of which will address challenges in one of these focus areas. Participants will also have the opportunity to provide input to other teams who are working in other focus areas:
1. Advanced Analytics: Explores how Artificial General Intelligence (AGI)-like systems and Mixture of Experts models can assist with intelligence analysis, with a focus on ethical and secure deployment.
2. Mapping Building Infrastructure: Investigates conventional and unconventional methods of integration with intelligent building systems such as lighting, fire suppression, and HVAC.
3. Novel Energy Sources: Focuses on efficiently generating, storing, and managing power in low-profile installations, including heat mitigation techniques for confined or off-grid environments.
4. Data Communications/Exfiltration: This focus area has two prongs: one focuses on globally dispersed, low-power edge sensors that can operate independently while triggering more complex systems through tipping and cueing; the second explores secure, high-throughput, and low-signature data transmission in both fixed and mobile environments.
5. Edge Device Optimization: Focuses on maximizing processing efficiency of globally dispersed, low-power edge sensors that can operate independently while triggering more complex systems through alerting, tipping, and ranging.
For more information, visit the event webpage: https://t.co/v5qztyA1n8
Request to attend as a SME NLT 26 February 2026 here: https://t.co/LqQ29YLBfN
To stay up to date on future events, join our ecosystem: https://t.co/Qz6gW8H4RC
SOFWERX will be attending Capital Factory house from 12 to 17 March 2026 in Austin, Texas. Where innovation takes shape through direct engagement with entrepreneurs, investors, and technology leaders. This environment provides opportunities to learn, collaborate, and advance the Warfighter mission.
If you are interested in meeting with SOFWERX, message us here!
If you have innovative technology, TLR4 or greater, submit to Tech Tuesday here: https://t.co/lX8jlGZlSo
If you are interested in our current opportunities, check out our website: https://t.co/pTf1ul6hRI
Want to stay updated on upcoming events? Join the ecosystem: https://t.co/Qz6gW8HCHa