National Security Innovation Base Roundtable

February 9th, 2026 @ Washington, DC

SVDG and the Ronald Reagan Institute convened a small, off-the-record working roundtable to inform the Institute’s 2026 National Security Innovation Base (NSIB) Report Card. The invitation-only discussion brought together a select group of industry leaders and government-relations professionals from across the national security innovation ecosystem.

Participants shared candid, practitioner-level insights on how the NSIB has evolved over the past year, where key friction points persist, and which policy and ecosystem changes are most needed going forward. The session was designed to surface practical, actionable input to directly shape the Reagan Institute’s analysis and recommendations.