Air Force seeks smaller cybersecurity companies

Some Defense leaders say they\'re more interested in the innovative, smaller cybersecurity providers out there, rather than bigger companies.

Some Defense leaders say they’re more interested in the innovative, smaller cybersecurity providers out there, rather than bigger companies.

Riley Repko is the senior advisor to the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Requirements for the Air Force. He says there’s a lot of intellectual capital beyond the walls of the Pentagon that needs to be utilized, especially given the fast-moving nature of cyber issues.

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