Defense Innovation Unit

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Military leaders talk incessantly about innovation. Why don’t they buy more of it?

Published reports detail how little DoD actually spends on new or start-up companies, even ones that have what the military says its looking for.

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(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)Congress

DoD calls for more contracting flexibilities in 2025 NDAA

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U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Matt Hecht)A U.S. Army Soldier prepares a RQ-11 Raven B for flight during the field training portion of a Unmanned Aerial System operator’s course on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Oct. 10, 2018. The course was held by the New Jersey Army National Guard’s 254th Regional Training Institute, which is based out of Sea Girt, N.J. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Matt Hecht)

Pentagon to build unmanned systems to compete with China

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No shortage of ideas for reforming Defense Department acquisition

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Marine Innovation Unit turns to reservists for technical solutions

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National Security Innovation Capital meets investment milestone for the year

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Autonomous vehicles may soon be making their way to the front lines

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DoD needs more commercially available goods to speed acquisition

The Pentagon wants to expand use of commercial products to speed up acquisition, but it wants more transparency in pricing.

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Defense Department’s new wearable device detects illness before symptoms appear

A wearable device developed by DoD’s Defense Innovation Unit uses artificial intelligence to detect signs of COVID and other infections.

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DIU helps sharpen military’s use of cyber threat intelligence data

During this exclusive CISO Handbook webinar, moderator Justin Doubleday and guest Pat Gould, director of the Cyber and Telecommunications Portfolio at the Defense Innovation Unit will explore cyber and modernization initiatives at DIU. In addition, Matt Lembright, director of federal applications at Censys, will provide an industry perspective.

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