Defense Innovation Unit

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.

Acquisition Policy

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

Defense

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

Federal Insights

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Steps to take now for defense acquisition reform

Acquisition Policy

DIU

Defense Innovation Unit Headquarters building, DIU

Defense Innovation Unit finds new director

Acquisition

DIU

The Defense Innovation Unit says its positively sailing into its 8th year in business

Defense News

Everybody talks about innovation, but it starts with the right people

Hiring/Retention

DoD confronting ‘Valley of Death,’ other innovation bottlenecks

Defense

Quick pivot during the pandemic highlighted DIU’s ability to solve DoD problems

Ask the CIO

GSA, DIU working together to get non traditional contractors on board

Defense

Closeup detail of several Social Security Cards representing finances and retirement

Congress introduces idea to change how COLAs are calculated for federal retirees

Federal Newscast

EPA changing onboarding process due to pandemic’s effect on the workplace

In today’s Federal Newscast, the Environmental Protection Agency is revising its onboarding process to reflect the pandemic’s effects on the workplace.

Federal Newscast

DIU opens latest innovation outpost, expanding its presence to the Midwest

New Chicago office, meant to cover 12 midwestern states, is DIU’s fifth office, adding to locations in Silicon Valley, D.C., Boston and Austin.

Defense

Working together on project. Two young business colleagues working on computer

A great example of how training, education benefits people, mission

Federal Report

Taking a cue from surgery, Defense Innovation Unit plans to use the train-the-trainers approach to expand expertise in a crucial government need