defense innovation

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Limited application of novel acquisition pathways hinders defense innovation

Budget instabilities and limited application of new acquisition pathways stall defense innovation efforts, a new report finds.

Defense Industry

Military Suicides

Private capital for defense needs, DoD’s requirements system will be most challenging areas to address in the coming years

Defense

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Multiple-award contracts (MACs)

New data shines brighter light on merits, impacts of SBIR, STTR programs

Contracts/Awards

DoD

Alan Jaeger, Ventura Tech Bridge, Fathomwerx lab, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division

Navy has a bridge all the way to Great Britain, figuratively speaking

Defense

Head shot of Nicolas Chaillan

Former Space Force CSO explains how to make software development process more effective

Leaders and Legends

Federal News Network

Jerry McGinn, George Mason University

Defense innovation bumps up against a Cold War budget system

Defense

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Army civilian, worker, computer, soldiers

Computers in your clothing? Army wants to embed chips into fabric

Army

Coast Guard gets new auxiliary unit specifically for R&D

Defense

Ash Carter

Carter urges momentum for ‘force of the future’ initiatives at DoD

Defense

Air Force considers reducing computer-based training time for pilots

Federal Drive

U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter delivers a statement to the press following the meeting of the alliance of Defense Ministers in the fight against the terrorist organization Islamic State (IS) in Stuttgart, Germany, Wednesday, May 4, 2016. (Christoph Schmidt/dpa via AP)

Carter’s defense innovation program gets new site, new structure, new blood

Defense