Heidi Shyu

(AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)FILE - This March 27, 2008, file photo, shows the Pentagon in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Can the money that brought us Facebook and PayPal bring us better defense technology?

 DoD opens a new office that partners with venture capital to bring new technology into production.

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(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Alphonso Grant)An F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 34th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron departs after conducting an aerial refueling with a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 28th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron above the Arabian Gulf, Dec. 3, 2019. The KC-135 Stratotanker delivers U.S. Air Forces Central Command a global reach of aerial refueling to support joint and coalition aircraft, providing war-winning airpower throughout the CENTCOM area of responsibility.

Air Force thinking of new ways to handle ‘black swan’ events in acquisition

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DoD brings in the academics to help it with cybersecurity knowledge

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Pentagon’s ponderous budget process is next target for Congressional reform

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DoD’s new R&D chief prioritizes moving prototypes to real-world applications

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