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Mike Daniels, Chairman, Invincea

These days the government seems to have stars in its eyes when it looks west. Silicon Valley is a favorite recruiting ground for the Obama administration. Homel...

Federal News Network Staff

June 16, 2015 9:21 am

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These days the government seems to have stars in its eyes when it looks west. Silicon Valley is a favorite recruiting ground for the Obama administration. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson wants to establish a satellite office there, and Defense Secretary Ash Carter says the department needs the help of tech players in a “true innovation ecosystem” like Silicon Valley. But what makes those startups superior to those right here in our nation’s capital? After all, the startup environment here is tailored to the federal customer. Michael Daniels has founded several local companies, and is chairman of both Invincea and the Logistics Management Institute. He joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive to try and answer that question.