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Pentagon’s New Tech Innovation Unit Could Speed Up Traditional Acquisition Process

Pentagon’s New Tech Innovation Unit Could Speed Up Traditional Acquisition Process
Defense Secretary Ash Carter answers a question during a news conference at the new Defense Innovation Unit Experimental, or DIUx, office in Boston, July 26, 2016. DoD photo by Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brigitte N. Brantley

BOSTON – There is an expectation that out of its new fast-track technology outreach offices will come lessons that will help defense acquisition as a whole deal more quickly and cooperatively with industry.Secretary of Defense Ash Carter this week cut the ribbon on a second Defense Innovation Unit-Experimental (DIUx) in Boston, designed to tap regional market for tech innovations that have practical military application.“Obviously, this is focused on new technology which by its nature, the cutting-edge has to be adopted…

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