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Video Interview: DIU’s Mike Madsen on Acquisition Reform, Fast-Growing Tech Areas & MoreNews

Video Interview: DIU’s Mike Madsen on Acquisition Reform, Fast-Growing Tech Areas & More

By the time a new technology is funded, developed, prototyped, tested, produced and finally put in the hands of our
How 2 Key Government Innovators are Bridging the ‘Valley of Death’News

How 2 Key Government Innovators are Bridging the ‘Valley of Death’

The private sector is known for its rapid technological innovation process unencumbered by bureaucracy, restrictive requirements or mysterious funding procedures.
DIU Brings Number of Drone Providers on Blue UAS 2.0 Cleared List to 10C4ISR

DIU Brings Number of Drone Providers on Blue UAS 2.0 Cleared List to 10

The Department of Defense’s innovation arm and acquisition office have updated DOD’s cleared list of small unmanned aircraft systems under
DOD Seeks Open Source Intell Tools to Visualize Adversarial Science-Tech Development ActivityNews

DOD Seeks Open Source Intell Tools to Visualize Adversarial Science-Tech Development Activity

The Defense Innovation Unit is inviting industry and academia to propose commercial open source intelligence platforms that will work to
DIU, Army Select 2 Vendors for Ground Vehicle Autonomy CompetitionContract Awards

DIU, Army Select 2 Vendors for Ground Vehicle Autonomy Competition

The Defense Innovation Unit has awarded Kodiak Robotics and Applied Intuition an approximately $50 million contract to build and test
DIU Selects Amazon, Microsoft, SpiderOak for Hybrid Space Architecture Project’s 2nd PhaseContract Awards

DIU Selects Amazon, Microsoft, SpiderOak for Hybrid Space Architecture Project’s 2nd Phase

Amazon’s (Nasdaq: AMZN) cloud computing business and Project Kuiper, Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) and SpiderOak Mission Systems have received contracts for
DIU Adopts ‘Fast Follower’ Approach to Harness Technological Strength of Private Sector; Cherissa Tamayori QuotedEvents

DIU Adopts ‘Fast Follower’ Approach to Harness Technological Strength of Private Sector; Cherissa Tamayori Quoted

It is fairly common knowledge that the defense industry has historically lagged behind the technological progress of the private sector.
Michael Brown, John Jack Join Shield Capital as Venture PartnersExecutive Moves

Michael Brown, John Jack Join Shield Capital as Venture Partners

Investment firm Shield Capital has appointed technology industry leaders Michael Brown and John “JJ” Jack as venture partners. Brown, a
DIU Lists Cleared Small Drones From 8 Vendors Under Blue sUAS 2.0 ProgramC4ISR

DIU Lists Cleared Small Drones From 8 Vendors Under Blue sUAS 2.0 Program

The Department of Defense’s innovation arm and acquisition office have added small unmanned aircraft systems from eight companies to DOD’s
Pentagon Starts Search for Defense Innovation Unit Director; Heidi Shyu QuotedExecutive Moves

Pentagon Starts Search for Defense Innovation Unit Director; Heidi Shyu Quoted

The Department of Defense has begun its search for a new executive who will succeed Michael Brown as director of