Category: DIUx
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Apple Vice President tapped to lead Defense Innovation Unit
PENTAGON—The Department of Defense (DOD) announced Mr. Doug Beck will serve as the next Director of the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU). As DIU Director, Mr. Beck will oversee efforts to accelerate the Department’s adoption of commercial technology throughout the military and also serve as a senior advisor to the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense…
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DoD launching innovation office near MIT
Accelerating Innovation to the Warfighter CAMBRIDGE, MA — Today, AP is reporting Defense Secretary Ash Carter is launching the military’s latest effort at improving its technological capabilities in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Carter will formally open the second office of the Defense Innovation Unit Experimental, or DIUx, near the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) this afternoon. The…