Category: SECDEF
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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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New Defense Secretary Arrives at Pentagon, Convenes COVID Meeting
PENTAGON—Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III arrived at the Pentagon today and hit the ground running, greeting the senior staff and then immediately heading into meetings on combating the coronavirus. The Senate confirmed Austin at 11 a.m.; the vote was 93-2. He arrived at the Pentagon around noon and was “administratively sworn in” soon afterward.…