Google is making a ‘mistake’ with its AI choices, former U.S. officials say
Ash Carter and Richard Clarke are echoing the concerns that have come from the White House and some of its allies in the tech sector.
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Secretary Mattis ready to ‘enthusiastically embrace’ DIUx
"There is no doubt in my mind that DIUx will not only continue to exist, it will actually — it will grow in its influence and its…
Why the DOD is trying to focus more on software, big data
The Pentagon's Strategic Capabilities Office is focusing more on software than hardware, and trying to pivot the department to becoming a data-driven organization, SCO Director Will Roper…
Pentagon should have direct access to its systems’ source code, Defense Innovation Board says
Secretary Ash Carter's group of innovators made formal recommendations on Monday, including one to institute a policy on department access to source code.
Three-quarters of DIUx funding under fire in authorization bill
The conference report for the annual defense authorization bill is not looking good for the Pentagon’s startup, DIUx.
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Board calls for Pentagon chief innovation officer position
It's not that there's no innovation in the Defense Department — it's just dispersed in disconnected pockets, making meaningful action on good ideas a formidable challenge, the…
DIUx expands to Austin, Texas
The Defense Department will expand the innovative outreach efforts of its Defense Innovation Unit Experimental team to Austin, Texas, Secretary Ash Carter announced Wednesday.
Pentagon expanding bug bounties after inaugural success
White-hat hackers discovered 138 legitimate network vulnerabilities in the Defense Department's Hack the Pentagon monthlong bug bounty engagement that the Pentagon has since remediated, and now Defense…
Obama threatens veto of defense bill over tech outpost funding
The administration objects to the fiscal year 2017 National Defense Authorization Act proposed provision to limit funding to the Pentagon's newly formed Silicon Valley startup-focused outpost, the…
Ash Carter launches DIUx 2.0 with new leadership, Boston office
The Defense Innovation Unit Experimental is getting bit of a facelift, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Tuesday of the Silicon Valley outreach effort, adding new leadership who…
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