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William Roper

Will Roper, Air Force — Will Roper holds an “Ask Me Anything” event online at the Pentagon in September 2020. (DoD / Lisa Ferdinando)

Air Force seeks companies that are shooting for the sky, not necessarily the moon

Assistant Secretary Will Roper says the service is looking for big ideas, but not necessarily moonshots.

Oct 27, 2020 By Jackson Barnett

From left, Nicholas Thompson of Wired and Will Roper at the SXSW Conference in Austin on March 13, 2017.

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…

Mar 14, 2017

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