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Army

Army Accepting Proposals For New Tech Competition To Find Startup Partners

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, July 3rd, 2018

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Army Accepting Proposals For New Tech Competition To Find Startup Partners

The Army has begun accepting proposals for its first small business-focused technology competition centered around finding new capabilities for its six modernization priorities, with officials planning to hold pitch meetings around the country beginning in July. The new Expeditionary Technology Search, also called xTechSearch, will award prizes of up to $200,000 to start-ups who demonstrate forward-looking technologies that can be developed to meet critical Army modernization requirements.“Army is using xTechSearch as a catalyst for the Army to engage with the…

Congress

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Congress

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