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Congress Checks Rapid Expansion Of DIUx Tech Outreach

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Congress Checks Rapid Expansion Of DIUx Tech Outreach
Defense Secretary, Ash Carter, speaks to innovation leaders during a visit to Capitol Factory, Austin, Texas, September 14, 2016. (DoD photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Amber I. Smith/Released)

Congress wants to pump the brakes on rapid expansion of the Pentagon’s tech innovation outreach initiative by limiting funding until it receives a detailed report on the unit’s structure and operation.The conference report on the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) released Wednesday would restrict the Defense Innovation Unit-Experimental (DIUx) to 80 percent of its budget until Secretary of Defense Ash Carter or his successor submits a report on the “charter for and the use of funds to establish and…

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