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Despite Cozying Up To Tech Industry, Carter Says Commercial Tech Is Not Guaranteed DoD Contracts

Despite Cozying Up To Tech Industry, Carter Says Commercial Tech Is Not Guaranteed DoD Contracts
Secretary of Defense Ash speaks to Soldiers who are completing their advanced individual training on Ft. Lenard Wood, Mo., Nov. 2, 2016. (DoD photo by Army Sgt. Amber I. Smith)

As eager as Secretary of Defense Ash Carter is for Silicon Valley tech companies and their innovative ilk to do business with the Pentagon, he said recently outreach does not automatically equal contracts.“We're still a very attractive marketplace for high-tech companies that do both commercial and defense business,” Carter recently told reporters traveling with him en route to Dayton, Ohio. “We want to make it easier for them to compete for our business, but that doesn't mean they're always going…

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