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Homeland Security

DHS Advisory Panel Recommends Help For Leadership In Prioritizing Innovation

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, March 16th, 2023

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The Department of Homeland Security needs a senior adviser to help its leadership have greater visibility into technology innovation efforts across the department to help manage, coordinate and prioritize investments, a strategic advisory panel recommends. Some DHS components are managing technology innovation well to help fulfil their missions but the department’s leadership needs “visibility into what is working or not working” but “on balance, the Department would benefit from more prioritization and targeted investment in a few major projects, instead…

Congress

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Army

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