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Homeland Security

DHS Report Supports Continuing Integrated Product Teams For R&D Efforts

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, July 21st, 2016

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Cross-departmental teams that were resurrected a year ago to ensure that research and development (R&D) efforts within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) are meeting the needs of its customers and avoiding unnecessary duplication are effective, a new DHS report says.The report says that the Integrated Product Teams stood up last August after not being used for years and the IPT process “is both repeatable and flexible and provides a strong foundation for future evolution of the process.” It adds…

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