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DISA Wins $9.7 Million From DoD Rapid Innovation Fund

Wednesday, July 27th, 2016

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The Department of Defense (DoD) Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP) awarded the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) $9.7 million to fund innovative technologies in support of American warfighters, DISA said July 25.The funding will go into the DISA Rapid Innovation Fund (RIF) program, a research and development project and process designed to support critical defense acquisition programs, DISA said. The RIF team reports to DISA’s Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and works with the DoD Chief Information Office (CIO) and…

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