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DoD Rapid Innovation Fund Highlighted

Julie Samuel

Wednesday, April 18th, 2012

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The Pentagon is making good use of a rapid-innovation program created by Congress, even though the military hasn’t actually requested the money for it, a senior official told lawmakers yesterday. Zachary Lemnios, assistant secretary of defense for research and engineering, spoke positively about the Department of Defense Rapid Innovation Program under questioning from Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio), ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Emerging Threats and Capabilities subcommittee. Congress created the program in the fiscal year 2011 defense authorization…

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