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GAO: Pentagon Should Take Action to Improve Rapid Innovation Program

Valerie Insinna

Thursday, May 7th, 2015

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GAO: Pentagon Should Take Action to Improve Rapid Innovation Program

The Pentagon could be doing more to transition technologies in the Rapid Innovation Program from development to military use, according to a Government Accountability Office report released May 7.Transitioning technologies from the lab and into a military system has been a continued problem for the Defense Department despite about $12 billion invested in science and technology per year, the report said. The phenomenon has been nicknamed “the valley of death” by industry. Under the direction of Congress, the Defense Department launched…

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