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Griffin Releases DoD Digital Engineering Strategy For New Weapons Projects

By Matthew Beinart

Thursday, July 5th, 2018

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Griffin Releases DoD Digital Engineering Strategy For New Weapons Projects

Michael Griffin, former undersecretary of defense for research and engineering (Photo: Department of Defense)

The Department of Defense’s lead technology official released a new digital engineering strategy Thursday to guide the Pentagon’s ability to handle increasingly complex acquisition priorities for new weapons systems.Michael Griffin, DoD’s new Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, announced the directive alongside plans for a new Digital Engineering Working Group (DEWG) and a Digital Engineering Summit in October.“Without sustained and predictable investment to restore readiness and modernize, we will rapidly lose our military advantage, resulting in a Joint…

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