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HASC Hears Case For Consolidating Innovation Under Single Senior Defense Official

Thursday, July 7th, 2016

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HASC Hears Case For Consolidating Innovation Under Single Senior Defense Official

In order to overtake the pace at which potential adversaries Russia and China are developing military technologies, the Defense Department needs to consolidate its innovation efforts under a single, very senior civilian official, former Deputy Secretary of Defense John Hamre told lawmakers Thursday.Hamre, who now serves as chief executive of the Center of Strategic and International Studies, testified before the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) that the Defense Department’s innovation apparatus – once led by a director of defense engineering…

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Congress

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