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Mattis Prods DoD To Talk More With Industry

By Marc Selinger

Wednesday, September 20th, 2017

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Mattis Prods DoD To Talk More With Industry

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee June 13. (DoD photo)

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. -- Defense Secretary Jim Mattis encouraged the Department of Defense Sept. 20 to expand its communication with industry to increase the military’s access to new technology.Mattis said that parts of DoD have become overly cautious in their dealings with private firms because they fear violating ethics rules designed to avoid favoritism. While he believes information-sharing is “very healthy” in some areas, he sees it languishing in others.“The most important thing is that we open the lines of…

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