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Pentagon Seeks Silicon Valley’s Influence

Valerie Insinna

Monday, May 11th, 2015

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Pentagon Seeks Silicon Valley’s Influence

Innovative products and startup business are rapidly emerging in Silicon Valley, but the Pentagon is still trying to figure out how to harness those technologies and professional talent for its own gains, a Defense Department official said May 8.The Pentagon is too small to drive how commercial businesses spend their money and develop technology, said Alan Shaffer, the Pentagon’s acting assistant secretary for research and engineering, during remarks at the Potomac Institute. However, even companies like Google [GOOG] want to work with…

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