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Pentagon

Shyu Details Top Technology Priorities, Efforts To Help Small Firms Work With DoD R&E Office

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, September 28th, 2021

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Shyu Details Top Technology Priorities, Efforts To Help Small Firms Work With DoD R&E Office

Heidi Shyu, Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering

The Pentagon’s new lead technology official on Tuesday detailed her top priority areas for leveraging commercial industry innovation, to include trusted artificial intelligence and quantum computing, as well as new initiatives she’s leading to make it easier for small businesses to work with the department. Heidi Shyu, under secretary of defense for research and engineering, specifically cited the Pentagon’s new Innovation Steering Group and a push for legislation to bolster funds for the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program as…

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