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The Defense Department’s DIUx Reports First $36 Million In Contracts

Friday, October 14th, 2016

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The Department of Defense’s (DoD) Defense Innovation Unit Experimental (DIUx) reported its first quarterly results of over $36 million in awarding 12 contracts in the fourth quarter of this fiscal year, the department said Friday.The DIUx was first announced in April 2015 by Secretary of Defense Ash Carter as part of an outreach effort to technology companies and meant to help accelerate innovation for service members. It currently has offices in Silicon Valley, Boston, (Defense Daily, July 29), and Austin,…

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Congress

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Congress

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