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National Defense: Congress Should Move to Establish and Strengthen a Permanent SBIR Authority
A permanent, strengthened Small Business Innovation Research program can drive the innovative potential and competitive nature of small businesses towards a more coordinated partnership with the federal government.
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U.S. Air Force: SA Innovation Summit takes on ‘accelerating change’
With the theme of Accelerate Change, the Department of the Air Force pushed innovation forward during the inaugural San Antonio Innovation Summit.
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Nextgov: DOD Wants Emerging Tech But Acts like An ‘Innovation Tourist,’ Report Says
Organizational disconnects between innovation offices & procurement officials make broad adoption of cutting-edge tech challenging, according to the Center for Security & Emerging Tech
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GovernmentCIO: Diversity Necessary for National Security Innovation
Hiring for a variety of skills and backgrounds will ensure the defense community has the scope of talent necessary to fully modernize and maintain its strategic edge.
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The Homeland Security Technology Newsletter: Homeland Security Technology Firm—Spectrohm
Detecting & identifying concealed threats inside baggage and packages using X-Ray has dominated the security market for decades. Finding a technology that doesn't use ionizing radiation, and can discriminate materials has been a “holy grail” for security.
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Federal News Network: A defense acquisition professor’s advice on DoD innovation
Each year, the Army backs a program known as the Major General Harry Greene Awards for Acquisition Writing. Among the winners of the most recent round is a professor at Defense Acquisition University.
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The Guardian: ‘I can’t remember feeling as excited about the future’: redesigning space travel for women
Alumna Emily Calandrelli S.M. ’13 speaks about the need for more diversity in the space sector. She notes that the push for greater diversity & inclusion will lead to new ideas & innovations.
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Fast Company: How supply-chain innovation can bolster U.S. security
Taking a page from the commercial sector, military and defense organizations could fill an urgent need by investing in logistics
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Forbes: Data Storage And The Virtuous Cycle Of Innovation
Pilots reap the benefits of iterative innovation cycles, leveraging augmented-reality-driven holographic visors that extend their vision, as well as artificial intelligence that manages aircraft functionality in a complementary extension of human thought.
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