May 11, 2016

Leadership, Structural Changes for DoD Silicon Valley Office

Featuring Ben FitzGerald, and Loren DeJonge Schulman

Journalist Aaron Mehta

WASHINGTON — Secretary of Defense Ash Carter is expected Wednesday to announce an expansion of his Silicon Valley outpost to other regions around the country, as well as changes to leadership at the Defense Innovation Unit-Experimental (DIUX) office.

The changes, which are expected to be announced during a speech by the secretary to California, come after months of what sources describe as internal bureaucratic challenges to DIUX.

 

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Authors

  • Ben FitzGerald

    Former Senior Fellow and Director, Technology and National Security Program

    Ben FitzGerald was a Senior Fellow and Director of the Technology and National Security Program at CNAS. In this capacity, Mr. FitzGerald led CNAS efforts to explore...

  • Loren DeJonge Schulman

    Deputy Director of Studies

    Loren DeJonge Schulman is the Deputy Director of Studies and the Leon E. Panetta Senior Fellow at the Center for a New American Security. Her research interests include nation...