April 28, 2016

12 Months In – 8 Months Left: An Update on Secretary Carter’s Innovation Agenda

By Ben FitzGerald and Loren DeJonge Schulman

Twelve Months In – 8 Months Left: An Update on Defense Innovation provides a status update on Secretary Carter’s innovation agenda, examines whether the innovation efforts underway have the potential to achieve the reform Carter seeks, and offers concrete steps the secretary can take to institutionalize the progress already made.

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...

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