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 Adjunct Senior Fellow, Defense Program

    Ben FitzGerald is a partner at Lupa, a private investment firm, and a former adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS). At Lupa he leads the firm’...

  • Loren DeJonge Schulman

    Former Adjunct Senior Fellow

    Loren DeJonge Schulman is a Former Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS). Previously, she served as the Deputy Director of Studies and the Leo...