The Bridge Program is tasked with raising the probability of adoption by deepening transition. DIU’s mandate is clear: drive a commercial-first strategy to implement novel approaches the Department demands and focus on delivery. The Bridge Team will facilitate co-use classified facilities nationwide, slash cyber authorization timelines by half, and enable agile, end-to-end capabilities for young companies desperate to demonstrate.
The Bridge Program is executing a targeted strategy to eliminate critical bottlenecks—specifically surrounding security clearances, access to classified spaces, technology accreditations, and testing to help non-traditional companies sell and scale commercial solutions within the military.
Read the MemoClassified Infrastructure as-a-Service (CIaaS)
Evolve How We Design, Build, Accredit & Operate Classified Sites
Facilitating a co-work model for on-demand classified sites, systems, and services in over a dozen cities across the country
Commercial Technology Accreditation
Risk Management Framework support provided to DIU projects for rapid authorizations
Enable a cyber secure accreditation of hardware and software systems within weeks, with max utilization of AI technology
Integrated Test Team
Agile testing pipeline that runs developmental and operational test & evaluation concurrently moving critical technologies from prototype to the field with Warfighters in the loop at commercial speed.
Access to iterative test capabilities with the requisite authority to move capabilities into the hands of frontline operators.
Bridge operates as part of the Strategic Initiatives Group (SIG) and uses DIU portfolio companies as a test bed to pilot technology-enabled solutions to the biggest problems facing companies after they are awarded a DOW contract. While the services offered by the Bridge Program are currently offered only to DIU portfolio companies, DIU is working with partners across the Department to ensure that the solutions are scaled and adopted across the enterprise.
Sarah Pearson
Chief of Strategic Initiatives
Hillary Peck
Deputy Chief, Strategic Initiatives
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