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news | 29 Sept 2020
SECDEF Tours Navy EOD to Assess Unmanned Capabilities

Seapower

news | 24 Sept 2020
How the Space Economy Can Catch Up With Hog Bellies and Soy Beans

Quartz

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The Next 5 Years of Defense Innovation with VCJCS, Gen John Hyten
video | 8 Sept 2020
The DIU-ex Podcast: Ryan Kappedal // Transforming DoD with AI
news | 2 Sept 2020
United States Air Force RSO Selects C3.ai as Strategic AI Platform

StreetInsider

news | 1 Sept 2020
Microscopes Powered by Google’s AI Could Change Cancer Diagnostics

Defense One

news | 1 Sept 2020
Navy Places Order for Additional VideoRay ROVs for Explosive Ordnance Disposal

Seapower

news | 27 Aug 2020
DIU Making Transformative Impact Five Years In

Department of Defense

news | 24 Aug 2020
Defense Innovation Unit Teaching Artificial Intelligence To Detect Cancer

Department of Defense

news | 20 Aug 2020
Pentagon Approves Five Drone Makers for Military Sales

Wall Street Journal

news | 20 Aug 2020
The U.S Government Grounded DJI - but Here Are the 5 it Just Approved

The Verge

news | 20 Aug 2020
The Pentagon Can Now Buy U.S.-Made Small Drones From These 5 Companies

C4ISRNET

video | 19 Aug 2020
From Tanks to Teleportation #5 - Investing in Projects with the Department of Defense
video | 11 Aug 2020
From Tanks to Teleportation #4 - Perspectives From the Department of Defense
video | 7 Aug 2020
The DIU-ex Podcast: Allison Lazarus & Richard Kuzma // The Cambridge Project
news | 7 Aug 2020
The Pentagon Is Failing To Scale Emerging Technology, Senior Leaders Say

FedScoop

news | 3 Aug 2020
Tamr Helps U.S Air Force Wrangle Data

datanami

news | 29 July 2020
How Disposable Trash Haulers May Become Orbital Outposts for the Pentagon

Newsweek

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State of the Space Industrial Report 2020
news | 28 July 2020
DOD Needs Plans To Protect Commercial Space Industry, Says New Study

Breaking Defense

video | 25 July 2020
From Tanks to Teleportation #3 - Managing Cyber Threats and Intelligence
video | 25 July 2020
From Tanks to Teleportation #2 - Approachable Solutions
video | 24 July 2020
From Tanks to Teleportation #1 - Robotic Revolution
video | 16 July 2020
The DIU-ex Podcast: Chris Kirchhoff // Laying the Foundation for DIUx
news | 15 July 2020
The Pentagon Moves To Launch Its Own Experimental Mini Space Station

TheDrive

news | 10 July 2020
DOD Hands Out $84 Million in Recovery Funds for Small Drone Makers and a Space Firm

Defense One

video | 9 July 2020
The DIU-ex Podcast: Tom Wester // The Junior Officer Perspective
video | 9 July 2020
The DIU-ex Podcast: David Schiff // Scaling Agility with NavalX
video | 9 July 2020
The DIU-ex Podcast: Enrique Oti // From Prototype to Kessel Run
video | 9 July 2020
The DIU-ex Podcast: Mark Jacobsen // Going Rogue with Rogue Squadron
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Decoding the DoD Innovation Alphabet
video | 9 July 2020
The DIU-ex Podcast: Raj Shah // DIUx 1.0 to 2.0
video | 9 July 2020
The DIU-ex Podcast: Lauren Dailey & David Rothzeid // HACQing Acquisition Pathways
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Work and Scale within the $100B Defense Market
news | 1 June 2020
This Bot Hunts Software Bugs for the Pentagon

Wired

news | 29 May 2020
ZScaler CEO on Q3 Earnings, Defense Department contract

CNBC

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Reducing the Time to Award: DIU's Commercial Solutions Opening
news | 20 May 2020
DIU Showed Significant Strides in 2019 After Further Entrenching Itself in DoD

Federal News Network

news | 20 May 2020
What Google's New Contract Reveals About the Pentagon's Evolving Clouds

Defense One

news | 18 May 2020
Q&A With Isotropic Systems CEO on New Defense Innovation Unit Contract

Via Satellite

news | 7 May 2020
DIU's Innovation Efforts Continue to Expand, Annual Report Shows

FedScoop

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How to Solve Your Service's Challenges with Commercial Technology
news | 27 Apr 2020
Defense Market a Safe Haven for Space Companies During Pandemic

SpaceNews

news | 24 Apr 2020
The U.S. Government is Helping Get Cash to Private Space Companies, Replacing Frozen Venture Capital

CNBC

news | 31 Mar 2020
COVID-19 Readiness: DIU Continuity of Operations
news | 5 Mar 2020
3-D Printed Homes: A Concept Is Turning Into Something Solid

The Washington Post

news | 21 Feb 2020
Cyber Command Awards $50M Threat Intelligence Contract to Recorded Future

FedScoop

news | 18 Feb 2020
A Space War In Silicon Valley? Why The UAV Fiasco Is Shaping Future Space Investment

Forbes