Cybersecurity
Pentagon Reboots Silicon Valley Startup as Analysts Cite Flaws
- Secretary Carter names new director, organization for DIUx
- Analysts praise move to surmount project's early failings
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Like many a Silicon Valley start-up, the Pentagon’s initiative to cultivate better contacts with technology executives and innovators is being rebooted as analysts lay out its early shortcomings.
Defense Secretary Ash Carter has replaced the initial director of the Defense Innovation Unit (Experimental), or DIUx, and brought the year-old effort under his direct control, he announced Wednesday in a visit to the operation’s headquarters in Palo Alto, California.