How Can We Measure if Defense Innovation Works?
The Pentagon still lacks clear ways to measure if the organizations charged with innovation in the Department of Defense actually work. In 1964, the federal government funded 67 percent of research and development in the United States. By 2020, that figure had fallen to 21 percent. With defense budgets remaining relatively flat, it is more important than ever for the Department of Defense to adopt commercial technology. For 10 years, the Department of Defense has been standing up defense innovation organizations to make itself a better partner to tech companies. The Defense Innovation Unit was created in 2015, followed by The post How Can We Measure if Defense Innovation Works? appeared first on War on the Rocks.
The Pentagon still lacks clear ways to measure if the organizations charged with innovation in the Department of Defense actually work. In 1964, the federal government funded 67 percent of research and development in the United States. By 2020, that figure had fallen to 21 percent. With defense budgets remaining relatively flat, it is more important than ever for the Department of Defense to adopt commercial technology. For 10 years, the Department of Defense has been standing up defense innovation organizations to make itself a better partner to tech companies. The Defense Innovation Unit was created in 2015, followed by
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