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Building the Base episode 7: William “Mac” Thornberry, former Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee
Mac Thornberry served as the U.S. Representative for Texas’s 13th Congressional District from 1995 to 2021, with service on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and was Chairman of…
Startups Press Congress to Improve How DoD Buys Software
Founders and CEOs of 19 national security-focused technology startups and small businesses pressed Congress this week to resolve specific hurdles they’re encountering associated with how the Pentagon buys software.
DoD’s Buying Habits a Continuing Source of Frustration
Over the course of just six months, three senior defense officials responsible for technology programs announced they were stepping down, voicing disappointment in a culture they view as an impediment…
Defense Innovation Unit Opens Chicago Office as Part of Midwest Expansion
The Defense Innovation Unit, a Department of Defense organization founded to help the U.S. military make faster use of emerging commercial technologies, opened a new hub in Chicago to expand…
