Carter opens third DIUx outpost in Austin

By Tony Bertuca / September 14, 2016 at 12:02 PM
Defense Secretary Ash Carter was in Austin, TX, Wednesday to reveal the city would be the site of his third Defense Innovation Unit Experimental outpost, where he announced the organization had $65 million in prototyping projects "in the pipeline." The DIUx reports directly to Carter and is charged with connecting technology firms with Pentagon prototyping efforts. "They've closed five deals in the last three months, totaling $3.5 million," he said. "It took an average of just over 50 days after...

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