'Compass Bright' program could entice new applicants with fast cash

By Rachel Cohen / October 29, 2018 at 12:05 PM
The Air Force's program executive office for intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and special-operations forces could turn to the service's new "cash for ideas" initiative to bolster a small-dollar electronic-warfare technology development program. At an Air Force Life Cycle Management Center conference in Dayton, OH, last month, ISR/SOF PEO Col. Dale White similarly suggested that offering cash on the spot for promising pitches could help speed the pace of sensor development and acquisition. That approach may also work for Compass Bright, which...

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