The Defense Innovation Board convened at the Pentagon on Wednesday to present a series of preliminary recommendations meant to boost innovation at the Defense Department, despite its history of red tape and bureaucracy. The board, chaired by Alphabet Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt and composed of 19 other well-known executives, academics and scientists, previewed initial findings of how the U.S. military might innovate during a public meeting that featured half a dozen preliminary recommendations that include organizational changes, focusing on new...
