Pentagon's New Innovation 'Offset' Strategy To Shape Programs, Plans And Budgets

By Tony Bertuca / November 17, 2014 at 3:48 PM
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has formally launched an ambitious and long-expected innovation investment strategy intended to shape the future of the Pentagon for years to come. Hagel, who said the new strategy is aimed at ensuring retention of America's military edge into the 21st century, has put Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Work at the helm of a new Advanced Capability and Deterrence Panel charged with driving the plan forward. "The Defense Innovation Initiative will shape our programs, plans, and budgets,"...

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