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The bill calls for the department to submit a report within 90 days of the legislation\u2019s enactment that outlines an acquisition plan for the portfolio and identifies 10 candidate projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis portfolio is a hedge against growing and innate tactical and logistical risks to current weapon systems, as well as a hedge against industrial base risk, given the lack of capacity and diversity,\u201d the committee said in a report accompanying the bill. \u201cThe development of non-traditional sources and non-traditional solutions are essential to this hedge, and it will require intentionally taking calculated risks to incentivize positive, deliberate, accelerated change.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The proposal <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingdefense.com\/2022\/06\/dod-hedge-strategy-could-bring-element-of-surprise-to-future-conflict-brown\/#:~:text=The%20hedge%20strategy%20follows%20what,and%20transition%20to%20the%20military.\" target=\"_blank\">echoes a \u201chedge strategy\u201d drafted last year by Brown<\/a> \u2014 who led DIU from 2018 to September 2022 \u2014 and retired Chief of Naval Research Rear Adm. 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They argued that while the Defense Department has a number of organizations focused on innovative concepts aimed at rapidly fielding new capabilities, it lacks a focused, systematic approach to delivering them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brown and Selby called on DoD to develop a process that fields emerging technology-based capabilities in large quantities, applies commercial capabilities with a sense of urgency and focuses on small, low-cost, AI-enabled autonomous systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The committee indicates that the push to create a hedge portfolio is also a response to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/2023\/01\/05\/drone-advances-in-ukraine-could-bring-new-age-of-warfare\/\" target=\"_blank\">the ways in which Ukraine\u2019s military has harnessed technology<\/a> from commercial companies in its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/global\/europe\/2023\/06\/22\/setbacks-and-success-two-drone-makers-forge-a-footprint-in-ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\">resistance to Russian aggression<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAfter observing the use of non-traditional weapons from non-traditional sources in Ukraine, the committee supports maturing and focusing \u2018innovation organizations\u2019 on rapidly fielding new capabilities from new sources at scale,\u201d the report states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Elevating DIU<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The establishment of the portfolio, and the associated funding, would be a significant boost for DIU and follows Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin\u2019s recent decision to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/2023\/04\/04\/apples-beck-to-lead-defense-innovation-unit-at-pentagon\/\" target=\"_blank\">elevate the office to report directly to him<\/a>. The committee highlights the move in its report, saying the transition provides \u201ca timeline milestone to deliberately create a hedge portfolio.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf properly executed, this hedge has the potential to reduce the taxpayer\u2019s burden by leveraging private capital, expand America\u2019s economic advantage by accelerating emerging technology, and broaden the pool of talent supporting national defense,\u201d the committee states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The proposed $1 billion allocation includes more than $612 million in additional funding for DIU, with the remaining $420 million transferred from existing accounts. Congress appropriated just $191 million for the organization in fiscal 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The bulk of the new funding is in a \u201cDefense Innovation Unit Fielding\u201d account, which supports a range of AI-related technology, including $10 million for AI-enabled drones, $23 million for autonomous virtual take-off and landing logistics systems and $13 million for digital engineering. It also would provide $220 million to rapidly funnel field-ready hedge projects to combatant commands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The committee directs DIU to coordinate with the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/artificial-intelligence\/2023\/05\/17\/lawmakers-seek-special-focus-on-autonomy-within-pentagons-ai-office\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Pentagon\u2019s chief digital and AI officer <\/a>on these efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The bill also recommends that the secretary of each military service create a Non-traditional Innovation Fielding Enterprise lead who would be responsible for working with commercial industry partners and shepherding projects within the service. 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