{"id":33865,"date":"2023-10-24T13:02:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T13:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2023\/10\/24\/companies-lobby-congress-to-approve-1-billion-hedge-portfolio\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:35:50","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:35:50","slug":"companies-lobby-congress-to-approve-1-billion-hedge-portfolio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/battlefield-tech\/2023\/10\/24\/companies-lobby-congress-to-approve-1-billion-hedge-portfolio\/","title":{"rendered":"Companies lobby Congress to approve $1 billion \u2018hedge portfolio\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 A group of companies led by a Silicon Valley advocacy group is urging congressional appropriators to approve a House proposal to establish a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/2023\/06\/23\/house-panel-eyes-billion-dollar-pentagon-fund-to-push-commercial-tech\/\" target=\"_blank\">$1 billion hedge portfolio<\/a> aimed at quickly fielding commercial technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In an Oct. 24 letter, <a href=\"https:\/\/static1.squarespace.com\/static\/5f82250a85dd3125aeba053d\/t\/6536d26a2e69a97294abf23b\/1698091627394\/FINAL+SVDG+DIU+Support+Letter.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">drafted on behalf of 63 companies<\/a>, the Silicon Valley Defense Group calls on lawmakers to fully fund the provision, which was proposed by the House Appropriations Committee\u2019s defense subcommittee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe believe the enactment of these provisions, coupled with the robust funding proposed by the House bill, will lead to greater coordination across the department and serve as a powerful demand signal to commercial and non-traditional companies to work with DoD,\u201d the letter states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The firms signed on to the letter include California-based Anduril Industries, Applied Intuition and FlightWave Aerospace Systems; Georgia-based Hermeus; and X-Bow Systems, headquartered in New Mexico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The hedge portfolio <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/2023\/07\/20\/pentagon-innovation-hub-wants-to-field-commercial-tech-at-scale\/\" target=\"_blank\">would be managed by the Defense Innovation Unit<\/a>, the Pentagon\u2019s commercial technology integration hub, and coordinated with the military services through a proposed Non-traditional Innovation Fielding Enterprise. 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