{"id":51163,"date":"2024-07-10T16:07:27","date_gmt":"2024-07-10T16:07:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2024\/07\/10\/defense-innovation-unit-should-expand-across-us-lawmakers-say\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:39:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:39:25","slug":"defense-innovation-unit-should-expand-across-us-lawmakers-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/pentagon\/2024\/07\/10\/defense-innovation-unit-should-expand-across-us-lawmakers-say\/","title":{"rendered":"Defense Innovation Unit should expand across US, lawmakers say"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Senate lawmakers want the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/2023\/12\/04\/pentagons-commercial-tech-arm-to-ramp-up-role-in-military-innovation\/\" target=\"_blank\">Defense Innovation Unit<\/a> to expand its presence across the U.S. and are calling on the Pentagon\u2019s commercial technology hub to develop a plan to partner with universities and tech companies around the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Senate Armed Services Committee\u2019s fiscal 2025 defense policy bill, released July 8, includes a provision that would require DIU to craft a roadmap for how it plans to expand into more regions of the U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe committee recognizes the importance of DIU\u2019s mission to strengthen national security by accelerating the adoption of commercial technology,\u201d the panel said in a report accompanying the measure, \u201cThe committee believes DIU should find ways to expand its geographic footprint to achieve nationwide coverage for DIU activities, particularly to geographic areas that are not major technology and innovation hubs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The bill directs DIU to deepen its relationships with Defense Department laboratories, university affiliated research centers and other entities across the country that are tapped into local innovation ecosystem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Pentagon established DIU in 2015 to help the department take advantage of technology being developed by Silicon Valley firms. Since then, the organization has grown significantly in influence and resources and has partnered with a range of non-traditional companies \u2014 from West Coast startups to smaller defense firms located around the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Companies based in California have received the most contracts since DIU\u2019s inception \u2014 159 awards worth $635 million according to its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/2024\/05\/02\/pentagon-technology-hub-sees-lower-transition-rate-higher-value-deals\/\" target=\"_blank\">most recent annual report released in May<\/a>. However, the organization has made a concerted effort to increase its outreach throughout the U.S. As of fiscal 2023, it had awarded contracts to firms in 35 states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DIU is headquartered in Mountain View, Calif., and has offices in Boston, Austin, Washington, D.C.,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/2022\/04\/25\/defense-innovation-unit-opens-chicago-office-as-part-of-midwest-expansion\/\" target=\"_blank\"> and Chicago<\/a>. This year, through its National Security Innovation Network, the organization opened five new onramp hubs in Kansas, Ohio, Arizona, Hawaii and Washington.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The hubs provide a chance for local universities and businesses to learn how to work with DOD and get access government funding. 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