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Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Heidi Shyu meets with Maj. Grover Smith of the Indiana National Guard during Technology Readiness Experimentation (T-REX) 2023 at Camp Atterbury, Indiana. (Defense Department photo).

DOD to award $50M to accelerate development of emerging tech projects

“With the backing of APFIT, these companies have an opportunity to push their innovations over the finish line,” Heidi Shyu said.

Dec 7, 2024 By Mikayla Easley

Chairman Ken Calvert (R-CA) (L) and full committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) (R) appear at a House Appropriations Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on April 17, 2024 in Washington, DC. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Charles Q. Brown, Jr., and Department of Defense Comptroller Michael McCord are on Capitol Hill to present the 2025 budget request for the Defense Department. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

House appropriators propose more than $1.3B for DIU, other tech acceleration initiatives

A fiscal 2025 defense appropriations bill was released by the House Appropriations Committee.

Jun 4, 2024 By Jon Harper

AI, space, integrated sensing and cyber dominate Pentagon’s S&T funding plans

The department is requesting $17.2 billion for science and technology projects in fiscal 2025, and most of it would be dedicated to three capability areas, according to…

May 1, 2024 By Jon Harper

HAC-D chair wants to give new DIU director more flexibility to aggressively buy commercial tech

In its fiscal 2024 defense spending bill, the House Appropriations Committee is recommending the allocation of just over $1 billion to create a “hedge portfolio” of emerging…

Jul 1, 2023 By Mikayla Easley