Office of Strategic Capital Archives

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine operates a 45-foot Response Boat-Medium in New York Harbor, June 16, 2026. Coast Guard crews provided an operational tour highlighting maritime security responsibilities throughout the Port of New York and New Jersey. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Sydney Phoenix)

Gen. Caine urges industry to lean more into ‘shared risk’ when delivering tech for U.S. military

"When you look at the price of lethality right now, it's on an exponential decrease," the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said.

Sep 9, 2026 By Brandi Vincent

Pentagon requests more than $20B for strategic capital loan program in 2027

The funding proposal would boost spending on the initiative by more than an order of magnitude.

Apr 6, 2026 By Jon Harper

Pentagon expects billions to be pumped into small businesses following SBA licensing of investors

The U.S. government has issued the first licenses under the Small Business Investment Company Critical Technology Initiative.

Oct 22, 2024 By Jon Harper

River entrance of the U.S. Department of Defense. (Getty Images)

Pentagon announces $984M in loans available for U.S. firms developing ‘critical’ tech

The Department of Defense is set to issue nearly a billion dollars in loans to private companies to scale the production of technologies the department has deemed…

Oct 1, 2024 By Billy Mitchell

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman sign a declaration of intent at the Reagan National Defense Forum, Simi Valley, California, Dec. 3, 2022. (Photo by Jon Harper)

DOD, SBA ink new Small Business Investment Company agreement to support critical technology

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman signed a declaration of intent to partner on advancing the goals of the…

Dec 3, 2022 By Jon Harper

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III briefs the press from the Pentagon Briefing Room, Washington, D.C., Feb. 19, 2021. (DoD Photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jack Sanders).

Pentagon creates Office of Strategic Capital to bridge the ‘valley of death’ with private funding

The Office of Strategic Capital is meant to connect companies developing tech in support of national security with organizations that can help fund and sustain their growth.

Dec 1, 2022 By Billy Mitchell