Congressional Appropriations Liaison, Navy and Marine Corps Appropriations Matters Office (FMBE) | Active Duty Naval Officer | Multifamily Real Estate Investor
“The Defense Department is signaling its demand for a new era of innovation. There is a wealth of private-sector talent and capital eager to meet that demand. Both sides should seek opportunities to bridge the two — and foster the tech and talent that, as the Cold War showed, can defeat adversaries while also delivering enormous economic benefits to the American people.” Defense Innovation Board Chair Mike Bloomberg hit the nail on the head. A dual focus of Integrating new tech and attracting top talent to present the best solutions to national defense are the way forward. Many of my friends in Silicon Valley and in burgeoning maker spaces/hack-a-thons in universities across America recognize the opportunity that is present and through organizations like Shift and Reindustrialize are seeking to push the conversation forward. The intersection of our nations toughest technological questions and our brightest talent is a natural one - we just have to remove the roadblocks. Be The Solution.
In an exclusive Op-Ed for DefenseScoop, businessman and chair of the Pentagon's Defense Innovation Board Michael Bloomberg offers his thoughts on how tech and talent are the keys to military modernization. https://hubs.li/Q02J6xFC0
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