Defense Innovation Board Archives

200106-N-SB299-1005 SAN DIEGO (Jan. 6, 2020) Lt. Aaron Van Driessche, Warfare Tactics Instructor at the Center for Surface Combat Systems (CSCS) Detachment San Diego pilots the US Navy’s virtual combat curriculum with Sailors aboard USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60) inside the newly launched portable simulator, the On Demand Trainer. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Joseph Millar/Released)

‘STEM Corps’ legislation would fill DOD’s gaps in tech talent

The bill by Reps. Jim Banks, R-Ind., and Andy Kim, D-N.J., would create a scholarship pool for students to receive tuition assistance in exchange for service in…

Apr 14, 2020 By Jackson Barnett

The Defense Innovation Board is held at Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., Oct. 31, 2019. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class James K. Lee)

DIB wants Pentagon to hire a ‘digital people officer’ for tech recruitment

The new role would be in charge of recruiting talented people with technical backgrounds to the DOD and making sure they stick around for a while.

Mar 6, 2020 By Jackson Barnett

Tech accelerator Dcode evolves to meet government need of training

Dcode started as a tech accelerator helping companies do business with government. "But we realized we were only solving half the problem," said its CEO.

Oct 1, 2019 By Billy Mitchell