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Outgoing Pentagon tech chief calls for SpaceX-like reform
A senior official responsible for driving technological innovation at the U.S. Department of Defense has resigned, saying the Pentagon needs “structural change” and should behave more like SpaceX, Elon Musk’s satellite company that has shaken up rocket launches.
“We’re falling behind the commercial base in key areas, so we’ve got to catch up,” Preston Dunlap, the first person in the U.S. Department of Defense to fulfil the role of chief architect officer, told Bloomberg News in an interview.
As a result, the U.S. risked losing its technological edge against potential adversaries, he said.
[Bloomberg]
A senior official responsible for driving technological innovation at the U.S. Department of Defense has resigned, saying the Pentagon needs “structural change” and should behave more like SpaceX, Elon Musk’s satellite company that has shaken up rocket launches.
“We’re falling behind the commercial base in key areas, so we’ve got to catch up,” Preston Dunlap, the first person in the U.S. Department of Defense to fulfil the role of chief architect officer, told Bloomberg News in an interview.
As a result, the U.S. risked losing its technological edge against potential adversaries, he said.
[Bloomberg]
