Defense Innovation Unit (DIU)

Abstract

The DIU mission is to accelerate innovation and help the U.S. military make faster and more efficient use of emerging commercial technologies. The Department of Defense (DoD) relies on innovation to maintain our nation's ability to deter and prevail in conflict. The DIU increases the Department's access to leading-edge technologies and talent that reside in the commercial sector. Working across the country, and in collaboration with the military departments and international partners, the DIU is developing new ways of doing business, growing our defense industrial base to include "non-traditional" companies that had previously not collaborated with the military, working with traditional vendors in novel ways to increase efficiency, and challenging innovators to share their knowledge and expertise in support of our nation's defense.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2021
Source ID
0603342D8W_3_0400_PB_2021
Change Summary Explanation
Effective FY 2020, the DIU transferred from WHS PE 0603342D8W to OSD PE 0603342D8Z with a functional realignment across the FYDP to OUSD(R&E).
Service Agency Name
Washington Headquarters Services

Entities

Organizations

  • Washington Headquarters Services

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Agile Software Development
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Commerce
  • Department Of Defense
  • District Of Columbia
  • Efficiency
  • Engineering
  • Leading Edges
  • Maintenance
  • Military Aircraft
  • National Security
  • Prototypes
  • Software Development
  • Teamwork

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Strategic Security Studies

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