The U.S. Department of Defense’s Defense Innovation Advisory Board approved 11 recommendations “aimed at keeping the Defense Department on the cutting edge in technology, culture, operations and processes.”

These include:

— Appoint a chief innovation officer and build innovation capacity in the workforce;

— Embed computer science as a core competency of the department through recruiting and training;

— Embrace a culture of experimentation;

— Assess cybersecurity vulnerabilities of advanced weapons;

— Catalyze innovations in artificial intelligence and machine learning.

— Expand use of available acquisition waivers and exemptions;

— Increase investment in new approaches to innovation;

— Improve DoD access to code;

— Establish software development teams at each major command;

— Make computing and bandwidth abundant;

— Reward bureaucracy busting; and

— Lower barriers to innovation.

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