The following is a Nov. 15, 2014 memo from Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel on a new Pentagon effort to preserve the U.S. technological military edge called called the Defense Innovation Initiative.
Document: Pentagon Innovation Initiative Memo
November 19, 2014 8:40 PM

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