NDIA 17th Annual Science & Engineering Technology Conference

As part of the Department of Defense (DoD) Better Buying Power initiative, the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering launched the Defense Innovation Marketplace website to enhance communication between industry and the DoD. 

The objective was to incentivize productivity and innovation by providing information about the Department's investment priorities and technology requirements, thus giving industry the ability to better align its research and development activities to the Department's needs.

The Department's objectives were clear – reinvigorate innovation and protect the health of the defense industrial base.   The strategy is still much the same today: increase communication and collaboration between industry and government.