Defense Innovation Board Convenes Summer 2024 Meeting
The Defense Innovation Board (DIB) held its summer board meeting in the Pentagon, July 17, 2024.
DIB Executive Director and Designated Federal Officer, Dr. Marina Theodotou, called the public meeting into session.
The DIB chair, Michael R. Bloomberg, gave brief remarks on the state of Department of Defense innovation efforts, before inviting DIB members discuss findings and recommendations from two studies initiated in January, "Aligning Incentives to Drive Faster Tech Adoption" and "Optimizing Innovation Cooperation with Allies and Partners."
DIB member, Adm. (Ret) Michael Mullen, briefed key takeaways from the "Aligning Incentives to Drive Faster Tech Adoption" study. The study notes the persistent incentive to maintain the status quo throughout the DoD, specifically leaders not providing top-down support to innovators and a disconnect between industry, the DoD, and the warfighter. Mullen added the study recommends the DoD encourage and reward risk-taking, establish career paths for professional innovators, for it to become a better customer industry, all while ensuring that supporting the warfighter remains the foremost priority.