Opinion: Defense Contractors Shouldn’t Dismiss Silicon Valley Outreach
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Credit: Defense Department/U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz
It is easy for defense contractors to dismiss Defense Secretary Ashton Carter’s outreach to Silicon Valley. Some can argue that he may only be in office for another year; they just need to wait this one out as a fresh set of faces could join the Defense Department with a new administration in 2017...
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