Science and Technology Foundations Leadership
Dr. Jagadeesh Pamulapati is the Director of
Science and Technology Foundations
in the Office of the Chief Technology Office at the Pentagon.
Dr. Bindu Nair, Director Basic Research Office
Science and Technology Foundations
in the Office of the Chief Technology Office at the Pentagon.
Dr. James B. "Ben” Petro, Director, Defense Research Operations
Science and Technology Foundations
in the Office of the Chief Technology Office at the Pentagon.
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Independent Research & Development (IR&D) is a key source of innovation for the department. In 2010, under the Better Buying Power 1.0 initiative, DoD staff engaged with industry and government to learn about what we could to improve IR&D effectiveness. The key challenge identified was communication—industry wanted information about Department investment priorities to better help them plan their IR&D investment projects and DoD planning was hampered by limited insight into industry IR&D projects.
The Defense Innovation Marketplace website was created to be a consolidated resource for both DoD and industry to help enable this communication.