Carter Meets With Facebook Amid DOD's New Silicon Valley Initiatives

摘要

Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced a series of new innovation initiatives in Silicon Valley on Thursday, where he also met with top executives from Facebook and leading venture capital firms to discuss new ways the Pentagon can deepen its relationship with the non-traditional defense technology players. A key effort in Carter's strategy to "rewire" relations with the tech industry involves making a "small investment" in In-Q-Tel, a non-profit venture capital firm that invests in companies with the goal of keeping the Central Intelligence Agency and other intelligence agencies equipped with cutting-edge technology.