Defense Secretary Revamps Pentagon Technology Unit

Defense Secretary Ash Carter is overhauling nascent efforts to do business with Silicon Valley, hoping to reinvigorate a Pentagon innovation office that failed to gain traction in the technology community.

Mr. Carter announced Wednesday that he has removed leaders of the innovation office, opened last August in Silicon Valley, replacing them with executives who have worked at top tech firms, including Apple Inc. and the Google arm of Alphabet Inc.

The revamp aims to give the initiative more focused goals and the ability for speedier deal-making as the Pentagon tries to break down barriers with technology firms in an effort to accelerate weapons development and maintain an advantage over adversaries such as China and Russia.

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