The DoD is scouting for startups with technologies that serve U.S. These two things, he said, were a direct use of his knowledge and the opportunity to apply it in a place that mattered: “defending our country and our people."įor tech startups, he confirmed that this opening to engage was readily applicable to them as well. And I got hooked because it brought together the two things that really jazz you up if you’re a person, and particularly a technical person." “They said, 'Hey Ash, just give it a try for one year, here’s a really important problem and just give it a try.' And I did. "But somebody gave me a chance,” Carter said. When he first began his career in government, he had no inclination to stay for so long - nor any expectation of the reward.
from Yale, Carter said he can personally relate. As a physicist with a bachelor’s degree from Harvard and a Ph.D. Like its sister organization, the service culls specialized talent from companies like Google and Microsoft for a year or two to think up new methodologies and tools for security. "That is the first of several tech hubs here and around the country," he said, "and it’s to create a presence here so people can get to know the problem sets that we’re working on and their importance, and give them a way to connect."Īnother example he mentioned is the launch of the DoD's Defense Digital Service that was modeled after the White House’s U.S. The successful work at the program’s two locations - Palo Alto, Calif., and Boston - means coordination of additional outposts is expected to happen soon. The program, which is scheduled see more outposts pop up around the country, serves as a network of community R&D hubs to pioneer new military solutions.
"The only way to deal with that is to listen carefully and to dialog that and to try to solve problems together,” he said.įor his part, Carter said he has worked to build such bridges by reaching out to industry thought leaders like Jeff Bezos, and through instrumental programs such as the Defense Innovation Unit Experimental (DIUx). Carter did not attempt to sidestep recent controversies around National Security Agency (NSA) surveillance and Apple’s refusal to build government backdoors into its encryption, and said that whatever happened next would require open communication on both sides. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter said that when it comes to IT, the Defense Department (DoD) hopes to accomplish three things: to rebuild trust with Silicon Valley, to invest in its cutting-edge solutions, and to harness the valley’s copious amounts of talent for national security projects.Īt the event, Carter opened with an invitation to the industry to re-establish relationships that might have frayed in past years, and to secure new ones within the framework of defense initiatives, programs and public-private partnerships. SAN FRANCISCO - In a visit to Tech Crunch Disrupt on Tuesday, Sept.
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