Neil deGrasse Tyson, Google Leaders Pitch Pentagon on Internal Accelerator

Nextgov: Alphabet Chairman Eric Schmidt isn’t exactly a regular at Pentagon strategic meetings, but on Tuesday he and other tech heavyweights delivered a clear message to the Defense Department: Update your culture.

In the fifth public meeting of the Defense Innovation Board—an advisory committee established under Defense Secretary Ash Carter and populated by Schmidt, LinkedIn Founder Reid Hoffman, astronomer and television host Neil deGrasse Tyson, and others—the group recommended that the Pentagon consider an internal technology accelerator, among other suggestions.

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