Brandon Karpf
Streamlining the US Navy's innovation process: A conversation with Acting CTO Justin Fanelli. (Source: CyberWire Special Edition)
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Brandon interviewed Acting Navy CTO Justin Fanelli about the service’s Innovation Adoption Kit, what it takes to brief the Atlantic Council’s commission, and how to plug industry directly into fleet problem statements.
Key topics
- The Navy is codifying repeatable intake pathways so good ideas no longer die between SBIR wins and operational deployment.
- Fanelli emphasized cross-functional tiger teams, modern data rights clauses, and the cultural shift required to accept external code.
- Brandon pressed for transparent industry engagement so startups know who owns the requirement, who signs the check, and how success will be scored.
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