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By KARA CARLSON | The Austin American-Statesman | Published: May 12, 2021 AUSTIN (Tribune News Service) As Austin-based Army Futures Command continues to expand its presence and modernization efforts around Austin and the state, its best practices could help model innovation for the Department of Defense and the rest of the military. On Tuesday, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks toured several Austin sites for the Austin-based innovation unit to learn more about how it s working to harness and acquire technology and train talent. Futures Command is a public-private initiative that leads modernization projects for the Army. The military chose Austin for its headquarters in 2018. ....
“The (defense) secretary has been very clear that modernizing is key. As deputy secretary, my job is to help bring new strategies to execution, and that line goes right through process development and capabilities for us, and eventually resourcing and that s what Army Futures Command is all about to the Army,” Hicks said. She said it helps her to see what part the Army is playing in moving the Department of Defense towards modernization. Futures Command won’t be the end-all standard for modernization for the Department of Defense, but Hicks said the goal is to take the best ideas from each branch s modernization efforts. ....