ALTERNATIVE ACQUISITION
AIM-ING HIGH
Agile acquisition accelerates emerging technology transition to warfighters.
by Dr. Brian B. Feeney N
ational security in the 21st century is a race to outpace our adversaries. Tat means good ideas must be rapidly transformed into innovative technologies and placed in the hands of warfighters. Digital technologies can change
every three months, and near-peer military powers have proven quick to militarize the very latest technological advances.
In the case of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) threats, the need to find and field new technology is especially pressing, to afford the best available protection for U.S. forces.
In 2018, a group of defense agencies came together to fill that need. Te U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological Center (DEVCOM CBC) teamed up with U.S. Special Oper- ations Command (SOCOM) and the Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense (JPEO- CBRND) to establish a faster, more agile and enduring process for developing and fielding technologies to protect against CBRN threats. It’s called Accelerator for Innovative Minds (AIM), and it was designed to apply dual-use technologies to warfighter needs.
THE POWER OF PARTNERSHIP AIM uses the power of partnership intermediary agreements (PIAs) to address the needs of organizations across the federal government. PIAs and other similar technology transition mechanisms are frequently used to help technology startup companies grow while they are maturing a new technology and establishing a market presence. AIM fully uses those advantages and adds to that model.
“In the AIM acquisition model, the Department of Defense, Depart- ment of Homeland Security and other partner agencies establish
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