U.S. Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Michael Kratsios has been tapped to serve as the acting undersecretary of Defense for research and engineering, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper announced on Monday.
Kratsios will serve as the Pentagon’s chief technology officer while remaining President Trump’s top technology policy adviser.
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In his new role, Kratsios is slated to oversee the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the Defense Innovation Unit, the Space Development Agency and the Pentagon research laboratories, and he is expected to play a key role in helping develop the Department of Defense’s (DOD) policy on 5G.
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Following the announcement of Griffin’s departure, Esper indicated he was looking for his replacement to have Silicon Valley experience. Prior to joining the administration, Kratsios worked as chief of staff for Silicon Valley investor Peter Thiel.
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White House CTO chosen to serve as as acting Pentagon tech chief https://t.co/1ClF4BYcdT pic.twitter.com/rzcM9NTMxW
— The Hill (@thehill) July 14, 2020
New DoD Undersec for research and engineering: 33, and a BA in politics.
The guy he replaced had a PhD in engineering and years of experience.
But hey, he was an intern for Lindsey Graham and chief of staff to Peter Thiel. So, totally qualified.https://t.co/Kr1U8N9Q5T— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) July 13, 2020
"Kratsios will be less academically credentialled than most of the program-managers he oversees. So how did he get here?
After Princeton, he went to work for Peter Thiel…"
Mystery solved, I guess. https://t.co/KrwUzhuTgd
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) July 13, 2020
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