DIU FY 2022 Annual Report
DIU FY 2022 Annual Report
Summary
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) FY 2022 Annual Report, describing DIU as DoD's primary conduit for identifying, prototyping, and scaling commercial dual-use technology. It highlights DIU's use of the Other Transaction (OT) authority and the Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) process to rapidly prototype and competitively source technology from small, nontraditional, and first-time companies, reporting a record 17 transitions in FY2022 (about $1.3 billion in contract award ceilings) and portfolio work across AI/ML, autonomy, cyber, energy, human systems, and space. It documents real-world application of OT and CSO acquisition tools, including NSIC prototype OT awards ranging from $600K to $3M.