DIU FY 2023 Annual Report
DIU FY 2023 Annual Report
Summary
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) FY 2023 Annual Report, describing DIU's mission to accelerate the adoption of commercial technology for defense and its "DIU 3.0" plan. It recounts DIU's role as an acquisition pioneer using Other Transaction (OT) authority to rapidly acquire and tailor commercial technology, citing more than 450 prototype OT contracts, 62 commercial-solution transitions to the warfighter, and more than $68B of attracted private investment, plus FY 2023 realignment as a direct report and designation as a Principal Staff Assistant via the FY 2024 NDAA. Relevant as reference data on the scale and outcomes of OT use for commercial-technology acquisition.