Defense Innovation Unit
US Department of Defense organization
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| September 9 2022 | The DoD Inspector General found the allegations against Michael Brown to be unsubstantiated. |
| September 2 2022 | Michael Brown left his position as managing director of DIU. |
| April 2021 | Michael Brown was originally considered as President Joe Biden's nominee for chief weapons buyer, but withdrew his name after news of an investigation by the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General. |
| September 24 2018 | Michael Brown took over as DIU's Managing Director. |
| August 2017 | When Captain Sean Heritage was interim director, the Deputy Secretary of Defense re-designated DIUx as the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to indicate its permanence within the Department of Defense. |
| May 2016 | Ash Carter announced a reboot of the organization, directing it to report directly to his office and open a second office in Boston. Raj Shah became the managing partner. |
| August 2015 | DIU was launched as 'Defense Innovation Unit Experimental (DIUx)' by then-Secretary of Defense Ash Carter. |
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