Summary: The civilian and defense sides of the government have taken a big step together, to move the Defense Department's innovative, non-traditional contractors to the mainstream of federal contracting. It takes the form of a deal between the Defense Innovation Unit and the General Services Administration. The GSA is in the midst of moving about a dozen such companies from DIU's prototype roster to the GSA Multiple Award Schedules program. At the ACT-IAC emerging technology conference in Cambridge, Maryland, Federal News Network's Tom Temin got the details from the GSA's senior technology advisor, Sam Navarro. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
