Wishing our clients, friends, and partners a safe and fun Independence Day holiday!
/ Creating Fiscal Agility to Unlock Defense Modernization
At Dcode, we define fiscal agility as:
the ability to easily realign and optimize financial structures, processes, and investments around capabilities and mission outcomes—enabling faster, more strategic responses to tech evolution and operational needs.
Who wouldn’t want that? Find out what levers you can pull to get it, here: Fiscal Agility: Unlocking Defense Modernization.
2 / Hacking the Federal Tech Adoption Ecosystem
The need to improve U.S. technological advantage means that federal agency leaders must understand the interconnected nature of the tech adoption ecosystem—government, tech firms, and venture capital—and make meaningful shifts to work with the tech industry and venture firms effectively.
As one of the few firms active in all parts of this landscape, we have thoughts! See how we think the industry can achieve win-win-win in this article: Linking Government, Tech, and Venture to Effectively Accelerate Innovation.
3 / Welcome to the Outcome Era, Part 2
Last month, we brought you some thoughts on the “outcome era.” The U.S. Navy is certainly on board: it plans to formally incentivize its contracting officers to buy commercial tech – and you get what you measure.
Dcode CRO Meg Vorland says, “Let’s make sure this isn’t just a memo. Let’s make it a movement.” Read her thoughts on how to keep the ball rolling here.
4 / Federal Accelerator News
Our most recent cohort of Dcode’s Federal Accelerator just wrapped!
Congratulations to these amazing companies and their leadership on completing eight weeks of deep dives into the unique challenges and opportunities of working with the public sector, gaining insights on everything from contracting strategies to partner engagement.
The government has never been more emphatic about wanting to buy commercial technology. Want to propel your company forward in this market? Apply for our next cohort, starting July 22: https://dcode.co/federal-accelerator/.
Alumni in the News
Each month, we’ll highlight news from around our amazing network of accelerator alumni.
MLtwist Awarded Contract for Multi-Modal Labeling
MLtwist has secured a $590k contract from the U.S. Transportation Security Administration to enhance multimodal AI data processing, following a successful pilot with Sandia National Laboratories. This collaboration, part of the TSA’s Open Architecture initiative, significantly reduced data processing time and will support the development of advanced threat detection models in aviation security. Read more here: https://mltwist.com/2025/02/03/mltwist-awarded-590k-tsa-contrat-for-multi-modal-labeling/
Orgo wins USD(R&E) Award
Orgo is a living, interactive DOD org chart and intelligent directory application hosted on NIPR (IL4). Initially developed with Air Force Test Center to streamline coordination during Large Force Events, it gained early traction in the flight test community and began spreading organically across units. Orgo was recently awarded a USD(R&E)-funded contract to expand beyond exercises into broader operational use across military commands, with Air Force Global Strike Command as the first MAJCOM HQ to adopt. Orgo is ATO’d on NIPR, approved for CUI, and ready for immediate use by military commands.
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