Let’s be honest — the federal government isn’t always known for thinking outside the box. But Jonathan Aberman, managing director of Amplifier Ventures, has long argued the federal government is home to some innovative thinkers on the hunt for big ideas. Aberman leads Tandem NSI— short for "national security innovation" — which officially kicked off in March. As we reported in December 2013, Arlington County and the McDonnell administration agreed to put more than $500,000 behind the initiative to connect startups with national security agencies, aiming to both foster commercialization of federally-funded technology and open a new market for entrepreneurs.
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