Pentagon’s tech innovation head abruptly steps down

The influential head of the Defense Innovation Unit — the Pentagon’s in-house tech incubator — abruptly stepped down on Monday, removing the last high-profile Biden administration holdover at the Defense Department and severing a key link with Silicon Valley.

Doug Beck, a former vice president at Apple, said Monday in a goodbye email that it would be his last day, according to two people familiar with the matter. He did not provide any reason for his departure.

The Pentagon has appointed temporary leadership, said one of the people, who like others, was granted anonymity to discuss staffing information not yet public.

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