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Defense Secretary Ash Carter delivers a lecture, "Rewiring the Pentagon: Charting a New Path on Innovation and Cybersecurity," at Stanford University in Stanford, Calif., April 23, 2015. The lecture highlighted the Pentagon's new cyber strategy and innovation initiatives. In his introductory remarks, Carter held up a copy of his doctoral thesis.

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Defense Secretary Ash Carter delivers a lecture, "Rewiring the Pentagon: Charting a New Path on Innovation and Cybersecurity," at Stanford University in Stanford, Calif., April 23, 2015. The lecture highlighted the Pentagon's new cyber strategy and innovation initiatives. In his introductory remarks, Carter held up a copy of his doctoral thesis.

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