"The email, sent by Carrie Shideler, the DIU's director of human capital, cited "emergent priorities" as the reason for the postponement. "This is not a cancellation, but a concerted effort to provide the highest quality internship experience possible," the email added. A spokesperson for the DIU told Business Insider via email that the organization "is prioritizing the allocation of its resources and directing efforts toward critical initiatives that address the War Department's most pressing and immediate needs." Shideler didn't respond to a request for comment."
"Two offer letters viewed by Business Insider included proposed late September start dates. At least twenty people were notified of the postponement, according to two people with direct knowledge of the email. In previous years, interns have worked in "operational support, engagement, and research" roles at the DIU, according to a LinkedIn post advertising a 2024-2025 internship. The DIU, founded in 2015 by the Department of Defense, helps the military adopt commercial technologies."
"From 2016 to the end of fiscal year 2023, the DIU awarded 450 prototype contracts. The organization focuses on backing commercial AI, drone, logistics, manufacturing, and other startups. Doug Beck resigned as director of the DIU in late August, Reuters reported. Emil Michael, the under secretary"
The Defense Innovation Unit will postpone its yearlong internship program until spring 2026, attributing the delay to emergent priorities and a reallocation of resources to urgent War Department initiatives. The postponement is framed as a temporary measure intended to ensure a higher-quality internship experience. At least twenty incoming interns faced delayed start dates that had been proposed for late September. Past DIU internships involved operational support, engagement, and research. The DIU, founded in 2015, has awarded 450 prototype contracts through fiscal year 2023 and focuses on commercial AI, drones, logistics, and manufacturing startups. A director resigned in late August.
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