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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Defense Secretary Ash Carter meets with Ben Horowitz, co-founder and general partner at Andreessen Horowitz, A16Z Venture Partners, a multibillion dollar technology venture capital firm, in Menlo Park, Calif., April 24, 2015.

Defense Secretary Ash Carter meets with Ben Horowitz, co-founder and general partner at Andreessen Horowitz, A16Z Venture Partners, a multibillion dollar technology venture capital firm, in Menlo Park, Calif., April 24, 2015.

Defense Secretary Ash Carter meets with Ben Horowitz, co-founder and general partner at Andreessen Horowitz, A16Z Venture Partners, a multibillion dollar technology venture capital firm, in Menlo Park, Calif., April 24, 2015.

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