United States Department of Defense
Government or public body · Washington, United States · Founded 1947
Website: defense.gov. Federal department; funds in part the APEX Accelerator at CIRAS and SBIR contracts to Iowa firms.
Recent activity confirmed, checked November 3, 2026.
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In context
United States Department of Defense is one of 337 government and public bodies in Washington, DC listed in the Innovative EcoSystems registry, and one of 2,323 across the United States.
The registry lists 1,418 innovation ecosystem organizations in Washington, DC in all.
Government and public bodies set policy, fund programs and run the economic development work that shapes a regional innovation ecosystem.
The United States scores 68.5 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking 21 of 117 economies.
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