Defense Innovation Unit Head Doug Beck Resigns

DIU Director Doug Beck exits post

Doug Beck, the former Apple executive helming the Pentagon's Defense Innovation Unit since April 2023, is leaving, according to multiple reports. The Defense Department’s public affairs office and DIU have not responded to requests for comment from Inside Defense to confirm the reporting, but it’s worth noting Beck has been removed from the organization’s leadership webpage. According to published reports, Beck informed DIU staff he was stepping…

Doug Beck resigns as DIU director

Doug Beck resigned Monday as director of the Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit, DefenseScoop has confirmed. As of late Monday afternoon, Beck was no longer listed as a member of DIU’s leadership team on the organization’s website. Multiple sources familiar with the situation confirmed reports of his exit. DIU’s communications team refused to comment. A Pentagon spokesperson did not reply to a request for comment. It’s not immediately clear who …

Defense Innovation Unit head Doug Beck resigns

The circumstances of his departure from the Defense Innovation Unit were not immediately clear and a DIU spokesperson declined to comment.

Doug Beck out as DIU chief - Breaking Defense

Beck, a former Apple executive, was appointed to DIU by President Joe Biden in 2023.

Chief of Pentagon's Innovation Unit resigns from the last shake-up, sources say: Reuters

A general picture of the Pentagon in Washington, DC, US, March 21, 2025. Kent Nishimura | Reuters The head of a Pentagon unit responsible for accelerating the approval of the army of new technology that was resigned on Monday, according to four people who are familiar with the case, the last output of a high […]