Ventures & Innovation Office

Since 2018, Markon has supported a Key Division within an Intelligence Community Customer’s Ventures and Innovation Office.

Markon provides strategic guidance to the agency’s prototype process to help them accelerate the emerging technology acquisition process.

Solution components:

• Discovery: Provide Benchmarking & Stakeholder Mapping; Host Innovation Challenges & Hack-a-thons
• Project Management: Facilitate Prototype & Pilot Process; Manage Catalog of Agency-Wide Prototype Activities; Developed Prioritization Methodology
• Non-traditional Partners/Acquisition: Provide Acquisition & Policy Guidance; Implement/Administer CRADAS & OTAs; Developed Patent Process; Support Creation of New “Maker Space”
• Deployment: Manage Prototypes; Software Integration; Patent Processing
• Training: Educate Agency Employees on Innovation Practices and Implementation; Advise Industry on Ways to Support Mission