41 States , we have some of the largest , most well-respected tech companies in the world , and they didn ’ t work with the military for a long time . Now , all of the household names are working with us . For the most part , I think that people within the tech companies realize that we ’ re on the same team and all want to be safe . And , of course , we want to continue to partner with our large defense contractors and appreciate their efforts to transform with us . The other cool trend is that more tech savvy outsiders are jumping into government to support the mission for three to five years . A few years ago , there were very few outside of DDS , and now we have a growing club and even a few alumni who have done their stint in government and have now returned to the commercial world with a new perspective to bring to the mission . One notable alum is Chris Lynch , who founded DDS , and has now launched Rebellion Defense to bring together the best of the valley with super smart engineers who really know DOD systems
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