* Defense Secretary Robert Gates briefly grabbed the headlines last month when he challenged the Pentagon to "find more innovative and bold ways to help those whose lives are on the line."

He might just as well have asked for the moon.

For reasons that are hard to comprehend, these happen to be really tough times for technological innovation at the Defense Department. Even the Pentagon's own contractors worry that the military is being sidelined from the technology boom that is benefiting so many other sectors of the economy.

Critics are quick to blame a plodding bureaucracy for creating a culture that does not reward smart business decisions. Defense officials ...

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