Sabra Horne joined me on the Acquisition Talk podcast to discussed her new book: Creating Innovation Navigators: Achieving Mission Through Innovation. She is an executive in residence at BMNT, and before that she held a number of important roles including Innovation Hub Chief at DHS's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Deputy for Information Sharing and Collaboration at the National Security Agency, and an advisor to the Chief of Staff for the Director of National Intelligence.1:20 - characterizing the 300 federal innovation efforts3:40 - streamlining clearance and suitability processes6:30 - how to select metrics and evaluate performance10:00 - when mission calls, people deliver13:30 - using commercial solutions openings 17:00 - leadership and the DHS procurement innovation lab22:00 - partnering with general counsel to adopt authorities23:50 - BMNT's innovation navigator's course27:00 - how to get to 'yes' with the frozen middle and stakeholders31:10 - we need 20 Hondo Geurts and 20 Mike Browns32:30 - it took 30 years for government to organize around cyber37:00 - the innovation pipeline39:30 - requirements and budgeting misaligned with human-centered design45:00 - engaging with industry50:00 - investment readiness levels, adoption readiness levelsThis podcast was produced by Eric Lofgren. You can follow me on Twitter @AcqTalk and find more information at https://AcquisitionTalk.com