Course Length Varies - This course delivers the information senior executive staff need to secure a competitive edge in the information technology arena by building up organic innovation capabilities and knowledge management within their own organizations. We use examples from the United States innovation ecosystem to connect goals to resources to enabling organizations. We delineate the innovation ecosystems and opportunities available to those wishing to keep moving forward including the policy and regulatory challenges associated with technological innovation in legacy environments. We map out the existing research and development resources such as DARPA, IARPA, FFRDCs, IJARCs, and national laboratories, which can all be leveraged by military' commanders today and show how organization can combine innovation from outside with innovation inside their organization.