U.S. Government seeks out venture capitalists to help with Pentagon technology

The NY Times has a very interesting article this morning about how the U.S. government uses top venture capitalists to help find innovations from tiny companies.

Author Matt notes, "Through a program that recently emerged from an experimental phase, the Defense Department is using some of the nation’s top technology investors to help it find innovations from tiny start-up companies, which have not traditionally been a part of the military’s vast supply chain.

The program provides a regular exchange of ideas and periodic meetings between a select group of venture capitalists and dozens of strategists and buyers from the major military and intelligence branches. Government officials talk about their needs, and the investors suggest solutions culled from technology start-ups across the country."

I can only venture a thought here but wouldn't it make more sense to consult with some top bloggers in the tech news space? I can only imagine that some of us see more startups than the vc firms will ever see or hear from. I get so many emails and releases a day and maybe 1% make it to the vc firms?