studiostoks/ Shutterstock It’s official — the Pentagon is (sort of) becoming a bank By NICK CLEVELAND-STOUT It’s official — the Pentagon is becoming a bank. Well, sort of. At a March 8th event on dual-use technology at SXSW in Austin, Texas, director of the Office of Strategic Capital Jason Rathje announced that his team has officially received the internal authority to grant executive loans and loan guarantees, a first within the Pentagon. The Office of Strategic Capital, or OSC, was created in response to growing concern over China’s investment in next-generation technology. According to its investment strategy, released Friday, March 8th, the OSC will invest … Continue reading VC/DC: Silicon Valley wants its cut of US military spending