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Month: May 2020

Acquisition headlines

May 31, 2020 Eric Lofgren 0

CVN-78 completed a record 167 aircraft launches & recoveries in a single day. “For comparisons, the existing Nimitz-class with its steam catapults can sustain 120/240 […]

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Why carriers are not doomed

May 30, 2020 Eric Lofgren 0

Last time, I discussed the first problem in killing a carrier, that of finding it. That alone is a challenge, but the problems for the […]

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A deal with the devil to reform defense budgets

May 29, 2020 Eric Lofgren 0

It’s not just prices and wages that are sticky, budgets are too. The Council on Foreign Relations points out that U.S. nominal defense budgets hardly ever fall. […]

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Should government perform 30 percent of development in-house?

May 28, 2020 Eric Lofgren 0

My distinguished colleague from New Mexico, Mr. Runnels, asked the Defense witness, “Who made this decision to put it-the level of R. & D. to […]

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Podcasts, Blogs, and Newsletters I like for acquisition and otherwise

May 27, 2020 Eric Lofgren 2

Podcasts I like: S&T Voices from DARPA (restarting production) US Army CCDC’s In the Lab Air Force Research Lab’s Lab Life Acquisition & Contracting Air […]

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Rickover explains why government has so many meetings and reviews

May 26, 2020 Eric Lofgren 0

The recent DSARC review of the Navy’s reprogramming request of $23 million for the turbine-electric drive submarine is a typical example… Why then did it […]

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Rapid organizations need to hand-pick their teams

May 25, 2020 Eric Lofgren 0

From a cultural perspective, the bloated program offices reporting to large bureaucracies of functional and headquarters offices stifling creativity and innovation while attempting to deliver […]

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Acquisition headlines

May 24, 2020 Eric Lofgren 0

Marines are finally about to receive their first new pistol in 35 years. “The M18 will replace the Beretta M9 that the Corps adopted in […]

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Navy tries to bring enterprise IT up to the “state of the shelf”

May 23, 2020 Eric Lofgren 0

Over the past several decades, the size and duration of contractors for services, particularly in the areas of information technology (IT) and networking, have increased […]

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Beijing’s innovation strategy

May 22, 2020 Eric Lofgren 0

Compared to other advanced economies, Beijing invests shockingly little in fundamental S&T or cutting-edge capabilities. This is true in both the civilian and the military […]

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Defense budgets are “sticky” in the near term

May 21, 2020 Eric Lofgren 0

In a letter to committee Chairman Adam Smith (D-Wash.) and ranking member Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas), the Democrats, most of whom are in the Congressional Progressive Caucus, urged the panel’s […]

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Inducing contractors to maximize within a budget constraint

May 20, 2020 Eric Lofgren 0

During World War II, there was more to accomplish than there were resources at hand. The attitude of contractors was, “How much can we do […]

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F-35’s ALIS software updates, indecision, culture clash

May 19, 2020 Eric Lofgren 0

To be cleared for flight, F-35 policy states that an aircraft must be electronically “complete” in ALIS [autonomic logistics information system], meaning that all of […]

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OTAs twice as big as SBIRs, but how are they being used?

May 18, 2020 Eric Lofgren 0

In 2018 and 2019, $11.4 billion was spent through [Other Transactions Authority] OTAs, over twice as much as was spent on [Small Business Innovation Research] […]

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Acquisition headlines

May 17, 2020 Eric Lofgren 0

Roper Sees High-Low Mix for Hypersonic Missiles. A slice: “We could carry more of them on a bomber, but we also could carry them on […]

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