Podcast: The political-economy of defense with Russell Rumbaugh
I was pleased to have Russell Rumbaugh join me on the Acquisition Talk podcast to discuss some of the most fundamental issues facing defense management. […]
Month: August 2021
Acquisition headlines (8/2 – 8/8/2021)
Navy acquisition boss shifting programs to prep for project overmatch. (Breaking Defense) “It is my intent that all programs core to the NOA [Naval Operational […]
Space Force doubles down on budget portfolios, but must think carefully about the structure
“One of the things that we’re trying to do out of our office is to think about: How would we manage by portfolio as opposed […]
Coordination in the market, science, and acquisition
I am suggesting, in fact, that the co-ordinating functions of the market are but a special case of co-ordination by mutual adjustment. In the case […]
Why James Forrestal opposed creating the Secretary of Defense
I would like to emphasize, as far as my opinion is concerned, and I offer it in all humility, that there are no easy solutions […]
Navy’s plan for managing it’s family of autonomous maritime systems
The Rapid Autonomy Integration Lab (RAIL) is an effort out of the service’s unmanned maritime systems program office… “The vision for the RAIL is that […]
Acquisition headlines (7/26 – 8/1/2021)
Lawmakers want DoD to explore tech’s valley of death problem. (NextGov) “The proposals to be reviewed at Wednesday’s markup directs the Defense secretary to carry out […]