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Month: September 2021

What does Chief Software Officer Nicholas Chaillan’s exit say about the state of acquisition?

September 9, 2021 Eric Lofgren 0

Nicholas Chaillan has a fascinating LinkedIn post announcing his exit as DoD’s Chief Software Officer. He trumpeted a number of important accomplishments before commenting on […]

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JADC2, PPBE, and the mission integration challenge

September 8, 2021 Eric Lofgren 1

Here’s a bit from Gen. Hawk Carlisle (ret.) at a Hudson Institute event discussing JADC2/mission integration with Brian Clark and Dan Patt: How you design, […]

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Peter Theil talks defense industry consolidation

September 7, 2021 Eric Lofgren 0

Robert O’Brien: One of the things we’ve seen that’s happened faster than the experts thought — particularly over the last decade — is that the […]

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Acquisition headlines (8/30 – 9/5/2021)

September 6, 2021 Eric Lofgren 0

Startups map out strategies to augment or backup GPS. (Space News) “GPS-level accuracy of 4.9 meters for a smartphone operating under clear skies won’t be […]

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GMU playbook: Agile contracting

September 3, 2021 Eric Lofgren 0

In this week’s blog post on our acquisition playbook study, we discuss agile contracting. When technical solutions are uncertain, it is wise to provide room for […]

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Podcast: Getting more for our defense dollars with Fred Bartels and Philip Candreva

September 2, 2021 Eric Lofgren 0

I was pleased to be invited for a discussion with Philip Candreva and Frederico Bartels hosted by the Heritage Foundation. Philip is a senior lecturer […]

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F-16 makes in-flight software updates to EW system as proof of concept for much larger networking effort

September 1, 2021 Eric Lofgren 0

Here’s Mike Benitez on the Aerospace Advantage podcast discussing in-flight updates to the ALQ-213 electromagnetic warfare system, which requires some programming to detect enemy radar […]

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