Is interoperability coming together for space systems?
Here’s a good bit from Ben Hilburn of Microsoft Azure talking about examples of interoperable standards on the Constellation Podcast: Taking perhaps a more recent […]
Month: December 2021
Commercial tech, “fast follower” strategies, and a framework for rapid acquisition
Here’s a flash talk with DIU’s Mike Brown at the Aspen Security Forum: There are so many innovations in the commercial sector that could be […]
DoD provides some relief for small/nontraditional contractors
Effective immediately, the list of exceptions to certified cost or pricing data requirements at Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.403-1(b) is expanded to include contracts, subcontracts, […]
Is DoD’s top talent problem the fact it won’t empower engineers?
One of the unique things about top technology cultures, you know, when Apple wanted to do something new, they actually had a rule that it […]
Acquisition headlines (11/29 – 12/5/2021)
White House taps former Air Force official to run Pentagon acquisition. (Defense News) “William LaPlante, the president and chief executive of Draper Laboratory, will be […]
The role of line and technical officers in the Navy
When Congress established that position, it was clearly understood that the Chief of Naval Operations – the Navy’s highest-ranking military officer – was subordinate to […]
What does the 20-year delivery on the AUKUS deal say about US power?
Here’s one perhaps relevant portion of an incredibly interesting discussion between Balaji Srinivasan and Tim Ferriss. Balaji remarks that the AUKUS deal in which the […]
Highlights from DoD’s 2021 report on China’s military power
The link is here, officially titled “Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China.” In 2020, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) announced a […]