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Month: May 2022

Podcast: New approaches to intellectual property with Babak Siavoshy

May 31, 2022 Eric Lofgren 0

Babak Siavoshy joined me on the Acquisition Talk podcast to discuss opportunities for improving intellectual property and software data rights practices in defense contracts. He […]

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Acquisition headlines (5/23 – 5/29/2022)

May 30, 2022 Eric Lofgren 0

Stryker combat vehicle mounted laser weapon fends off mortar rounds. (New Atlas) “Using a 50-kW high-energy laser weapon, a US Army Stryker combat vehicle acquired, tracked, […]

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Vertical integration to prevent exploitation by suppliers

May 27, 2022 Eric Lofgren 0

Here is the conclusion from Kirk Monteverde and David J. Teece’s 1982 paper, Supplier Switching Costs and Vertical Integration in the Automobile Industry: Transactions cost […]

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Regulated industries and the divide between Silicon Valley and DC

May 26, 2022 Eric Lofgren 0

New bank charters actually were running pretty high up until 2008, and then they dropped to zero. Whatever happened in banking reform and regulation, and […]

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Do competitive procurements actually save DoD money?

May 25, 2022 Eric Lofgren 0

The total cost to the government is often overlooked when making the decision to compete for FSD [full-scale development]. This probably occurs because one of […]

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Does the United States military look like Russia’s?

May 24, 2022 Eric Lofgren 0

Here’s the excellent Steve Blank on the War on the Rocks podcast: We’re recording this in the middle of the battle for Ukraine, and I […]

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Acquisition headlines (5/16 – 5/22/2022)

May 23, 2022 Eric Lofgren 0

GSA, DIU partner to make prototyped solutions more accessible. (Potomac Officers Club) “Under the agreement, GSA will use its FASt Lane process while DIU will use […]

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More reasons defense acquisition needs to consider randomness

May 20, 2022 Eric Lofgren 0

Discussing Tim Harford’s book Messy, he tells a story of a Jazz musician Keith Jarrett who, upon a major performance was given a poor piano, […]

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Podcast: Aligning government contracts with agile software

May 19, 2022 Eric Lofgren 1

In this episode of the Acquisition Talk podcast, I host an amazing panel on contracting practices for modern software with Florence Kasule (Director of Procurement, […]

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Defense primes have an advantage in OTAs due to a quirk in IRAD

May 18, 2022 Eric Lofgren 0

I was tipped off recently that there’s a weird loophole in contractor independent research and development (IRAD) that gives them a significant advantage when it […]

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USD R&E Heidi Shyu on the valley of death, DIU, and budget reform

May 17, 2022 Eric Lofgren 0

In a recent HASC hearing on S&T, several congress members bombarded USD R&E Heidi Shyu with questions about Defense Innovation Unit. Rep. Seth Moulton, who […]

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Acquisition headlines (5/9 – 5/15/2022)

May 16, 2022 Eric Lofgren 0

Acquisition experts ask Congress to address decline in small business awards. (FCW) “Agencies are increasingly consolidating contracts and adopting the use of category management, which […]

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The state of Army munitions and modernization priorities

May 13, 2022 Eric Lofgren 1

Rep. Hartzler: The Army continues to insufficiently fund these [munitions] efforts in the base budget. Unfortunately, the president’s proposed budget for FY 2023 appears to […]

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Podcast: Bringing startups and government together with Andrea Garrity

May 12, 2022 Eric Lofgren 1

Andrea Garrity joined me on the Acquisition Talk podcast to discuss how the government can build relationships with nontraditional companies. She is the Chief Growth […]

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In the Pentagon, money takes so long it’s a death sentence for new tech

May 11, 2022 Eric Lofgren 0

Here’s a slice of a panel discussion that includes former HASC Chair Mac Thornberry, former USD Policy Michele Flournoy, and Rep. Elaine Luria: Mac Thornberry: […]

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