Data: How DoD reprogramming has changed (1961 – 2019)
I talk a lot about budget portfolios and PPBE reform on this blog. Today’s excessive detail in the defense budget requires long planning timelines. By […]
Month: May 2022
Acquisition headlines (5/2 – 5/8/2022)
Maker of switchblade loitering munitions ready to produce “thousands” for Ukraine if Washington acts. (Forbes) “Loitering munitions, sometimes called kamikaze drones, can be launched from […]
Are SBIR contracts being dominated by very few companies, leading to poorer products?
Here are excerpts from a nice article from Ben Van Roo, “Emerging tech is transforming war in real-time, yet the biggest DOD incubator is stuck […]
We are literally suffocating from excess manning and excessive management
Giant-size administrative overheads in military industry seem to be an American specialty. The French designed and built the Mirage III with a total engineering staff […]
DoD Chief Software Officer leaves post, outlines acquisition challenges
Here is Jason Weiss, the DoD’s first Chief Software Officer, talking with Jared Serbu on the On DoD podcast. Weiss recently left his post after […]
PPBE’s negative impact on innovation also extends to contracting
Here’s a slice from my new article in the May 2022 edition of NCMA’s Contract Management Magazine, How Defense Budgeting Stymies Innovation (gated). Iteration and […]
Acquisition headlines (4/25 – 5/1/2022)
US Navy wirelessly beams 1.6 kW of power a kilometer using microwaves. (New Atlas) “1.6 kilowatts of power was beamed over a kilometer using a […]