Acquisition headlines (1/24 – 1/30/2021)
The history of the connected battlespace, part one: command, control, and conquer. (ArsTechnica) Recommended. “[C2] represents a top-down mentality applied in a rigid or mechanical […]
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What is the difference between JADC2 and Mosaic Warfare?
I would argue that JADC2 is about giving the warfighter more options. What we’re trying to do with mosaic is do that with speed. The […]
Congressional view of oversight and transparency needs an overhaul
I think this provides some color as to why the Air Force’s top priority programs are being cut by congressional appropriators from $302 to $158 […]
Acquisition headlines (12-13 – 12/19/2020)
DARPA’s DyNAMO connects incompatible datalinks under electronic attack. (Janes) The radio-frequency (RF) technologies embedded into the DyNAMO system enable “automated, real-time dynamic configuration of tactical […]
Acquisition headlines
Current Army budget may make modernizing more difficult. “… they talk about 31-plus-three initiatives that are moving along, and that will, at some point, produce […]
The Air Force ‘Internet of Things’ program gets reorganized
According to a memo sent from Roper to the Air Force’s acquisition workforce Tuesday, the chief architect will remain responsible for codifying ABMS [Advanced Battle […]
Acquisition headlines
GAO: Aircraft Mission Capable Rates Generally Did Not Meet Goals and Cost of Sustaining Selected Weapon Systems Varied Widely. “We found that of the 46 […]
The role of blockchain in military cybersecurity
On a great new podcast, Commercial Innovation for Defense, Mark Goode asks blockchain entrepreneur Michael Lewellen about the military’s work on bringing together a common […]
Acquisition headlines
DoD has promising tech. Now it’s time to scale it up, officials say. “Michèle Flournoy, widely believed to be President-elect Joe Biden’s top pick to […]
How the SDA’s space architecture comes together
In order to do missile tracking for the next generation missile threats — hypersonic glide vehicles, hypersonic cruise missiles — we need to do two […]
Air Force top priorities reflect a move away from stovepiped weapons
Back in June 2020, Air Force chief Charles Brown said his top priority was Joint All-Domain Command and Control. In November, Brown updated that slightly. […]
Are Appropriators blocking defense transformation?
I recommend reading a nice Breaking Defense article, Senate Appropriators Cut R&D To Buy More Weapons. The SAC-D recommended that the Air Force and Navy […]
Will Roper wants to end the “trickle down” economics of defense contracting
Let me quickly break some things down. When we entered into the late Cold War and systems for the military especially the Air Force became […]
How to hack the DoD innovation system — probably not serious
In a recent post, I argued that DoD programs require long-term predictions about costs and requirements that get locked in as a “baseline.” But once […]
Where are the Democrats on defense policy?
With the presidential election happening today, the big question (for this blog) is how defense acquisition policy will differ based on the outcomes. My view […]