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Podcast: No time to waste for defense innovation with BMNT’s Pete Newell

January 25, 2023 Eric Lofgren 0

I was pleased to have Pete Newell back on the Acquisition Talk podcast to discuss the urgency of getting innovative defense prototypes into the field […]

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Podcast: Getting weapons into production with USD A&S Bill LaPlante

November 10, 2022 Eric Lofgren 30

The Undersecretary for Acquisition & Sustainment (USD A&S) Bill LaPlante joined us at the 2022 Conference hosted by George Mason University and Defense Acquisition University. […]

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