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The MOSA challenge and the proliferation of work statements

April 22, 2021 Eric Lofgren 0

Contrast the Army Signal Corps SOW [Statement of Work] for the Wright Brothers’ heavier-than-air flying machine in 1908 to the Air Force SOW for the […]

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Could the Pentagon have had modern enterprise software tools 15 years earlier?

March 24, 2020 Eric Lofgren 0

Preparation for Joint Warfighting is impeded by difficulties inherent in equipping a Joint Force by the separated Services. Divisions continue like fractals to the finest […]

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Podcast: Lt. Gen. David Deptula (ret.) on mosaic warfare, strategy, and the digital century series

December 3, 2019 Eric Lofgren 0

I was please to speak with Lt. Gen. David Deptula (ret.) on the Acquisition Talk podcast. He is currently Dean at the Mitchell Institute for […]

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