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What led to the decline of the Army’s arsenal system?

July 9, 2021 Eric Lofgren 0

Perhaps the most significant causal event that signaled the demise of the arsenal system was the gradual centralization of decision-making authority within the Office of […]

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Government in-house talent and the Bell Report of 1962

April 8, 2021 Eric Lofgren 0

[Budget Director David Bell’s] report of April 1962 recommended continuing a heavy reliance on private contractors. The government, however, needed enough in-house competence so that […]

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