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Podcast: Risk, Cost, and Project Management with Christian Smart

December 15, 2020 Eric Lofgren 1

Christian Smart joined me on the Acquisition Talk podcast to discuss his new book, Solving for Project Risk Management. He is the chief scientist at […]

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Podcast: James Hasik on the defense industry, intellectual property, the B-21, and more

November 15, 2019 Eric Lofgren 0

Jim Hasik joined me on the Acquisition Talk podcast to discuss a wide range of topics. He was a former naval officer and long time […]

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Some data on how fast costs are rising for the US Air Force

October 24, 2019 Eric Lofgren 0

Last year I discussed whether defense acquisition was a cost disease sector, just like healthcare, education, and some areas of construction. I evaluated three methods […]

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