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Podcast: The next generation of defense primes with Matt Steckman and Trae Stephens

January 4, 2023 Eric Lofgren 18

Matt Steckman and Trae Stephens joined me on the Acquisition Talk podcast to discuss their approach at Anduril Industries to scaling up in defense. Matt […]

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Rep. Mike Gallagher on multiyear procurement, budget, and oversight

November 15, 2022 Eric Lofgren 0

Here’s a slice from a great episode of Hondo Geurts and Lauren Bedula’s Building the Base podcast with Representative Mike Gallagher (R-WI). The Pentagon doesn’t […]

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F-35 Program Manager says DoD must avoid past mistakes, own the technical baseline

June 7, 2022 Eric Lofgren 5

This is perhaps the most interesting part from the April 2022 HASC hearing on F-35 sustainment. Representative Waltz asked Lt. Gen. Eric Fick, PEO for […]

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Should government own the technical baseline?

May 18, 2021 Eric Lofgren 5

GFE — which is government furnished equipment — many times has a negative connotation to it. You would think that anytime the government is furnishing […]

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