We’re never going to beat China with that kind of oversight!
Here is a Air Force head of contracting authority Maj. Gen. Cameron Holt discussing an interesting new proposal: [Line of Effort] 3 is called “owning […]
budget flexibility
Podcast: Mach 5 aircraft and deep tech contracting with Hermeus CEO AJ Piplica
AJ Piplica joined me on the Acquisition Talk podcast to discuss transportation at hypersonic speeds. He is the founder and CEO of Hermeus, which is […]
What’s holding DIU back from scaling technologies?
“We’re not moving in government at an agile pace that reflects the nature of the competition. It’s about speed,” the DIU director said. “When we […]
Podcast: Leaping the valley of death with Matt Steckman
Matt Steckman joined me on the Acquisition Talk podcast to discuss about a wide range of issues facing growth-stage companies in the defense industry. He […]
Tech transition still hard for defense establishment to imagine
It’s never been easier to get a small contract. There’s pitch days, their DIU, there AFWERX. That’s not the challenge. The challenge is, how do […]
Modular design requires rethinking the program concept
It will be essential to focus the marketplace on commercial technology areas that have clear applications across a broad range of national security capabilities, and […]
Role of government in the innovative ecosystem
There’s plenty of private money out there and interest rates are very low — the money will flow into where ever there is a good […]
Podcast: Andrew Hunter on software-defined, hardware-based adaptable systems
Andrew Hunter, director of the defense-industrial group at CSIS, joined me on the Acquisition Talk podcast to discuss a set of papers on adaptable systems, […]