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Upcoming acquisition events to join!

April 22, 2022 Eric Lofgren 0

A couple upcoming events to be aware of, hope to see you there! Acquisition Next: Artificial Intelligence Symposium May 5, 8:30pm – 2:30pm ET In […]

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Here are the first picks on the PPBE Reform Commission

February 2, 2022 Eric Lofgren 9

There seems to be broad agreement among most stakeholders the US needs “better, faster, affordable” development and acquisition of emerging technologies that will drive competitive […]

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Three steps to help defense innovation break free from its shackles

January 21, 2022 Eric Lofgren 0

Jerry McGinn and I provide three recommendations for the congressional commission on PPBE reform in a Defense News article: Be bold in vision. The DoD’s industrial-age […]

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Podcast: Injecting tech in today’s weapons with Maj. Gen. John Ferrari (ret.)

December 15, 2021 Eric Lofgren 0

I was pleased to have John Ferrari join me on the Acquisition Talk podcast to discuss a wide range of issues facing DoD’s ability to […]

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Commercial tech, “fast follower” strategies, and a framework for rapid acquisition

December 9, 2021 Eric Lofgren 0

Here’s a flash talk with DIU’s Mike Brown at the Aspen Security Forum: There are so many innovations in the commercial sector that could be […]

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What are the prerequisites to defense budget reform?

November 30, 2021 Eric Lofgren 6

Here’s a snippet from Christopher O’Donnell, acting ASD(Acquisition) at the 2021 GMU/DAU conference: What the MTA has shown is that the JCIDS process and the […]

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Podcast: Next steps in acquisition reform with Dan Ward, Pete Modigliani, and Matt MacGregor

June 16, 2021 Eric Lofgren 0

I was pleased to have an impressive trio from MITRE join me on the Acquisition Talk podcast to discuss the future of acquisition reform. Dan […]

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What’s left to be done after the Adaptive Acquisition Framework?

May 26, 2021 Eric Lofgren 0

We need reform in our requirements processes and our budgets to allow for the same speed and agility the #AAF gives us. We have a framework for […]

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Podcast: PPBE Reform Panel 2 — From Ideas to Implementation

April 6, 2021 Eric Lofgren 0

In this second discussion on the future of the Planning-Programming-Budgeting-Execution (PPBE) process, Center for Government Contracting executive director Jerry McGinn hosts a distinguished panel including: […]

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Podcast: PPBE Reform Panel 1 — Key Recommendations

April 5, 2021 Eric Lofgren 7

For the first time in more than 50 years, a serious discussion is emerging on the foundations of defense budgeting and oversight.  The “valley of […]

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Make 2021 the year of defense budget reform!

March 22, 2021 Eric Lofgren 0

Three excellent reports addressing defense budget reform were released between February 25 and March 8, 2021: Competing in Time: Ensuring Capability Advantage and Mission Success […]

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Why are there defense authorizations and appropriations?

February 27, 2021 Eric Lofgren 0

The budgeting that Wildavsky, Caiden, and other scholars defined as “traditional” was designed to finance bureaus that provide a service to the public or, more […]

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Eric Schmidt: This is how DoD ends up with a camel rather than a horse

February 24, 2021 Eric Lofgren 6

Chairman Jack Reed: We were chatting before and reminiscing about days gone by. One of the relics of those days gone by is the defense […]

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Jacques Gansler’s take on congressional micromanagement

January 25, 2021 Eric Lofgren 0

Congress has not in recent years demonstrated a willingness to delegate fiscal authority to operating managers in the DOD. On the contrary, Congress has tended […]

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DoD oversight is intimately linked with appropriations structure

January 13, 2021 Eric Lofgren 0

… it is time to modernize the way the DoD is resourced with simpler, responsive and flexible appropriations that meet congressional oversight requirements. The DoD […]

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