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Do competitive procurements actually save DoD money?

May 25, 2022 Eric Lofgren 0

The total cost to the government is often overlooked when making the decision to compete for FSD [full-scale development]. This probably occurs because one of […]

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What’s missing from analysis of competition in the defense industry?

February 22, 2022 Eric Lofgren 0

Since the 1990s, the defense sector has consolidated substantially, transitioning from 51 to 5 aerospace and defense prime contractors. As a result, DoD is increasingly […]

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Lessons on competition for defense policy-makers

July 30, 2020 Eric Lofgren 0

Nathan Rosenberg: The historical outcome of this long-term freedom to conduct experiments which, as I have argued, has been the central feature of western capitalism, […]

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