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One key to software success in DoD: Consumption-Based Solutions

February 15, 2021 Eric Lofgren 1

Here’s a lengthy but important discussion on Consumption Based Solutions from Nick Tsiopanas at a nice NPS ARP webinar, Innovations in Software Acquisition at the […]

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How should government own the technical baseline?

November 27, 2020 Eric Lofgren 0

In 1989, Kodak contracted with IBM to outsource its IT operations, creating the IT outsourcing industry. Kodak’s IT outsourcing proved disastrous. With a 10-year, $250 […]

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