The emergent order of industrial mobilization during WWII
In January 1941 defense spending rose to triple what it had been during the previous six months. By July it quintupled, and December it jumped […]
complexity
DoD processes increase complexity, cost at the expense of reliability
The prospect of technological advances still persuades planners and decisionmakers to seek increased performance, greater precision, added function capability, and thus more complexity, all of […]
Podcast: Digital acquisition with Bryon Kroger and Matt Nelson
Bryon Kroger and Matt Nelson joined me on the Acquisition Talk podcast to talk about digital transformation in the Department of Defense. They are the […]
Risk identification, the acquisition process, and system resiliency
“We want to expand people’s view about what technology is; it includes people and process and is part of a sociotechnical system,” Mineweaser said. “The […]