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USD R&E Heidi Shyu on the valley of death, DIU, and budget reform

May 17, 2022 Eric Lofgren 0

In a recent HASC hearing on S&T, several congress members bombarded USD R&E Heidi Shyu with questions about Defense Innovation Unit. Rep. Seth Moulton, who […]

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Why defense programs should fix cost and schedule, not technical, baselines

August 5, 2020 Eric Lofgren 2

Results of this research suggest that the defense acquisition system should break the concept of the PM’s triple constraint of cost, schedule, and performance. The […]

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