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Top researchers spend 50% of their time writing grants, how to fix it, and what it means for DoD

December 28, 2021 Eric Lofgren 39

Nearly all academic researchers in the sciences rely on outside grants in order to pay salaries, buy their equipment, and run their experiments. Those grants […]

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GMU Playbook: Striking the balance with intellectual property

November 11, 2021 Eric Lofgren 1

Mason GovCon’s sixth play for software-intensive systems seeks to protect the government’s interests while reducing its need for intellectual property. When government adopts commercial technology, […]

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Busting up monolithic architectures, the problem of legacy systems, and a federated approach to JADC2

October 20, 2021 Eric Lofgren 0

We use the term ‘mosaic’ in the context of what we call Mosaic Warfare. If you look at where the DOD has been heading, it’s […]

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DARPA’s Tim Grayson talks about a federated approach to interoperability, JADC2

September 21, 2021 Eric Lofgren 4

I like to say that interoperability goes up and down the stack. A lot of the work, especially particularly in Dave’s office [Chief Data Officer] […]

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JADC2, PPBE, and the mission integration challenge

September 8, 2021 Eric Lofgren 1

Here’s a bit from Gen. Hawk Carlisle (ret.) at a Hudson Institute event discussing JADC2/mission integration with Brian Clark and Dan Patt: How you design, […]

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Podcast: Science & Technology for national security with Lisa Porter

August 26, 2021 Eric Lofgren 0

Lisa Porter joined Jordan Schneider and I for a discussion about Science & Technology (S&T) in the national security arena. She is co-president of LogiQ, […]

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Mission Integration Network Control: DARPA’s ambitious program for command and control

July 13, 2021 Eric Lofgren 0

Historically the DoD approach to building communications systems models a vertically- integrated stack. Today both DoD and commercial approaches deconstruct this stack moving away from […]

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Why DoD needs more uncorrelated experiments

June 17, 2021 Eric Lofgren 0

The thing that I will cry from the rooftops is that we just need more uncorrelated experiments. If you spend all the money in the […]

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What is the difference between JADC2 and Mosaic Warfare?

January 22, 2021 Eric Lofgren 0

I would argue that JADC2 is about giving the warfighter more options. What we’re trying to do with mosaic is do that with speed. The […]

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Real time cross-domain kill webs — ACK and STITCHES

September 29, 2020 Eric Lofgren 0

Two DARPA-developed technologies – a novel decision aid for mission commanders and a rapid software integration tool – played a critical role in the recent […]

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Beijing’s innovation strategy

May 22, 2020 Eric Lofgren 0

Compared to other advanced economies, Beijing invests shockingly little in fundamental S&T or cutting-edge capabilities. This is true in both the civilian and the military […]

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Podcast: All about Other Transactions Authority with Richard Dunn

February 18, 2020 Eric Lofgren 0

In this episode of the Acquisition Talk podcast, I speak with Richard Dunn about commercial contracting, and in particular, Other Transactions Authority (OTAs). He is […]

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Where should DARPA focus its innovation?

March 6, 2019 Eric Lofgren 0

DARPA has no doubt stimulated many important innovations over the past 60 plus years, from the internet and GPS to drones and autonomous vehicles. But […]

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Sunday Links

February 3, 2019 Eric Lofgren 0

Students Design $1.25 Piece to Help Prevent B-2 Stealth Bomber Emergencies. Top response to the article: “Dumb students… they could have charged at least twice […]

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Sunday Links

January 13, 2019 Eric Lofgren 0

Army acquisition chief answers questions, seems involved in day-to-day program decisions. Map showing where the US military operates across the world. Interesting. … in a recent […]

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