Are munitions really “bill payers” for the rest of defense?
One of the lines often heard is that munitions accounts are “bill payers” for other lines, particularly weapons platforms like vehicles, aircraft, and ships. Former […]
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Analysis of ammunition procurement FY 1999 – FY 2023
In a previous post, I gave an overview of Munitions and Missiles overall and dipped into a little of the data on missiles and equipment […]
Data on DoD munitions and missile procurement: FY 2001 to FY 2023
Below are a few charts base on DoD’s procurement data from the P-1 docs FY 2001 to FY 2023. The dollars are normalized to FY […]
Length of DoD continuing resolutions and the inefficiencies created
A continuing resolution (CR) is a temporary spending legislation that allows the Department of Defense to keep funding activities despite starting the new fiscal year […]
How the factory of the future can drop defense costs and schedules by 50 percent
Here’s some excepts from an excellent a16z podcast with Chris Power, founder of Hadrian which is building the software-enabled factory of the future: Chris Power: […]
DoD’s hands are being tied when it comes to money
Every year, DoD is losing flexibility to put money where it matters most. DoD submits a budget with more than 1,800 program elements (PEs) for […]
Podcast: The power of the industry consortium with Stephanie Halcrow and Moshe Schwartz
In this episode of the Acquisition Talk podcast, we listen in an event hosted by the Center for Government Contracting to discuss a recent paper […]
Podcast: Problem areas in small business set-asides with Amanda & Alex Bresler
I was pleased to have Amanda Bresler and Alex Bresler back on the podcast to discuss their newest Naval Postgraduate School symposium paper on the […]
AFWERX and innovation in the Air Force
Here’s a short bit from my feature on Government Matters: In 2019, they [AFWERX] brought in about $1 billion of matching funds. That’s something going […]