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Is DoD wasting the creative resources of the country by dictating solutions?

July 8, 2022 Eric Lofgren 0

Here is David Soergel, an industry consultant testifying to Congress in the 1975 hearing, “Major Systems Acquisition.” Sometimes new technology can offer solutions to problems […]

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50 years of state-planned technology

March 8, 2019 Eric Lofgren 0

Mr. Chairman, I believe we are in a de facto situation of nationalized high technology industry. All that is left is to formalize the arrangement. […]

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What causes buy-ins on production?

January 10, 2019 Eric Lofgren 0

When people in defense talk about “buy-ins”, they are talking about a contractor who purposefully under-bids on a competitively awarded contract. Instead of expecting losses […]

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