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Defense Policy Formulation

The false efficiency of systems analysis

May 27, 2021 Eric Lofgren 0

The revolutionary manner in which McNamara made his decisions… transformed the “expert” career bureaucrat into the “novice” and the “inexperienced” political appointee into the “professional.” […]

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Solving defense problems with Sophomore economics

February 15, 2019 Eric Lofgren 0

Some confusion appears to exist about the relationship between quantitative analysis and subjective judgment in the practice of systems analysis. Partly responsible is the improper […]

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