FY 2023 shipbuilding plans-reality mismatch, analysis from CBO
Eric Labs at the Congressional Budget Office provided an interesting presentation at the 2023 Surface Navy Association’s national symposium. He finds that in every year […]
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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 […]
The defense industry and the road to nationalization
Here is a good segment from NPS Professor Judson after introducing all the process and people challenges of defense acquisition. It comes from a 1975 […]
R&E chief tries to get a handle on the innovation ecosystem
“We’re looking across the entire DoD to look at all the different innovation activity that’s ongoing. I’d like to get my arms around just how […]
The birth of independent government cost estimation
Since the basic ingredients of the cost analysis concept being promoted were (1) independence from program proponent pressures and (2) use of historical, parametric relationships, […]
PPBE reform event: an imperative for winning the great power competition
… in my mind, I equate planning and budgeting and consider the terms almost synonymous, the budget being simply a quantitative expression of operating plans. […]
How financial planning came to rule the Pentagon
Here is the estimable Frederick Mosher in his 1954 classic discussing the rise of the program budget. A programmed budget, of course, is when money […]
Podcast: All about Other Transactions Authority with Richard Dunn
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 […]
What worked in Germany’s WWII Air Force?
Here is Admiral Rickover providing insight into innovative organizations: Admiral RICKOVER. This group is responsible for the design, the development, and the construction and operation […]