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Optionality: A core concept in JADC2 and acquisition

March 25, 2021 Eric Lofgren 0

The idea of decision superiority really rests on this sense that optionality is going to be an increasingly important attribute of our future military operations. […]

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PPBE reform event: an imperative for winning the great power competition

March 11, 2021 Eric Lofgren 0

… in my mind, I equate planning and budgeting and consider the terms almost synonymous, the budget being simply a quantitative expression of operating plans. […]

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Is Congress ready to rethink DoD oversight?

February 4, 2021 Eric Lofgren 0

Dan Patt: Yeah. Speaking of a fresh look, we found it fascinating that in your report, you recommend changes to the budget and appropriations process to […]

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Can the DoD and Congress embrace new ways of buying software?

January 8, 2021 Eric Lofgren 0

Software collapses the division between design and manufacture. Once a software program is designed through coding, it can be almost instantaneously manufactured through compiling. Freed […]

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