Palmer Luckey on rapidly fielding counter-UAS
Here’s a very interesting story from Palmer Luckey, co-founder of Anduril, at the 2021 Reagan National Defense Forum. There was an event where we were […]
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GMU Playbook: Reduce risk with modular contracting
In this week’s blog post on Mason GovCon’s acquisition playbook study, we discuss modular contracting for software-intensive systems. The Federal Acquisition Regulation prefers modular contracting […]
Bold recommendations for Space Force acquisition
A viable path from start-up to a program of record has yet to be charted, and this remains a significant obstacle to entry… Creating a […]
The DoD must start contracting for excellence
To encourage modern technology development, contracts should account for development that begins with a vision and proceeds with sprints. These contracts should have quantifiable outcomes […]
Federal contracts for Covid-19 reach $300 million per day
Federal non-defense COVID-19 contract dollars saw a rapid increase during the month of March to an average of over $300 million obligated each day (Figure […]