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Is software showing the cracks in DoD’s industrial age system?

November 16, 2021 Eric Lofgren 0

Here are some excerpts from a good long-form article from from Lauren Williams at FCW, Why DOD is so bad at buying software: It can […]

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GMU Releases Draft Acquisition Playbook, Invites Your Feedback

June 22, 2021 Eric Lofgren 0

George Mason University is developing a playbook to help government work with innovative industry partners. After more than 70 interviews with expert practitioners, the Center […]

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George Mason University study on digital acquisition

April 3, 2021 Eric Lofgren 1

How can DOD and commercial companies work together in the most efficient way possible? Discovering the answer is the yearlong quest of a study launched […]

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George Mason kicks off an acquisition playbook for the information age

January 23, 2021 Eric Lofgren 1

For the past 50 years, there has been a stable consensus about the benefits of competition in the Department of Defense. Unfortunately, infrequent “winner-take-all” programs, […]

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