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DoD needs to rebuild competency in hypersonic flight test

March 16, 2022 Eric Lofgren 0

We need to move rapidly toward weaponization of hypersonics. We have already demonstrated that we have the technical understanding to address both the challenges of […]

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Should government own the technical baseline?

May 18, 2021 Eric Lofgren 5

GFE — which is government furnished equipment — many times has a negative connotation to it. You would think that anytime the government is furnishing […]

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Podcast: Digital acquisition with Bryon Kroger and Matt Nelson

December 8, 2020 Eric Lofgren 0

Bryon Kroger and Matt Nelson joined me on the Acquisition Talk podcast to talk about digital transformation in the Department of Defense. They are the […]

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Effectiveness over Efficiency: Preparing the US Industrial Base for Mobilization

October 13, 2020 Eric Lofgren 0

Mike Petters, President and CEO of Huntington Ingalls Industries: “Lack of resiliency comes from an overemphasis on efficiency at expense of risk management. I was […]

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AI/ML business models

September 3, 2020 Eric Lofgren 0

If you’re building just the infrastructure, just the tooling and the nuts and bolts, you look like a software company and somebody else deals with […]

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