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In the Pentagon, money takes so long it’s a death sentence for new tech

May 11, 2022 Eric Lofgren 0

Here’s a slice of a panel discussion that includes former HASC Chair Mac Thornberry, former USD Policy Michele Flournoy, and Rep. Elaine Luria: Mac Thornberry: […]

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Time is running out for DoD with Silicon Valley

December 22, 2021 Eric Lofgren 0

To those at Reagan National Defense Forum #RNDF, if there’s one BLUF you take away from the weekend, you should know: Time is running out […]

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How DoD’s innovation fund can avoid becoming a slush fund

June 24, 2021 Eric Lofgren 0

Back in March, Matt MacGregor and I wrote an article with the provocative title, A bridge fund won’t solve the Pentagon’s emerging tech problem. While […]

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A bridge fund can’t solve the Pentagon’s emerging tech problem

March 16, 2021 Eric Lofgren 0

Matt MacGregor and I published an article in Defense News outlining five reasons that a bridge fund or prototyping fund won’t solve DoD’s valley of […]

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