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Kathleen Hicks

The Pacific Deterrence Initiative, not what the commanders ordered

June 25, 2021 Eric Lofgren 0

Congress established the Pacific Deterrence Initiative in last year’s National Defense Authorization Act to improve the posture and readiness of U.S. forces in the Indo-Pacific region. However, […]

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Tweet of the week: Defense modernization fail

May 14, 2021 Eric Lofgren 0

Summed up into a single #miltwitter meme. @AcqTalk @PeteModi @thedanward pic.twitter.com/Z5FaPYJ35O — The Merge (@MergeNewsletter) May 12, 2021 I like that thread because it highlights […]

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Is the Pentagon’s tech outreach being undermined?

March 26, 2021 Eric Lofgren 0

Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks specifically called out the “so-called valley of death” as a barrier to innovation in a virtual speech at the National […]

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To stop industrial consolidation, DoD must look in the mirror

February 5, 2021 Eric Lofgren 0

During the Trump administration, several  high-powered defense-related mergers and acquisitions occured. L3 Technologies merged with Harris, United Technologies acquired Rockwell Collins and then merged with […]

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