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Other Transactions continued growing in FY21, but will it soon level off?

March 15, 2022 Eric Lofgren 0

Contracts using other transaction authority saw another year of growth in the Department of Defense, but only when excluding awards for COVID-19. Obligations unrelated to […]

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DoD’s fixation on cost stifles its ability to innovate

December 14, 2020 Eric Lofgren 0

Accounting scholars Baruch Lev and Feng Gu found that the value of tangible assets and earnings explained more than 80% of companies’ value when entering […]

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Could there be a SpaceX-style entrant in the world of fighter aircraft?

October 1, 2020 Eric Lofgren 0

Such joint efforts and the use of digital engineering could allow smaller defense firms to focus on design work, whether for the whole aircraft of […]

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