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How to manage creative talent and lessons for DoD

January 11, 2023 Eric Lofgren 0

Here’s an interesting conversation with Disney CEO Robert Iger on the a16z podcast: Alan Horn was the kind of studio executive that knew how to […]

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Expertise in program management takes longer than three years

December 23, 2022 Eric Lofgren 1

Here’s an excerpt from a 1970 congressional report by the Committee on Government Operations: “Policy Changes in Weapon System Procurement.” At the time, David Packard […]

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Consortia-based OTAs larger, but slower growing than stand-alone OTA

September 27, 2022 Eric Lofgren 0

The same day I dropped the podcast on Stephanie Halcrow and Moshe Schwartz’s event on industry consortia, the GAO released its own report Other Transaction […]

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We’re never going to beat China with that kind of oversight!

November 2, 2021 Eric Lofgren 4

Here is a Air Force head of contracting authority Maj. Gen. Cameron Holt discussing an interesting new proposal: [Line of Effort] 3 is called “owning […]

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