Mike Brown

Does DoD not actually want startups to win programs of record?

August 9, 2022 Eric Lofgren 1

Here’s the excellent Steve Blank on the Village’s Solarpunk podcast, Rebuilding the Department of Defense. Everyone’s talking about the PPBE — Planning, Programming, Budgeting, Execution. […]

PPBE’s negative impact on innovation also extends to contracting

May 3, 2022 Eric Lofgren 1

Here’s a slice from my new article in the May 2022 edition of NCMA’s Contract Management Magazine, How Defense Budgeting Stymies Innovation (gated). Iteration and […]

Commercial tech, “fast follower” strategies, and a framework for rapid acquisition

December 9, 2021 Eric Lofgren 0

Here’s a flash talk with DIU’s Mike Brown at the Aspen Security Forum: There are so many innovations in the commercial sector that could be […]